CONNECTIONS Conference to Unravel the State of the Smart Home Market in 2020-21

COVID-19 pandemic has caused an increase in consumer interest in smart home security solutions and whole-home Wi-Fi

International research firm Parks Associates will host three days of virtual sessions focused on smart home, security, connected health, and the ongoing impact of COVID-19 in these markets at the CONNECTIONS Conference, November 10-12.

Parks Associates research finds 14% of US broadband households plan to purchase a security system of any kind in the next 12 months. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 26% of US broadband households are more interested in smart home solutions that keep their home and family safe, and 24% are more interested in whole-home Wi-Fi solutions.

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The CONNECTIONS Community , with over 1,100 participants, has featured virtual sessions throughout 2020, leading up to the virtual conference on November 10-12. Sponsors include Sutherland Global Services, Alarm.com, Bitdefender, Nice, Cox, Intellithings, Cirrent, Everise, MMB Networks, ServiceLive, Zen Ecosystems, Firedome, Inspire, Mercku, Olibra, Ossiaco, Plume, Tuya, Zigbee Alliance, Z-Wave, Aprilaire, Asurion, Gadgeon, and Wi-Charge.

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Visionary Speakers Line-Up the Event

The list of speakers include:

• Samir Ahmad, Investment Manager, KPN Ventures
• Rich Cacioppo, VP, Emerging Businesses & Product Management, Frontdoor Home
• Cornel Ciocirlan, CTO EMEA, CommScope
• Noopur Davis, EVP, Chief Product and Information Security Officer, Comcast
• Rodney Harrell, PhD, VP, Livable Communities and Long-Term Services and Supports, AARP
• Anne Ferguson, VP, Marketing, Alarm.com
• Jim Nye, Chief Product Officer, Vivint Smart Home
• Raya Sevilla, SVP Information Technology, ADT

November 10-12 Speakers:

• Erik Ackner, President, Mercku Europe, MERCKU
• Brent Brooks, Director, Sales & Strategic Marketing, MMB Networks
• Mark Burson, VP Marketing & Product Management, Nice North America
• Émilie Carignan, Marketing Director, Aerial Technologies
• Jeff Clemow, VP Strategic and Channel Sales, Telit
• Jennifer Doctor, Sr. Director Product Management, Intrusion Security Products, Johnson Controls
• Tom Doyle, CEO, Aspinity
• Stephanie Freier, Senior Manager, Consumer Insights, Inspire
• Troy Gelsky, Smart Home Owner and Technology Enthusiast
• John Gutch, Head of Product, Vodafone UK
• Mike Harris, President of Ring Solutions, RING
• Ritch Haselden, GM and Senior VP of Sales, Essence
• Troy Iverson, VP, Sales, AvantGuard Monitoring Centers
• Chris Johnson, Chief Strategy Officer, Brinks
• Sarah Jones, VP, Commercial Product, Best Buy Health
• Brett Jurgens, CEO & Co-founder, Notion
• Jatin Khanpara, SVP, Engineering, Aprilaire
• Abe Kinny, Product Management Director, Alarm.com
• Mitchell Klein, Executive Director, Z-Wave Alliance
• Oren Kotlicki, Founder and CEO, Intellithings Ltd.
• Tyson Marian, Chief Commercial Officer, Plume
• Dave Mayne, VP, Product Management, Alula
• Brook McCall, Director, Tech Access Initiative, United Spinal Association
• Jeremy McCarty, VP and GM, OnTech Smart Services / Dish Network
• Chris Merck, VP Engineering, Olibra
• Spencer Moore, VP, Sales and Marketing, Rapid Response Monitoring
• Johan Pedersen, Manager, Product Marketing, Home & Consumer IoT, Silicon Labs
• Quinto Petrucci, VP, Product Management, Nortek Security and Control
• Tobin Richardson, President and CEO, Zigbee Alliance
• Samantha Rudolph, Senior Product Director, OSSIACO
• Karsten Russell-Wood, Portfolio Leader, Post Acute & Home, Philips
• David Smith, VP, Marketing & Business Development, COPS Monitoring
• Ankur Sood, Business Development Director, Service Providers, Bitdefender
• Sumati Stewart, SVP, Sales and Marketing, Yonomi
• Steve Teig, Founder and CEO, Perceive
• Tony Testa, Director – Marketing, Wireless Connectivity Business Unit, Qorvo
• Fritz Werder, GM, North America, Tuya Smart
• Paul Williams, GM, Product Management & Growth, GE Lighting
• Matt Wolf, Head of Partnerships, SimpliSafe

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