Parks Associates has announced the speakers for its 28th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, taking place May 7-9 at the Hilton Dallas/Plano Granite Park Hotel in Plano, TX. At the conference, the research firm will share its latest data on the adoption of connected home technologies, such as the recently revealed research statistic that shows 45% of US internet households have a smart home device.
Parks Associates’ annual executive conference brings together industry leaders to network, learn, and discuss trends in consumer demand, new business models, and strategies for the connected home ecosystems. In addition, the event covers the multifamily market and the small-to-medium business (SMB) market, both key growth areas for companies developing products and services.
Guests are invited to attend Dealer Day at CONNECTIONS™, on Wednesday, May 8, which will host networking sessions featuring local and regional security dealer, integrator, and installation companies. A special dealer reception sponsored by Nice will take place on Wednesday, May 8, at Union Bear at 6:30 PM CT.
“The population of smart home households is diversifying, from early adopters to include more mainstream consumers,” said Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein, VP, Marketing, Parks Associates. “This pivotal shift in the market requires reassessment of current strategies among all players in the connected home ecosystem. CONNECTIONS™ is a key event for these discussions among relevant ecosystem players.”
- Steve Chazin, VP, Products, Alarm.com
- Katie Espeseth, VP – New Products, EPB
- Roger Lewis, VP, GVTC
- John Mack, EVP and MD, Co-Head Investment Banking, Imperial Capital
- Michael Martin, CEO, RAPIDSOS
- Steve Butkovich, Chief Product Officer, CPI Security
- Craig Campbell, Executive Chair, RSPNDR
- Gilles Drieu, CTO, ADT
- Nick English, CEO North America, Kaadas
- Daniel Grajeda, VP Operations, Eyeforce
- Morgan Hertel, VP, Technology & Innovation, Rapid Response Monitoring
- Mike Hetke, President and CEO, A3 Smart Home
- Hagan Kappler, Co-Founder and CEO, Daisy
- Wolfgang Kirsch, CEO, Shelly
- Mathew Koenig, Director of Sales Strategy & Enablement, Cox
- Kevin Kraus, VP Technology Alliances, Fortune Brands Innovations
- Desiree Mejia, Co-Founder & COO, SkyBell
- Tony Nicolaidis, Chief Revenue Officer, Origin
- Lars Oleson, CEO & Co-Founder, Xailient
- Geoff Martin, President & Co-founder, vipHomeLink
- Craig Rewerts, VP, Business Development, Ubiety
- William Scheffler, VP Sales, Founder, Trident IoT
- Tyler Tribe, Chief Technology Officer, Becklar
- Chris Tumpach, President, Rainforest Automation
- Will West, CEO & Founder, OliverIQ
- Paul Williams, Managing Director of Home Management Business Unit, Nice Group
- Matthew Wootton, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ivani, LLC
To register or for more information on the event, visit wwww.connectionsus.com. To request data or an interview, contact Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein at mindi.sue@parksassociates.com
See also: Parks Associates: Smart Home Sales to Hit $12.6B in 2027
