Originally recorded 6/11/24.
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
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the forum. As an attendee, you can watch the panel discussion and submit questions via text-based Q&A.
If you would like to be more involved in the forum, here are the options available:
The NBDA will accept items for the forum agenda to be discussed by the panel experts.
You may submit written comments by sending an email to Heather@NBDA.com with the subject “Bicycle Industry Retailer Focused E Bike Safety & Standards Panel Comments”
Proposed agenda items will be accepted no later than 1 week prior to the scheduled forum.
The agenda for the forum will be posted on the event listing page at NBDA.com/Events 5 business days prior to each event.
Interested parties may request to serve on the expert panel.
Any individual interested in serving on the expert panel must submit a request to the NBDA President at Heather@NBDA.com using the subject “Bicycle Industry Retailer Focused E Bike Safety & Standards Panel”
The email must contain an abstract of your expertise
Such requests must be received no later than 5pm Eastern at least 2 weeks prior to the next scheduled forum.
Interested parties may request to make an oral presentation to the panel.
Any individual interested in making an oral presentation to the panel must first register for the forum.
Then, submit a request to make an oral presentation to the NBDA President at Heather@NBDA.com with the subject “Bicycle Industry Retailer Focused E Bike Safety & Standards Panel”
The email must contain your contact information, an abstract of your expertise, and the topic you propose to address.
Such requests must be received no later than 5pm Eastern at least 2 weeks prior to the next scheduled forum.
