Parks Associates Focuses on "Building the Whole Connected Home" at CONNECTIONS™ with Keynotes from Smart Home Leaders Alarm.com and Nice

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May 12, 2022, 08:12 ET

37% of US internet households now have a smart home device and an average of 16 connected devices

DALLAS, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International research firm Parks Associates is hosting sessions on May 18 focused on "Building the Whole Connected Home," the day's theme for the 26th annual CONNECTIONS™ Conference, featuring executives from Alarm.com, Johnson Controls, Nice, Notion, and more. The full conference takes place on May 17-19 at the Omni Frisco Hotel in Texas, with sessions addressing the expanding role of the connected home in industries such as insurance, energy, and home security. The research firm reports 37% of US internet households have a smart home device and the average household has 16 connected devices overall.

CONNECTIONS™ is sponsored by Alarm.com, Calix, Cox Communities, F-Secure, Homebase, Plume, Airties, Bitdefender, Johnson Controls, Nice, Notion, Rapid Response Monitoring, Resideo, Schneider Electric, STRATIS®, AmTrust Specialty Risk, Gadgeon, Ivani, Midea, Cooktop Safety, Iris® Powered by Generali, and Assurant.

"Integration will be key, and CONNECTIONS™ will examine the full range of industries at play in the connected home," said Jennifer Kent, VP, Research, Parks Associates. "Our sessions on Wednesday, May 18, cover health, energy, security, and connected entertainment, always with an eye to the consumer and how technology impacts each life stage."

May 18 sessions:

Anne Ferguson, VP, Marketing, Alarm.com, will deliver the first keynote, and Paul Williams, Chief Product Officer, Nice North America, will discuss "The Future of the Smart Home."

Session speakers:

Jeff Bales, Sr. Director Business Development & Sales, Notion, a Comcast Company
Erik J. Bernal, CEO, Elite Water Systems
Joel Berntsen, VP, Strategy and Partnerships, Vutility
Kent Dickson, GM, IoT Platforms & Services, Yonomi/Allegion
Jennifer Doctor, Senior Director, Product Management, Johnson Controls
Molly Doyle, Chief Product Officer, Quil Health
Jeff Elbaum, VP, Global Sales, Iris Powered by Generali
Scott Ford, CEO, Pepper IoT
Karen Gough, VP, Sales, Span.io
Marty Hebert, Head, Security Sales & Strategy, RapidSOS
David Jurgens, VP Strategic Alliances, SAM Seamless Network
Mitch Klein, Executive Director, Z-Wave Alliance
Michael Lee, CEO, Octopus Energy
Jay Lent, Director, Business Development, North America, Tuya Smart
Josh Lunsford, Executive Director, Strategy, Cox Communities
Dave Mayne, Chief Revenue Officer, Alula
Jeff Morrison, Senior Director, Multifamily Sales, Brivo
Lainie Muller, Director, Health & Wellness, Strategic Sales, Alarm.com
Bill Nicholson, Managing Director, Rutestock LLC
Paul Palmer, VP Service Provider Business, F-Secure
Wannie Park, CEO, Zen Ecosystems
Sai Reddy, CEO, CamerEye
Andreas Rudyk, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Smartfrog & Canary
Akash Sah, Chief Procurement Officer, Brinks Home
Kian Saneii, CEO, Independa
Bob Scaglione, VP, Business Development, Support.com
Bill Scheffler, VP, Business Development ULE, DSP Group/Synaptics
Katherine Schieltz, Senior Manager, Innovation and Product Development, Constellation
Heather Sellar, Director, Sales and Business Development, Essence
Chad Shepler, COO, StoryBuilt
Brett Sobol, Sr. Growth Initiatives Lead, Hippo
Jen Theobald, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Rapid Response Monitoring
Razvan Todor, Sr. Director Product Management, Bitdefender
Brad Wills, Director: Strategic Customers & Programs, Schneider Electric

About CONNECTIONS™

CONNECTIONS™ features multiple sessions focused on smart home, security, connected health, energy, home automation, and entertainment solutions. www.connectionsconference.com

Contact:
Rosey Sera
Parks Associates
972-996-0202
[email protected]

SOURCE Parks Associates