Providing market intelligence for more than 35 years

In The News

Parks Associates is Supporting CEDIA Expo

Join Parks Associates’ Jennifer Kent, VP of Research and Chris White, Senior Analyst, for an interactive in-person session, on Thursday, September 29 at 11:30 AM and 3:00 PM CT at the 2022 CEDIA Expo at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, TX for insights on smart home technology.

Panels and speakers include:

Thursday, September 29

"The Role of Energy Management in the Future Home"

  • Chris White, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates
  • Vera Gavrilovich, VP of Marketing, Sunnova
  • Karen Gough, VP of Channel Sales, Span.io
  • Wayne Morrison, Principal, Emerging Technologies, Reliant, an NRG company
  • Brad Wills, Director: Strategic Customers & Programs, Schneider Electric
  • William H. Dillon, Chief Innovation Officer, Savant Power
  • James Rosenberg, II, Director of Business Development Asia Pacific, Blink Charging


"The Future of Home Control"

  • Doug Jacobson, Crestron Electronics
  • Jennifer Kent, VP of Research, Parks Associates
  • Paul Williams, Chief Product Officer, Nice
  • JC Murphy, President, Savant


CEDIA Expo is the platform where residential technology integrators, designers and construction professionals connect, learn, and engage. CEDIA Expo brings together thousands of home tech pros and hundreds of exhibitors to the leading event for smart home technology. Together, let’s revolutionize the connected home of the future. It’s time to think BIG!

Please email sales@praksassociates.com if you are interested in connecting with any of Parks Associates’ team members below who will also be in attendance.

  • Elizabeth Parks, President and Chief Marketing Officer
  • Jason Paris, VP, Business Development
  • Shirley Freeman, Strategic Account Manager
  • Ashton Gambrell, Strategic Account Manager, Events & Marketing Services
  • Sarah Lee, Ph.D., Research Analyst
  • Francisco Saldaña, Researcher


Visit Upcoming Industry Events to register and learn more about our speakers, sponsors, and upcoming sessions.

Previously In The News

Multifamily Roundtable Session to Highlight Generational Characteristics on Tech

To present the content for this session, the TecHome Builder Summit is bringing in one of the leaders in home technology research. Tom Kerber, the director of IoT strategy for Parks Associates, will b...

Autonomous Cars Could Bring $20 Billion to Hollywood

The consumer demand for mobile streaming isn’t lacking either. Among U.S. households, more than half want their next car to offer Wi-Fi, according to Jennifer Kent, connected car analyst for Parks Ass...

3 Ways Fourth-Place Apple TV Can Climb Into First

Apple released the fourth-generation Apple TV in October 2015 to big fanfare. It was the first model that could run apps, as part of a new “tvOS” platform. Unfortunately, it may not be setting the wor...

BMW’s Connected Future Vision Getting Closer

Parks Associates, a market intelligence firm, claims that while connectivity is still in its infancy, it is moving along rather quickly. “We’re moving past the early adopter phase of connected cars,”...