Bicycle Industry Retailer Focused E Bike Safety & Standards Panel 9/10/24

The NBDA provides a quarterly platform for industry experts to meet, discuss and address retailer risks, concerns, and best practices regarding lithium-ion batteries and e-mobility devices safety, standards, and compliance.

Segments addressed:

Lithium-Ion Battery topics- Standards and Certifications, standardized policy on shipping, receiving, storage, maintaining, charging, selling, and servicing.
Insurance Coverages
Supplier Best Practices
Retailer Best Practices
Recycling Best Practices
Consumer Education

Current Panel Experts Include:

Heather Mason – President, National Bicycle Dealers Association
Jay Townley – Resident Futurist, Human Powered Solutions
Mike Fritz – Chief Technology Officer, Human Powered Solutions
Ibrahim Jilani – Global Director of Consumer Technology, UL Solutions
Dejan Gakovic- UL Solutions Global Micromobility Manager, UL Solutions
Ronald M. Butler – CEO, Energy Storage Safety Products International
Michael Pasquali – Director of e-Bike Technician Training, Canadian Electric Bicycle Association
Leo Yermakov – Regulatory Compliance Director, SRAM
Ed Benjamin – Chair, Light Electric Vehicle Association
Dawn Miller – Senior Advisor to NYC’s Chief Climate Officer, co-lead of Mayor Adams’ Interagency Task Force on Electric Micromobility
Kunal Kapoor – Senior Manager Quality & Compliance, Bosch eBike Systems Americas
Larry Pizzi- Alta Cycling Group | GM
Eric Frederickson- Call 2 Recycle- Vice President, Operations
Rob Latham- Call 2 Recycle- Senior Program Manager
George A. Kerchner – Executive Director, PRBA – The Rechargeable Battery Association
Jeff Jambois – Electrical Compliance Engineer, Trek Bicycle
Chad Price- USA Globe Category Leader – Specialized Bicycle
Michael Baker- Director of Corporate Communications- ACT Labs
Donald Karner- Technical Advisor- Electric Applications Incorporated
Tyler Gray- General Manager- Electric Applications Incorporated
Brain Hawkins- Owner Fixture Lab
John Bogler, President and CEO ACT Labs
Devin Walton, Director of Business Development ACT Labs
Peter Smakula – Electric Pete’s EBikes, OH
Scott Chapin- Bicycle Industry Risk Specialist- MMA
John Ciliege – Vice President, Connectivity Global Head of NRTL
Buzzy Cohn – CEO, BikeInsure
Luke Elrath – Bicycle and Bicycling Technical Consultant, AFI Forensic
John Robinson – Biking Advocate & Owner, Johnny Velo Bikes | NBDA Board Member | President, Battery Safeguard
Michael DeVisser, CEO & Co-Founder, OHM Electric Bikes
Richard Wittenberg, CEO of Troxus Mobility
William Leishman, Founder & President, Scooteretti
Peter Woolery, Managing Member, Bicycle Market Research LLC

The NBDA has been here since 1946, representing and empowering specialty bicycle dealers in the United States through education, communications, research, advocacy, member discount programs, and promotional opportunities. As shops are facing never-before-seen circumstances, these resources offer a lifeline. Together, we will weather this. We at the NBDA will not waver in our commitment to serving our members even during this challenging time—but we need your support.

Now is the time to become a member as we join together to make one another stronger. Whether you’re a retailer or an industry partner, your membership in the NBDA is one of the best investments you’ll make this year.

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