DALLAS, TX — (Marketwired) — 06/20/16 — Parks Associates today announced showing the number of Western European households with professionally installed home security will exceed eight million by 2020, with annual revenues of more than $4 billion. Executives from the research firm will attend multiple sessions at this week, where service and bundling opportunities between security and the smart home will be hot topics. Parks Associates will also host the 11th-annual , 2-3 November 2016 at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam. The conference features keynotes from David Isbitski, Chief Evangelist, Alexa and Echo, Amazon, and James Monighan, Managing Director Europe, SmartThings.
“Leading global companies such as Amazon and SmartThings are exploring new crossover industry partnerships and leveraging innovative business strategies in order to engage European consumers,” said , President, Parks Associates. “At CONNECTIONS Europe, we will explore strategies that will expand the adoption of connected technologies in Europe and worldwide.”
Parks Associates President will speak at on June 21 at The Crystal in London. Sikes will moderate the session “” at 9:40 a.m. on June 21. Joining Sikes for the session will be speakers Roberto Hortal, Head of Connected Home, Blue Lab, EDF Energy; Kevin Garton, Chief Marketing Officer, Zonoff; and Dave Ward, Head of New Technology, Innovation, and Connected Home, Dixons Carphone.
Sikes will also speak on the panel discussion “” at 3:20 p.m. on June 21. Other speakers on that panel include Tobin Richardson, President and CEO, ZigBee, and Philip DesAutels, Senior Director of IoT, The Linux Foundation.
Parks Associates– European Research Associate Erik Overbeeke will chair the track “” on June 22 at 11:45 a.m.
CONNECTIONS Europe will address IoT and smart home strategies with over 150 industry executives in an intimate networking environment, with multiple sessions on the impact of IoT, cloud services, and the smart home on the consumer.
Parks Associates, a global market research firm specializing in the connected home, is currently accepting , which has from Ayla Networks, Icontrol Networks, ROC-Connect, Z-Wave, and ZigBee. CONNECTIONS Europe supporters include Antenna Group, Appliance Design Magazine, BayPay Forum, Best Web Design, Agencies (Eventures, LLC), bestseos.com (Eventures, LLC), CableFax, Conference Guru, CrowdReviews.com, FTTH Council, FierceCable, FierceMobileIT, FierceOnlineVideo, FierceTelecom, FierceWireless, HomeGrid Forum, HomePlug, HomeToys, IPSO Alliance, Open Connectivity Foundation, PharmaVOICE, Smart Insights, Thread Group, topSEOs.com (Eventures, LLC), and Visibility Magazine (Eventures, LLC).
For more information on CONNECTIONS Europe, visit or contact , 972-490-1113. To schedule a meeting with an analyst or to request specific research data, contact Holly Sprague at , 720.987.6614.
Produced by Parks Associates, the 11th-annual CONNECTIONS Europe is a two-day executive conference focused on the impact of IoT on the consumer. The event explores innovative business strategies, new crossover industry partnerships, and advancements in IoT (Internet of Things) solutions that are creating more consumer engagement and business opportunities for smart home, cloud services, and connected entertainment solutions. Parks Associates industry analysts moderate all sessions, with discussion, insights, and networking with leading executives representing all IoT ecosystems. will take place 2-3 November 2016 in Amsterdam at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky.
Holly Sprague
Parks Associates
720.987.6614
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