"Safeguarding Innovation: How Standards Create a Safer World" Panel at CES 2025
UL Standards & Engagement will be at CES, the world’s most influential tech event, where the latest innovations in technology are unveiled. While we are there, we will host a session that will reveal key insights from our new research on how standards and certifications drive business growth and build consumer confidence in an ever-evolving market.
Session: Safeguarding Innovation: How Standards Create a Safer World
Date: Monday, January 6, 2025
Time: 11:00 – 11:40 a.m. PT
Location: LVCC West Hall, V232
During our session, a panel of top exerts in standards and technology will explore the symbiotic relationship between standards and innovation in smart home technologies, connected devices, and AI-driven products, highlighting how proactive engagement with safety standards can lead to business growth and technological advancement in products and services designed to make people safer in their homes.
Panelists:
- Kerri Haresign, Senior Director, Technology & Standards, CTA
- Chris LaPré, Head of Technology, Connectivity Standards Alliance
- Lesley Rohrbaugh, Head of Insights and Policy Analysis, ULSE
- Rebecca Zavin, Chief Technology Officer, SimpliSafe
- Moderator: Sayon Deb, Director of Primary Insights, ULSE
For media inquires, please contact Catie Talenti, Manager of Media Relations and Strategic Positioning, at catie.talenti@ul.org.
Onsite representatives:
- Lesley Rohrbaugh, Head of Insights and Policy Analysis, lesley.rohrbaugh@ul.org
- David McKnight, Head of Partnerships, david.mcknight@ul.org
- Sayon Deb, Director of Primary Insights, sayon.deb@ul.org
- Sarah Shields, Director of Communications and Outreach, sarah.shields@ul.org
- Hannah Belt, Social Media Specialist, hannah.belt@ul.org
- Glauci Fernandes, Senior Manager, Standards Programs, glauci.ferndandes@ul.org
- Alan Mcgrath, Senior Standards Project Manager, alan.t.mcgrath@ul.org
- Michael Niedermayer, Senior Standards Project Specialist, michael.niedermayer@ul.org
Additional resources of our key topic of focus:
- New Standard Published to Help Keep Hospital Equipment Running Safely
- ULSE Publishes Third Edition of UL 9540, Energy Storage Systems and Equipment
- Helping to Reduce Cooking Nuisance Alarms with UL 217, the Standard for Safety for Smoke Alarms
- Lifesaving Alternative Will Support Hotels, Restaurants in Warning of Carbon Monoxide