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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