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CONNECTIONS Europe Summit: Monetizing Connectivity and User Experiences (22/7/2010)

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Parks Associates today announced the new dates and preliminary list of speakers for CONNECTIONS(tm) Europe Summit: Monetizing Connectivity and User Experiences, an executive summit offering insights into business strategies for digital content, value-added services, mobile and connected CE, and advanced video devices and services. The event will take place November 15-16, 2010, at the Movenpick Hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

"Home network penetration in Western European countries stands at 44% of households, compared with 36% in North America," said Kurt Scherf, VP, principal analyst, Parks Associates. "Broadband operators have also been aggressive in home networking deployments. More than 30 million households have managed gateways, more than twice the penetration in North America. Given these dynamics - together with strong interest from broadcasters, mobile operators, content providers, pay-TV providers, CE manufacturers, utilities, and retailers - the connected home landscape in Europe is poised for enormous growth on multiple fronts. CONNECTIONS(tm) Europe brings together industry leaders to discuss how the digital home landscape will evolve."

The expanded agenda for the two-day event includes the following topics:

Enhancing Broadband Services: Connected Home and Customer Support

Mobile Internet Devices

Operator-provided Video Services

Connected CE and Content Delivery

Extending the Video Experience to Multiple Screens

Value-added Services & the Video Ecosystem

Controlling the Experience

Mobile Video: The Cloud, the App Store, & the Connected Home

Benoit Joly, Vice-President, Home Network & Applications, Technicolor, will present the morning keynote on November 16, 2010.

Confirmed speakers:

David Noguer Bau, Head of Carrier Ethernet & Multiplay Marketing, Juniper Networks

Regina Bernhaupt, Director, User Experience Research, ruwido

Paul Bristow, VP Strategy, Middleware & Consumer Experience, ADB

Ronald Brockmann, Managing Director, Europe, ActiveVideo Networks

Rob van den Dam, Global Telecom Sector Leader IBV, IBM

Jean-Michel Demoulin, Cable, Digital Media & IPTV Strategy - European Markets, Cisco

Keith Donovan, Sales & Marketing Director, Intamac Systems Ltd

Tim Hadley, Director, Corporate Communications, Omnifone

Pierre Hunter, VP, EMEA, Verimatrix

Klaus Illgner-Fehns, Managing Director, Institut fuer Rundfunktechnik GmbH; HbbTV

Michael Lantz, CEO, Accedo Broadband

Michael Leigh, Director, Business, Northern Europe, Latens Systems Kevin Meagher, CEO, Intamac Systems

Klaus Milczewsky, Senior Manager, Deutsche Telekom AG

Trond Neergaard, Founder & Managing Partner, Cloudberry Associates

Peter Percosan, CTO, Cable Europe Labs

Rolf Uwe Placzek, CEO, Acetrax

Kurt Scherf, VP, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates

Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates

Anthony Smith-Chaigneau, Managing Director, SVP Business Development, Alticast

Andy Tiller, Marketing Vice Chair, FEMTO Forum; VP, Marketing, ip.access

Milya Timergaleyeva, VP Market Strategy, Oregan Networks Ltd

Christopher Townsley, Director, European Sales, Limelight Networks

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates

Olivier Wellmann, VP, Product Management, OpenTV

CONNECTIONS(tm) Europe Advisory Sponsors are Accedo Broadband, ActiveVideo Networks, Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), Intamac, Latens, and PacketVideo. Companies in the Premier Program include ActiveVideo Networks, Gigle Networks, Intel, ProVision Communications, PacketVideo, RedMere, Rovi, and Verizon Wireless.

To register for CONNECTIONS(tm) Europe or to submit to speak, visit:

www.connectionseurope.com