From our Singapore branch
Join us in Singapore for this
paid, in-person event focused on battery fires. The workshop will provide an evidence-based strategic framework and tactical considerations for EV fire incident response.
About the speakers
Adam Barowy is a principal research engineer for the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes. In nine years of commercial fire research prior to joining FRSI, Adam worked to develop UL Standards and Test Methods, and evaluated emerging fire hazards, and new and innovative fire protection solutions. Adam advanced UL’s capabilities for characterizing the thermal, fire and explosion hazards of energy storage technologies and led the technical development of UL 9540A and UL’s large scale ESS fire testing program. Prior to UL, Adam worked at NIST where he conducted full-scale structure fire field experiments to enable improved firefighting tactics, reconstructed LODD/injury fire incidents and evaluated firefighting equipment.
Adam volunteered with the Amherst Fire Department while pursuing his bachelor's in mechanical engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He later graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a Master of Science in fire protection engineering. Edison Award and the ANSI Howard Coonley Medal in 2022.
Sonya Bird is vice president of international standards at UL Standards & Engagement, guiding the organization’s international standards strategy as it deepens its focus on global impact and harmonization. With more than 30 years of standardization management experience, Bird is a longtime leader in regional and international standards initiatives on numerous fronts. She currently convenes the IEC Board Task Force addressing the U.N. sustainable development goals, and serves on several American National Standards Institute (ANSI) advisory and working groups. Bird also has served as vice president for the U.S. National Committee (USNC) of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), as the U.S. delegate to the IEC Standards Management Board, and as president, vice president, and membership director of The Society for Standards Professionals.
Bird holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University and a certificate in business management from the Yale School of Management. Among many professional honors throughout the years, Bird received the IEC Thomas Edison Award and the ANSI Howard Coonley Medal in 2022.
Registration closes on 21 April 2026