CONNECTIONS™ 2017 to examine impact of IoT on smart home, connected entertainment, digital health, and connected cars industries
IoT research firm Parks Associates today announced the topics and two keynotes from Cox and Vivint Smart Home for the upcoming 21st-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference on May 23-25, 2017, in San Francisco. The conference, which is currently accepting speaker submissions, will address topics on connected entertainment and smart home innovations, consumer adoption, marketing, and data/privacy protection.
Parks Associates recently released research finds 26% of U.S. broadband households own a smart home device, including 11% with a smart thermostat, 9% with a networked camera, and 8% with a smart door lock. Over 35% of U.S. broadband households own a connected health device, and 63% have an OTT video service subscription.
“Each IoT device brings its own use case, but it is in combination that their value propositions expand for consumers. In this context, the mass-market appeal of a connected home system starts to emerge as it can offer personalized value propositions for entertainment, security, controls, health, and energy,” said Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates. “At CONNECTIONS™, we will examine each aspect of the connected home, with the goal to identify the strategies that will create mass-market value.”
“Nearly two-thirds of U.S. broadband households with a smartphone want embedded connectivity in their next car,” said Jennifer Kent, Director, Research Quality & Product Development, Parks Associates. “The convenience of IoT solutions is attracting considerable consumer interest, and at CONNECTIONS™, we will examine the balance between consumer demand and security/privacy concerns and determine the best strategies for these markets to expand.”
Keynotes:
Matt Eyring, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Vivint Smart Home
Kristine Faulkner, Senior Vice President / General Manager, COX Homelife, Cox Communications
Topics:
Innovations in Entertainment Services
Auto Industry Transformation - Lessons and Opportunities for IoT Players
Connected CE Strategies: Building Product Ecosystems
Connected Entertainment Next Stages of Growth
Connected Health and IoT: Next Stages of Growth
Energy Management Solutions: Moving the Market Forward
From Hospital to Home: Partnering for Success
Independent Living and Caregiving Market
Industry Insights: The Evolution of the Business of Entertainment
Insurance Strategies for Disruptive Consumer IoT Markets
Integrating Connected Health into the Smart Home
IoT and the Smart Home – Investments; Start-ups; and Growth
IoT Monetization Models: Building a Mass-market Smart Home
Protecting Consumers: Privacy and Device Security
Smart Home and IoT: Insights: Growth and Business Models
Smart Home and IoT: Distribution and Channel Strategies
Smart Home and IoT: Next Stages of Growth
Smart Home Platforms: Revolutionizing the Consumer Experience
Tech Support: Big Data to Power the User Experience
The Future for the Connected Consumer
Emergence of Virtual Reality – Platforms; Services; and Content
Parks Associates is also hosting three pre-show research workshops on May 23:
Smart Home and IoT: Growth, Consumer Trends
Connected Health and IoT: Technology Innovators and Disruptions
Connected Entertainment: Evolving Platforms and Services
Current sponsors include Greenwave Systems, Alarm.com, Support.com, ULE Alliance, Whisker Labs, MivaTek, and Nortek.
Media and organizations supporting the event include Antenna, B2 Group, BayPay Forum, Best Web Design Agencies, Bestseos.com, CIOReview, Conference Guru, Council, CrowdReviews.com, Digital Entertainment Group, FierceCable, FierceOnline Video, FierceTelecom, FierceWireless, FierceWireless Tech, HomeGrid Forum, IoT Consortium, ISE Magazine, MoCA, Open Connectivity Foundation, Payments & Cards Network, PharmaVoice, Smart Grid Spain, TelcoProfessionals, Telecompaper, Topseos.com, Visibility Magazine, and Wi-Fi Alliance.
To download the past CONNECTIONS™ Event Summary visit www.connectionsus.com. To schedule an interview with an analyst or request specific research, contact Holly Sprague at hsprague@gmail.com, 720.987.6614.
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
