CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES 2018 to Examine Strategies to Broaden Adoption of Smart Home and IoT Solutions

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Jan 08, 2018, 10:59 ET

DALLAS, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates will host CONNECTIONS™ Summit: IoT and the Smart Home on January 9 at CES® 2018, at the Venetian, Level 4, Marcello, 4405 in Las Vegas. Throughout CES, the research firm will be at booth #40562 at the Sands Expo.

"Smart home markets made tremendous progress in 2017, so our focus now is to examine the innovations for 2018 to determine how well they will match consumer expectations for a seamless, intuitive smart home experience," said Elizabeth Parks, SVP, Parks Associates.

CONNECTIONS™ Summit topics include strategies to improve the user experience, leading value propositions for smart products and services, new partnership opportunities, and the impact of AI and data analytics within the smart home ecosystem.

CONNECTIONS™ Summit sponsors include Homematic IP, Vivint Smart Home, Brilliant, Carrier, Chamberlain Group, Cirrent, Deutsche Telekom, Greenwave Systems, Hive, Intel, iQor, LUX Products, mnubo, NXP, Plasmatic Technologies, Prodea, ROC-Connect, and Zigbee Alliance.

Parks Associates research of U.S. broadband households finds:

44% use voice controls on Internet-connected devices.
49% want the ability to monitor and adjust their thermostat remotely.
44% have two or more connected video entertainment devices.
Roughly 50% are willing to share data from smart devices for discounts on electricity.
Over 50% find voice control appealing for entertainment and smart home devices.
40% are very interested in having voice control in their vehicles.

Speakers:

eQ-3 AG—Bernd Grohmann, EVP
ADT—Jay Darfler, SVP, Emerging Markets
Alarm.com—Lainie Muller, Director Wellness
Brilliant—Aaron Emigh, CEO & Co-founder
Carrier—Pamela Hoppel, Senior Director, Product Marketing
Centrica Connected Home (Hive)—Nina Bhatia, Managing Director
Chamberlain—Martin Heckmann, Director, Emerging Business
Cirrent—Rob Conant, CEO
Comcast—Scott Boyarsky, VP, Digital Home Products
Comcast—Neal Foster, VP, Product Management, Xfinity Home
CUJO AI Platform—Leon Kuperman, CTO
Deutsche Telekom AG—Thomas Rockmann, VP Connected Home
GE Lighting—Jeff Patton, GM Connected Home Product Management & Innovation
Google—Mark Spates, Product Lead, Smart Home
Greenwave Systems—Jim Hunter, Chief Scientist & Technology Evangelist
HelloTech—Richard Wolpert, Co-Founder & CEO
Intel—Miles Kingston, GM, Smart Home Group
iQor—Gary Praznik, COO, Retail and Consumer Services
Lutron Electronics—Matthew Swatsky, VP-Residential Mid-Market Business
LUX Products—Rob Munin, CEO
mnubo—Aditya Pendyala, Co-founder & Head of Growth
Nest Labs—Jeff Hamel, Head, Energy Partnerships
NXP—Sami Nassar, VP, Cybersecurity
Omron Healthcare—Ranndy Kellogg, President and CEO
People Power—Stuart Sikes, VP Business Development & Strategy
Plasmatic Technologies—Tony Mauro, CTO
Prodea Systems—Peter Radsliff, VP Marketing
ROC-Connect—Marcus Scheiber, CEO
Samsung Electronics America—Nana Murugesan, VP & GM, Services & New Business
Samsung Electronics America—Michael Lawder, SVP, Customer Care
Samsung SmartThings—Brett Worthington, VP, Global Business Development & Partnerships
Sensory—Todd Mozer, CEO
Sleep Number—Annie Bloomquist, Chief Product Officer
Trusource Labs—Alton Martin, Co-Founder/Chief Evangelist
Vivint Smart Home—Jeremy Warren, CTO
Whisker Labs—Amena Ali, CRO
Zigbee Alliance—Tobin Richardson, President & CEO

For information about Parks Associates, visit www.parksassociates.com. To speak with an analyst or to request research, contact Julia Homier at [email protected], 972-996-0214.

About CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES
CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES is an annual research and industry event hosted by international research firm Parks Associates at CES in Las Vegas. The executive event features one day of panel discussions on the smart home, Internet of Things (IoT), and connected entertainment, with trends and implications for connected consumers and opportunities for companies to build new revenues and innovative business models. Follow the event at @CONN_Summit. http//www.connectionssummit.com

Contact:
Julia Homier
Parks Associates
972.996.0214
[email protected]

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