DALLAS, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates today announced the speakers for the CONNECTIONS(TM) Summit at CES in Las Vegas, January 7, on the first day of the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Over thirty speakers will participate in sessions moderated by Parks Associates analysts and featuring consumer and industry research on smartphones, mobile services, 3D TV, and smart grid technologies.

"CONNECTIONS(TM) Summit will feature our current Consumer Decision Process (CDP) findings, which support the latest Black Friday numbers - purchase intentions are up slightly from last year, although consumers are still cautious," said Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates. "Certain product categories will have a better 2010 than others. Intentions to purchase a game console have plunged since 2008, while mobile phones and digital camcorders have surged, benefiting from new models like smartphones and the Flip Video camcorder."

Summit Sessions:

• Consumer Electronics Purchases: Are Consumers Back in the Buying Mood?
• The Connected TV - Displays and Beyond
• Service Provider Strategies for the Connected Home
• The Mobile Aspect of Unified Infotainment
• Advances in Television Advertising
• Bringing the Smart Grid to the Smart Home
• 3D: Adding New Dimensions to Entertainment

Speakers:

Timo Bauer, SVP & GM Americas, NewBay Software

Joly Benoit, Director, Connected Home Applications, Thomson

Jean-Pierre Bienaime, Chairman, UMTS Forum, Orange

Tom Carroux, Director, Sales & Market Development, Irdeto

Susan Cashen, VP, Control4 Energy Systems

Steve Cashman, CSO, Exceptional Innovation

Brian Chamberlin, Manager, Interactive Projects, NDS

Chris Deutschen, Senior Manager, Innovation & Sales, Direct Energy

Jaime Fink, CTO, 2Wire

Hope Fulgham, CEO/CMO, Piazza Advertising

Ted May, VP, Strategy & Business Affairs, Synacor

Arlo Rose, Senior Director, Product Design, Connected TV, Yahoo!

Scott Rosenberg, VP, Advanced Advertising, Rovi Advertising

David Sandford, VP, Marketing & Product Management, TiVo

Rick Schwartz, Senior Product Manager, PacketVideo

Simon Tidnam, VP, Sales & Marketing, HDlogix

Paul Woidke, SVP & GM, Advanced Advertising, OpenTV

Parks Associates Moderators:

Bill Ablondi, Director, Home Systems Research

Jayant Dasari, Analyst

Tricia Parks, CEO

Kurt Scherf, VP, Principal Analyst

Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research

Heather Way, Analyst

Parks Associates will host a Networking Reception following the Summit. Event sponsors include Irdeto, Eyecon Technologies, and Premier Sponsors ActiveVideo Networks, PacketVideo, and RedMere. For information, visit www.connectionssummit.com or register at www.cesweb.org.

About CONNECTIONS(TM) Summit at CES

For the fourth year, Parks Associates is hosting the CONNECTIONS(TM) Summit at CES. The 2010 event, held on January 7 in Room S225 in the South Hall, features sessions focusing on trends, emerging business models and technologies, and growth opportunities for companies developing products and services for the digital home.

CONNECTIONS(TM) Summit offers the perfect start to CES, with sessions moderated by Parks Associates analysts and offering consumer and industry data, insight from leading executives, and networking opportunities with leading analysts in the digital living space. http://www.connectionssummit.com

Contact: Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein
Parks Associates
972-490-1113
mindi.sue@parksassociates.com

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