Parks Associates Addresses the Competitive Pressure for the Smart Home and Entertainment Industries at CONNECTIONS Europe
Sky Deutschl...
Parks Associates Addresses the Competitive Pressure for the Smart Home and Entertainment Industries at CONNECTIONS Europe
Sky Deutschland to Keynote November Conference in Amsterdam
Parks Associates today announced the preliminary agenda for CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Monetizing Strategies for the Connected Home, 18-19 November 2014, Mövenpick Hotel, Amsterdam. The two-day executive conference includes early sponsorship support from Arrayent, iControl Networks, ULE Alliance, Z-Wave, Ayla Networks, Zipato, AlertMe, MiOS, and Support.com.
"Each market in Europe is distinctive, with its own characteristics and opportunities. For example, DVR penetration among broadband homes is higher in the U.K. than the U.S., and close to one-half of these U.K. DVR households bought their device at retail, versus approximately 22% in the U.S.," said Brett Sappington, director, research, Parks Associates. "In other European markets, purchasing a DVR at retail is even more common, creating unique competitive pressures and service opportunities throughout the continent.â€
CONNECTIONSâ„¢ Europe will examine the European and global markets for entertainment service and technology providers, the Internet of Things, and smart home providers, including new revenue and partnership opportunities, consumer engagement strategies, and challenges in connecting disparate products to the smart home.
Oliver Lewis, SVP, Customer Propositions and Product Management, Sky Deutschland, will deliver the opening keynote. Early confirmed speakers include:
2014 KEYNOTES
Oliver Lewis, Senior Vice President, Customer Propositions and Product Management, Sky Deutschland
2014 FIRE SIDE CHAT KEYNOTES
Jon Carter, UK Head of Business Development, Qivicon / Deutsche Telekom AG
Greg Roberts, Vice President, Marketing, Icontrol Networks
2014 SPEAKERS
Avi Barel, Business Development Director, ULE Alliance
Dr. Regina Bernhaupt, Director of User Experience Research, Ruwido
Joe Dada, CEO, INSTEON
Marco Dorjee, International Business Development, CentraLite Systems
John Driver, Chief Marketing Officer, PacketVideo
Shane Dyer, President & Founder, Arrayent
Darren Fawcett, CTE, Pace
Andrew Ferrone, VP of Pay TV, Roku
David Friedman, Chief Executive Officer, Ayla Networks
Irvind Ghai, Senior Director, Qualcomm
Eric Grab, Chief Technology Officer, DivX, LLC
Benoit Joly, SVP Marketing & Smart Life, Technicolor
Sebastian Popovic, CEO, ZIPATO
Marcus Scheiber, CEO & Co-Founder, ROC-Connect, Inc.
Patrice Slupowski, Vice-President Digital Innovation, Orange
Anthony Smith-Chaigneau, Sr Director Product Marketing, NAGRA
Gilles Thonet, Managing Director Europe, ZigBee Alliance
Simon Trudelle, Senior Product Marketing Director, NAGRA
Mary Turner, CEO, AlertMe
Russell Ure, EVP, GM, Icontrol Networks
Mark Walters, Chairman, Z-Wave Alliance
Marc Westermann, Vice Chairman, Bluelinea
PARKS ASSOCIATES ANALYSTS / MODERATORS
Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates
Brett Sappington, Director of Research, Parks Associates
Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates
Sessions:
Connecting Smart Products and Smart Home Services
Pay TV, Connected CE, and Broadband in 2020
Implementing the Internet of Things: App Mash-ups and APIs
Future of the Home Gateway
Smart Home and IoT: Privacy and Security Concerns
TV Everywhere and OTT Services
Consumer Tech Support in a Multiscreen Home
Tomorrow's Interfaces, Control, and Content Discovery
4K Content and Services
Channel Strategies and Business Models for the Smart Home
Innovations and Interoperability: Competition within the Smart Home
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