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The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America staffing

The Battery Show staffing puts trained booth models, product demonstrators, brand ambassadors and lead-retrieval specialists on your stand at The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America, billed as the continent's largest advanced battery and electric-vehicle event, held October 12–15, 2026 at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit. The floor draws more than 16,000 design and application engineers, R&D and manufacturing leaders, quality professionals, OEM decision-makers and purchasing buyers across battery cells, BMS, EV powertrains, thermal management and charging infrastructure. Booth talent greets that technical traffic, qualifies interest, supports equipment demos and captures leads so your engineers stay on the conversations that move a project forward. A Battery Show staffing agency recruits, vets, briefs and manages that talent locally, so exhibitors get a credible, on-message booth without flying in or housing their own crew. TSM Agency is a woman-owned talent agency founded in 2005 that staffs Detroit shows with local talent trained on your products before the doors open, every booking run through one dedicated account executive.

Event details

The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America 2026 at a glance

Dates
Oct 12–15, 2026
Days
Monday–Thursday
Venue
Huntington Place
Address
1 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI, 48226
Event type
Advanced battery & electric-vehicle technology trade show
Scale
16 · 1
Official site
www.thebatteryshow.com
Why it matters

What The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America asks of an exhibitor

The Battery Show fills Huntington Place with 1,300+ suppliers and 16,000+ attendees, and it's a technical, no-nonsense crowd — design and application engineers, R&D and manufacturing leads, quality and production professionals, and the OEM and purchasing decision-makers who choose which cells, modules, materials and equipment get specified. They walk the floor to compare hardware and ask hard questions, not to be entertained. A thinly staffed booth either misses them or hands them a rep who can't keep pace. Across four days of workshops, conference sessions and expo hours, the booths that win are the ones covered and credible whenever a qualified engineer or buyer stops. The four roles below each solve a different piece of that problem.

The scale of the floor

A The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America booth competes for the crowd on the floor.

The Battery Show fills Huntington Place with 1,300+ suppliers and 16,000+ attendees, and it's a technical, no-nonsense crowd — design and application engineers, R&D and manufacturing leads, quality and production professionals, and the OEM and purchasing decision-makers who choose which cells, modules, materials and equipment get specified. They walk the floor to compare hardware and ask hard questions, not to be entertained The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America draws 16.

Source — organizer figures
16
attendees at The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America
Front of the booth

Trade show models for The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America

A Battery Show booth needs a front that's approachable but credible on a deeply technical floor. Our The Battery Show trade show models work that front — drawing and qualifying the engineers, OEM decision-makers and purchasing buyers moving past your stand, opening conversations and keeping the booth covered through every expo hour. Sourced locally in Detroit, they spare you the airfare, hotels and per-diems an out-of-town crew would cost, and they're briefed on your product category so a first question doesn't fall flat. The outcome: more of that 16,000-person floor stops at your stand, and your engineers spend their time on buyers who are ready to talk specs.

Traffic & attention

Promotional models for The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America

Standing out among 1,300+ suppliers means giving busy engineers a reason to step in. Our The Battery Show promotional models pull attention to your space and turn passers-by — the design and manufacturing engineers, integrators and procurement buyers scouting solutions — into captured leads: running demo and try-stations, hosting giveaways, distributing spec sheets and samples, and holding energy across long show days. Each is briefed on your product and the one action you want every visitor to take, whether that's a live demo, a sample request or a scanned badge. The outcome: higher booth traffic from the surrounding aisles, and more of it qualified and tagged rather than walking on to the next booth.

Brand & message

Brand ambassadors for The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America

At The Battery Show your brand is judged by a credentialed audience of engineers and OEM buyers who can tell substance from spin. Our The Battery Show brand ambassadors are trained on your products, positioning and talking points so they represent you accurately to that technical crowd — embodying the brand on the floor, guiding engineers and decision-makers through demos, and driving traffic from high-flow zones back to your stand. For launches in cells, battery management, powertrain or charging, they carry the story in language a buyer respects, never overstating what the product does. The goal they serve: brand recall and on-message coverage with the exact engineers and purchasers who decide what gets specified.

The operational team

Full booth staffing for The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America

Beyond the front of the booth, a Battery Show stand runs on the roles that make it work. As your The Battery Show event staffing partner we field the whole team: product demonstrators who deliver accurate, repeatable demos of your hardware or system; lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan so every prospect is scanned and qualified correctly in real time; presenters and emcees for in-booth education; bilingual talent for the show's international supplier and OEM audience; and a team lead to run check-in, breaks and performance across all four days. One dedicated account executive scopes the mix to your booth size and goals — we recommend, you choose — and manages the team on-site. The outcome: a booth staffed open-to-close, and a clean, complete lead list when the show ends.

A buying audience

They came to see new products.

92% of trade show attendees come specifically to see new products — primed to engage at your booth, if someone engages them first.

Source — CEIR
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come to see new products
Why TSM

Why exhibitors book TSM for The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America

Local talent. Crews sourced in Detroit — no airfare, hotels, or per-diems on your invoice.
Trained before the doors open. Every booking is briefed on your products, message, and the one action you want from each visitor.
One account executive. A single point of contact scopes the team, manages on-site, and owns the outcome.
Vetted & reliable. Woman-owned since 2005, rated 5.0 on Google, with talent that shows up and performs.

A booth that's professionally staffed open-to-close at The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America — and a clean lead list when the show ends.

Why brands trust us

Why brands trust TSM Agency

Woman-Owned

A woman-owned talent agency co-founded by Caryn Hanna, a former professional model.

Founded 2005

More than 20 years of trade show and event staffing experience.

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Events Staffed

More than 2,000 trade shows, conventions, and promotional events staffed across the United States.

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Talent Network

Over 2,000 experienced trade show models, brand ambassadors, and promotional staff across 25+ U.S. cities.

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Rated on Google

Rated 5.0 stars on Google Reviews based on verified client feedback.

MPI Member

A member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global community of meeting and event professionals.

$1 Million Insurance Coverage

Fully insured with $1M per occurrence and $2M aggregate general liability. Certificates of insurance available on request.

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City Markets

Local talent in every major U.S. convention city, eliminating travel expenses, with staff who know the venue.

How it works

How it works

Three steps to a fully staffed The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America booth.

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Step 01

Send your show & booth

Tell us your booth size, dates, and the roles you need. Most quotes come back fast.

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Step 02

Choose your team

Select your talent from our curated recommendations — we recommend, you choose — and we brief them on your brand.

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Step 03

We manage on-site

Your talent arrives show-ready and is managed on the floor, every day, through the close of the show.

FAQ

The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America staffing FAQs

Yes. We provide vetted The Battery Show trade show models who work the front of your booth at Huntington Place — drawing and qualifying engineers and buyers, opening conversations and keeping the stand staffed open-to-close. They're sourced locally in Detroit and briefed on your products before the show.

Yes. The Battery Show brand ambassadors represent your brand on-message to a technical audience of engineers and OEM buyers; The Battery Show promotional models pull floor traffic, run demo stations and giveaways, and turn passers-by into scanned leads. Both are trained on your product and goals.

Yes. All Battery Show staffing is fielded from the Detroit market, so you avoid the airfare, hotels and per-diems an out-of-town crew would add, and your team already knows Huntington Place.

Yes. Our lead-retrieval specialists are trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan, and our product demonstrators are briefed on your battery, EV or charging hardware to deliver accurate, repeatable demos and field first-line technical questions.

Yes. The Battery Show draws suppliers and OEMs from around the world, and we can provide Spanish, Mandarin, German, French and other bilingual talent to engage international engineers and buyers.

Battery Show staffing typically runs $50–$85/hr depending on role, language and show length. Send your booth size, dates and the roles you need and, during business hours, most quotes come back within a couple of hours — often minutes once the details are complete.

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The Battery Show staffing puts trained booth models, product demonstrators, brand ambassadors and lead-retrieval specialists on your stand at The Battery Show & EV Tech Expo North America, billed as the continent's largest advanced battery and electric-vehicle event, held October 12–15, 2026 at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit.

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