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Over 100 companies speaking at Parks Associates’ 20th-annual CONNECTIONS: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 24-26 in San Francisco

Amazon, Cox, Comcast, Facebook, HP, Logitech, Roku, Vivint Smart Home, and other leading IoT companies to present insights on consumer engagement strategies

Parks Associates today announced the full lineup of speakers for the 20th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, the only executive conference focused on consumer engagement strategies, innovative business models, and creative partnerships to drive widespread adoption and success for all industries impacting the connected consumer. Parks Associates research shows 2015 was the first year when linear programming comprised the minority of time spent watching video on television screens among U.S. broadband households, 48%, compared to 52% dedicated to time-shifted viewing.

“Connected CE and smart device makers can leverage the IoT to offer new opportunities in connected entertainment and smart home solutions. Mass customization is now a reality, and companies can increase engagement by offering personalized solutions,” said Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates. “With over 650 executives in attendance, CONNECTIONS™ shines the spotlight on strategies for the connected consumer and important issues facing the industry, from platform integration to privacy and big data. We look forward to supporting the industry’s growth by providing our research and insights to this leading audience of executives.”

CONNECTIONS™, May 24-26 at the San Francisco Hyatt by the airport, hosts over 250 companies in the connected entertainment, IoT, and smart home industries to focus on the successful use cases and emerging business models to engage consumers and grow revenues. Throughout CONNECTIONS™, the Parks Associates research team presents consumer adoption and forecasts of new products and services, evaluates new business strategies, and shares concrete recommendations about technology innovations, strategic partnerships, monetization opportunities, and value-added services.

The CONNECTIONS™ sponsorship area will feature software, hardware, middleware, services, and corollary products and solutions in digital entertainment, home networking, home systems, broadband access, residential gateways, energy management, and mobile entertainment.

Event sponsors include Reception Sponsors CEL and Zonoff; Session Sponsors Icontrol Networks and PlumChoice; Lunch Sponsor NXP; Silver Sponsors Alarm.com, Assurant, Asurion, Centercode, ROC-Connect, Support.com, ULE Alliance, WiZR, ZigBee Alliance; Bronze Sponsors Ayla Networks, Cirrent, EVRYTHNG, Flextronics, HP, iQor, People Power, WeatherBug Home, and Z-Wave; Program Guide Sponsor Vivint; Breakfast Sponsors Greenwave Systems and leakSMART; and Break Sponsors Home8, Nortek Security & Control, and Tyco.

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About CONNECTIONS™

Parks Associates' 29th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference is hosted May 13-15 at Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy in Plano, Texas, and brings industry leaders together to provide insights and business forecasting about the adoption of technology including broadband, smart home, security, connected health, energy, and home automation.

CONNECTIONS™ provides ongoing insights throughout the year with virtual and in-person conference sessions. Parks Associates' analyst team leads the conference sessions, which are focused on technology innovations, consumer adoption and trends, product and service forecasts, and the evaluation of new business strategies, partnerships, monetization opportunities, and value-added service design.

CONNECTIONS™ is a pivotal platform for partnerships and exploring the future of technology adoption and its impact on consumers and businesses. www.connectionsus.com