DALLAS, TX — (Marketwired) — 10/04/16 — today announced the keynote and speaker lineup for its 11th-annual , 2-3 November in Amsterdam, where executives will discuss strategies to realize the potential for smart home solutions in Europe, which has Allianz, Amazon, Nest Labs, Panasonic, and SmartThings will provide keynotes focused on emerging technologies, partnerships, and use cases for the smart home in Europe.
“The European smart home market lacks the foundation that the U.S. smart home market has — a base of professional security subscribers — so companies need to forge more creative strategies and unique partnerships to help drive growth,” said , President, Parks Associates. “The partnership between insurer Allianz and global manufacturer Panasonic is a prime example of an entry-level smart home solution, the Smart Home + Allianz Assist, that builds a strong security use case and promotes future add-on sales. Executives at CONNECTIONS Europe will discuss the challenges of the European smart home market and innovations that will help drive growth.”
“The introduction of voice controls through solutions such as Amazon–s Alexa has opened new possibilities in how consumers can interact with smart home products and services,” said , Director, IoT Strategy, Parks Associates. “As a result, we–ve seen a rush among major players to integrate with Amazon, Sonos, and other similar solutions that will create new avenues to engage consumers with the smart home. Speakers at CONNECTIONS Europe will analyze the role of these partnerships in expanding the European smart home market.”
will host over 200 industry executives in an intimate networking environment, with multiple sessions covering the impact of IoT, cloud services, and the smart home on the consumer.
David Bailey, Vice President, Marketing Communications,
Dr. Christoph Döbrich, Innovation Manager,
François Girodolle, Head of Product Partnerships, Nest Europe,
David Isbitski, Chief Evangelist, Alexa and Echo,
David Tuerk, General Manager, Smart Home & Telecom Europe,
Johan Ambuhm, Vice President Business Development & Digital Solutions, Inwido AB
Jérôme Arnaud, CEO, DORO AB
Avi Barel, Director Business Development, ULE Alliance
Lewis Brown, President, MiOS
Seb Chakraborty, Director of Technology, Connected Homes, British Gas Connected Homes
Charles Dawes, Senior Director, International Marketing, TiVo
Marco Dorjee, General Manager International Sales & Business Development, Centralite Systems Inc.
Ronald Egas, CEO, Werkspot.nl
Kevin Garton, CMO, Zonoff
Reed Grothe, SVP of Global Business Development, Alarm.com
Ashley Hathaway, Senior Developer Evangelist, IBM Watson
Pierre Hunter, VP Sales Europe, Verimatrix
Jesper Jensen, CEO and Co-Founder, Home.ai
Cees Links, General Manager Low Power Wireless, Qorvo
Joe Liu, CEO, MivaTek / Home8
Kevin Meagher, SVP Business Development, ROC-Connect
Mario Moura, Vice President and General Manager, Honeywell
Renee Niemi, Head of the Smart Home Business, Logitech
Gordon Padkin, Thread Group Evangelist, Thread Group
Aditya Pendyala, Co-founder & Head of Growth, mnubo
Tobin Richardson, President & CEO, Zigbee Alliance
Greg Roberts, Vice President, Marketing, Icontrol Networks
Thomas Rockmann, Vice President Connected Home, Deutsche Telekom AG
D–Arcy Rossiter, Head of Insight, Centrica Connected Home
Omer Sagi, Director Business Development Smart Door Locks EMEA, Assa Abloy
Curt Schacker, Senior Vice President, Connected Products, EVRYTHNG
Daniel Schellhoss, Founder, ProSyst, Bosch
Christopher Schouten, Senior Director Product Marketing, Kudelski Security
Allen Scott, Director Secure Home Gateway & IoT, Intel Security
Tim Smokoff, Group Vice President, Health & Wellness, Nortek Security & Control
Philip Steele, Founder & CEO, nCube
Patrick Strauss, Supply Chain Visibility & Internet of Things Subject Matter Expert, IBM UK
Andrew Thomas, Co-Founder & CRO, SkyBell
Lukas Tobis, Head of Sales, Fibaro Group
Itai Tomer, Head of Cloud DVR, Ericsson
Wendy Toth, Vice President of Marketing, Ayla Networks
Antti Vihavainen, Partner, Business Development, Cozify
Ricco Winther, Director of Sales, Sigma Designs
Martin Woolley, Technical Program Manager, Bluetooth SIG
Rafi Zauer, Head of Marketing, Essence
include ASSA ABLOY, Ayla Networks, Bluetooth SIG, Essence, EVRYTHNG, Home8, Icontrol Networks, mnubo, ROC-Connect, Z-Wave, and ZigBee Alliance.
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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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