GW Shaw
Vice President, U-verse and Video Products
AT&T

When TV providers deliver most of the same content, how do they differentiate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment? Content is still king, but AT&T believes content should be interactive and integrated with other devices and apps TV viewers use today. Utilizing its IP network, AT&T is able to deliver interactive and engaging television applications that not only enhance content, but the overall customer viewing experience. AT&T’s GW Shaw, Vice President of U-verse and Video Products, will provide perspective on how apps are driving interactivity, increased customer engagement and strong business results for AT&T U-verse TV.

Wearable Computing: Driving New Connected Home Experiences

New products such as the smart watch promise to enhance current app usage and mobile services while creating new opportunities in digital health and home management. This panel analyzes current innovations in wearable computing and highlights the business opportunities for service and technology providers, component suppliers, and software designers.

Speakers:
Suke Jawanda, Chief Marketing Officer, Bluetooth SIG
Anna Jen, Director, New Ventures/New Products, Epson
Tom Marchok, Senior Director of Business Development, Qualcomm
Renee Niemi, Senior Vice President, Communication Solutions, Plantronics
More speakers TBA

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

Apps and Innovations for Entertainment Content, Services, and Devices

Mobile app revenues will exceed $27 billion by 2018. Apps are transforming all aspects of the connected home, from mobile to fixed platforms, and becoming the key avenue for companies to promote content and services to the end user. This session addresses the evolution of apps into a channel for cloud-based entertainment and services, the opportunities that companies are leveraging today, and where this unique channel will go in the future.

Speakers:
John Boyd, Co-founder and CEO, ShopSavvy
Matthew McLeggon, Business Development Director, FreeWheel
Scott Maddux, EVP Bottle Rocket / GM AWE, AWE, a division of Bottle Rocket
Maja Mrkoci, Director, Business Development, PBS
More speakers TBA

Moderator: Heather Way, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates

Kevin Meagher
Vice President & General Manager,
Smart Home
Lowe's

The mass adoption of broadband, cloud computing, and mobility has enabled the vision of a connected home to become a reality, but the wider proliferation of connected sensors and devices in what is becoming defined as the Internet of Things is set to drive exponential growth in data that will support new consumer services. What services do consumers want, how can they deployed, and what will be the recipe for success in this new space?

This presentation will explain why this market matters to Lowe’s, explain how connectivity can be used to enhance consumer offerings, and explore some of the challenges.  

Gateways and Set-Top Box Evolution: Powering the Future of Home Infotainment

Charles Cheevers
CTO, Customer Premises Equipment
ARRIS

There is tremendous demand for more multiscreen solutions that navigate, select and play content on every device. Where do gateways and set-top boxes fit into the path forward? How can they be leveraged to increase Access Network speeds to the Cloud? What do they achieve for operators and consumers? From increased graphics capabilities to 4K video, from Cloud and Home DVR to Multiscreen Architectures, and from ATSC to IP Video, the ARRIS CTO of Customer Premise Equipment, Charles Cheevers, will provide an insightful and entertaining look at the perfect storm for the multiuser experience.

OTT Services in a Pay-TV World

Approximately 60% of U.S. broadband households watch TV programming and movies online, and 45% subscribe to paid online video service. As viewers are turning to online video services, pay-TV providers need to understand the value of the OTT experience, the long-term impact of OTT, the impact of innovations such as 4K, and their future role in the OTT space. This session assesses these areas, the players, and the strategies that will shape the emerging OTT services market.

Speakers:
Jim Denney, Vice President, General Manager, Product Marketing, TiVo
Ben Huang, Head of Global Marketing, Mediaroom Business Group, Ericsson
Sean Knapp, Co-Founder and EVP, Ooyala
More speakers TBA

Moderator: Brett Sappington, Director of Research, Parks Associates

Integrating Products and Smart Home Platforms

Consumer interest in the smart home crosses multiple categories, from security to white goods to energy, but the strength of that demand relies on a variety of products working seamlessly together. This session examines current efforts to achieve interoperability and its importance in realizing the vision of the connected home.

Speakers:
Lewis Brown, President, MiOS
Tim Enwall,CEO, Revolv
V. Rory Jones, President and CEO, PlanetEcosystems
Maria Thomas, Chief Consumer Officer, SmartThings

Moderator: Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates

How Can the Internet of Everything Enable Connected Life

Joe Chow
VP/GM - Connected Devices
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Consumers and businesses have a lot to gain in moving towards a “Connected Life” proposition that fulfills the Internet of Everything (IoE) paradigm - and getting there will require the right combination of software, devices, and cloud technologies, not to mention an ecosystem to support the rapid development and deployment of new services.

This presentation will discuss the drivers of the Connected Life including consumer affinity for various connected services, the value and importance of data, the role of partnerships, and the new business models available to generate revenue.

Managing Multiscreen Advertising: Data, Engagement, and Revenues

The growth of on-demand video and the rise of multiscreen delivery have drastically altered how content producers and owners attract viewers and monetize content. Advertising will continue to be a key revenue source for content providers and could even become a valuable part of the content experience, with the U.S. online video ad market reaching $5.8 billion by 2017, according to Parks Associates. This session addresses new strategies for engagement and revenue growth for multiscreen advertising.

Speakers:
Rob Aksman, Co-Founder, Chief Experience Officer, BrightLine
Cathy Hetzel, Corporate President, Rentrak
Ashwin Navin, CEO and Co-Founder, Samba TV
Vamshi Sriperumbudur, VP of Platform Marketing, YuMe
Stephen White, President, Gracenote

Moderator: Heather Way, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates

Smart Home Bundled Services: Crossing Industry Sectors to Meet Consumer Demand

The smart home lacks a concise value proposition. This is no killer app. Instead a combination of multiple features is driving demand for smart home systems. Parks Associates research shows consumer interest is strong but divided among safety, security, and energy management packages. This panel looks at the consumer segments emerging in the market, the impact of these divisions on service design and offerings, and the steps to achieve the necessary flexibility to reach maximum adoption rates.

Speakers:
Joe Dada, CEO, INSTEON
Julie Hance, VP North America, AlertMe
Joe Jankosky, Director, Intelligent Home Vertical Markets, Time Warner Cable
Duane Paulson, SVP, Linear LLC
Robert J. Puric, Director Product Management – Connected Home, Honeywell Security Group

Moderator: Maia Hinkle, Research Analyst, Parks Associates

Cracking the Window: New Trends in Content Rights

Antipiracy solutions and the proliferation of digital media and networked devices are requiring companies to add additional elements to their solutions, which could in turn frustrate consumers seeking a mulitscreen experience. This session addresses new solutions that ensure content protection for linear and on-demand content while giving consumer the flexibility they now expect with their content.

Speakers:
Jim Louderback, GM Discovery, Discovery Digital Networks
Ted May, SVP of Strategy & Business Affairs, Synacor Inc
Marty Roberts, SVP of Sales and Marketing, thePlatform
Jeff Ulin, General Counsel, Irdeto
More speakers TBA

Moderator: Glenn Hower, Research Analyst, Parks Associates

Extending Services to Connected Devices: APIs for Business Innovations

APIs could be key building blocks in the connected home. They can extend the value of existing platforms within the home, creating competitive advantages for manufacturers and opening avenues for third-party solution providers and digital media publishers and distributors. In this session, industry experts discuss the impact of APIs and their role in the design and sales of connected devices. They also examine the business models and case studies emerging from several industry sectors that use these tools to create new user experiences.

Speakers:
Stuart Lombard, President and CEO, ecobee
Sam Ramji, VP of Strategy, Apigee
Kenneth Wacks, Chair, ISO/IEC Home Electronic System
Steve Willmott, CEO, 3Scale
More speakers TBA

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

The Internet of Toothbrushes? A Look at the Connected Home Market

Greg Roberts
VP, Marketing,
iControl Networks

Everyone is talking about the Internet of Things, and it seems that everything in the home is now generating data. Even common household items such as scales, refrigerators and toothbrushes can be connected to the cloud to deliver more value to the consumer. But what is driving smart home adoption now, and where are we going from here?

Greg Roberts, Vice President of Marketing at iControl Networks, will provide an overview of today’s connected home marketplace, how it got here and what's next.  The keynote will address key consumer research insights that will shed light on what’s driving mass market smart home adoption today, innovation needed for continued growth momentum in the future, and barriers that may hinder progress.

Tomorrow’s Set-top Boxes

Worldwide, 63% of pay-TV subscribers receive their service from a cable operator, using pay-TV provisioned set-top boxes. Consumers are adopting alternative set-top boxes, such as streaming media devices and gaming consoles and these devices are including pay-TV apps on their devices. This session examines the role of the alternative set-top box among other connected TV devices in the home. Speakers explore the potential for the TV user experience and interface to be controlled by a third party, with a look at consumer demand, new technologies such as 4K, and how they will shape the evolution of the set-top box.

Speakers:
Naveen Chhangani , Director, Product Management, NETGEAR
Anthony Citrano, VP Communications & Chief Evangelist, Verizon EdgeCast
Dave Davies, Sr. Director Strategy and Product Management, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Andrew Ferrone, VP of Pay TV, ROKU
More speakers TBA

Moderator: Barbara Kraus, Director, Research, Parks Associates

Interoperability in the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) opens new avenues to interact with consumers. It also puts pressure on companies to control the data created by this connectivity and leverage it to improve the user experience and generate new revenues. This session examines the growing number of connected devices in the home and efforts underway to ensure they can interoperate and provide the solutions needed to satisfy all players, including the consumer.

Speakers:
Shane Dyer, President, Arrayent
David Foote, CTO, Hitachi
Dave Friedman, CEO, Ayla Networks
Tobin Richardson, Chairman & CEO, ZigBee Alliance
Mark Van Walters, Chairman, Z-Wave Alliance
Speaker TBD, Qualcomm

Moderator: Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates