[April 03, 2013] Parks Associates and Industry Leaders Address the Evolution of the Digital Home and Mobile Consumer at CONNECTIONS(TM) at CTIA Tweet DALLAS, TX, Apr 03, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Parks Associates today announced the keynotes and speakers for CONNECTIONS(TM): The Premier Connected Home Conference, co-located with CTIA in Las Vegas, May 20-23. The executive conference features the Connected Home Pavilion on the CTIA show floor, with demos from solution providers for the digital home; keynotes from AT&T, Starz, and Samsung; and sessions featuring executives focused on emerging technologies, products, and services for the connected home and mobile industry. Parks Associates research finds consumers are using apps as key points of entry for the entertainment and management systems in the connected home. Smartphone ownership has reached 60% of U.S. broadband households, and 18% of smartphone owners and 39% of tablet owners use apps from their pay-TV providers. One-third of consumers express interest in new cloud service features that further complement pay-TV apps and services. "CONNECTIONS(TM) addresses another significant development in the connected home -- the entrance of telcos and cablecos as providers of home controls systems," said Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates. "The integration of apps into the connected home ecosystem and mobile environments is creating new appeal for home control systems. The leaders speaking at CONNECTIONS(TM) offer invaluable insight into the new business models and strategies emerging from changes in the connected home." Keynote Speakers Jonathan Kim, Content & Services, Samsung Media Solutions Center (MSCA), Samsung John Penney, EVP, Strategy, Business Development, & Worldwide Distribution, Starz Kevin Petersen, SVP, Digital Life, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets Speakers AARP - Jody Holtzman, SVP, Thought Leadership Accedo - David Adams, VP Corporate Development adRise - Thomas Ahn Hicks, Head, Business Development & Strategy ADT - Steve Shapiro, VP, Product Solutions aioTV Inc. - Michael Earle, CEO Alcatel-Lucent - Greg Owens, Marketing Director, Customer Experience Solutions AlertMe - David Bercovich, VP, North America Allegro Software - Loren Shade, VP Marketing Arrayent, Inc. - Shane Dyer, President AT&T - Geeta Nayyar, Chief Medical Information Officer, AT&T ForHealth Azuki Systems - John Clancy, CEO CiiNOW, Inc. - Shay Nahum, VP, Business Development Citi - Tomasz J. Smilowicz, Global Head, Mobile Solutions Comcast Cable - Amit Bagga, Chief Scientist, Comcast Metadata Products and Search Services ConnecTV - Stacy Jolna, CMO DirecTV - David Schlacht, Sr. Director, Multimedia Earth Networks - WeatherBug - Dave Oberholzer, Director, Energy Products & Business Development EcoFactor, Inc. - Roy Johnson, CEO Elemental Technologies Inc. - Dustin Encelewski, Director Product Management Ericsson - Vish Nandlall, Head, Strategy, Marketing and CTO GetGlue - Sean Besser, EVP, Business Development, Partnerships & Strategy Granite Ventures - Eric Zimits, Managing Director Hitachi - David Foote, CTO Honeywell Security Products Americas - Alan Stoddard, Sr. Marketing Director IBM - Steve Troisi, Big Data Business Value Assessment Consultant, Energy & Utilities Industry iControl Networks - Paul Dawes, EVP, Security & Telecommunications Division Independa - Kian Saneii, CEO Ingersoll Rand - Brett Worthington, Director - Business Development LG Electronics - Kurt Hoppe, Director, Smart TV Innovation and Alliances Microsoft - Ben Huang, Director, Marketing MobiTV - Kerry Travilla, Senior Director, Technology mPortal - DP Venkatesh, CEO NAGRA - Paul Woidke, SVP Strategy, Advanced Advertising Ooyala - Jonathan Wilner, Senior Director, Business Product Management Qualcomm Inc. - Steve Wan, Senior Director Technical Marketing & Business Development Raco Wireless - John Horn, President Rogers Venture Partners - Michael Lee, General Partner Rovi Corporation - Priya Rajagopalan, VP, Product Management Rovi Corporation - Jeff Siegel, SVP Worldwide Advertising San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) - Ted M. Reguly, Director, Customer Programs and Projects Sharp - Vishnu Rao, Associate Director, Smart TV Platform, North America ShopSavvy - John Boyd, CEO and Co-Founder Support.com - James Morehead, VP Product Management and User Experience SupportSpace Inc. - Craig Weinstock, Sr. Director Strategic Partnerships Sutherland Global Services - Joe Buggy, Senior VP, Customer Lifecycle Management Services Swisscom - Andreas Martschitsch, Head, Home Network, Convergent and Wireline Experience, myStrom Tellus Venture Associates - Stephen Blum, President TiVo Inc. - Jim Denney, VP Product Marketing VeriFone - Erik Vlugt, VP, Product Marketing, North America Verizon - Dan Flagler, Manager, Product Development Verizon - Joseph Lawson, Director, Content Strategy and Acquisition Verizon - Tushar Saxena, Director, Technology VIZIO - Pete Schwartz, Senior Director, Product Management Vodafone - Erik Kling, VP New Business Development Z-Wave Alliance / Sigma Designs - Bill Scheffler, Senior Director, North American Business Development Sponsors include Allegro, Lowe's, Qualcomm, Sutherland Global Services, Arrayent, Asurion, Support.com, and AlertMe. Contact [email protected], 972-490-1113, for sponsorship information. For information, visit http://www.connectionsconference.com and follow event updates on Twitter with the hashtag #connus13. Members of the press are invited to attend. About CONNECTIONS(TM) at CTIA The 17th annual CONNECTIONS(TM): The Premier Connected Home Conference will be co-located with CTIA 2013 on May 20-23, 2013, at the Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hosted by international research firm Parks Associates, with support from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)), CONNECTIONS(TM) focuses on innovative technology and business solutions for the connected consumer. The event features consumer research and market strategies to monetize digital content, mobile applications and services, value-added services, connected consumer electronics, and home systems. http://www.connectionsconference.com Holly Sprague Parks Associates 720.987.6614 [email protected] SOURCE: Parks Associates mailto:[email protected] [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]