Mark Spates

Product Lead for Smart Home

Google

Smart speakers were the first consumer electronics category to be built with AI at the foundation of the user experience and value proposition. This Google keynote examines the impact of this trend as artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent in consumer electronics.

Tom Kerber

Director, IoT Strategy

Parks Associates

Protection of loved ones and property is consistently the leading value proposition for the smart home and a slew of new products and services are competing to fulfill the unmet home safety and security needs of consumers. As new innovative safety and security products enter the market, they compete with the traditional security and DIY security solution providers. This session discusses the evolving competitive landscape for home safety and security solutions and the opportunities for partnership.

Expanding Service and Sales Channels: Consumer Engagement Strategies - Grand Peninsula ABC

Smart home devices are being purchased and installed by different end-market segments, each with its own unique needs. Simultaneously, smart home products are being offered by a growing list of channels, each with their own strengths and reach. This session examines the expanding sales channels and end-user groups for smart home solutions.

SPEAKERS

Geoff Ferrell, Chief Technology Officer, Mandalay Homes

Tobin Richardson, President & CEO, Zigbee Alliance

Shuvankar Roy, Vice President, Xfinity Home | Transformational Leader for Connected Home Strategy & Operations, Comcast

Mike Wajsgras, Director of Channel Development, Constellation

Moderated by Jennifer Kent, Director, Research Quality & Product Development, Parks Associates

Support Needs for the Connected Consumer - Grand Peninsula EF

The current technical complexity of the connected home exceeds the capabilities of many early adopters, much less the average mass-market consumer. Each new connected device adds new communication requirements, bandwidth usage, and more potential security risks. This session examines changes in the support needs of consumers, the shift from hardware to a software focus, and new approaches to solving problems for connected consumers.

SPEAKERS

Deepak Batheja, Chief Digital Officer & Group CIO, iQor US Inc.

Tony Frangiosa, CEO, InstallerNet, Inc.

Alton Martin, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Trusource Labs

Frank Ploumen, Head of Premises Product Management, Calix

Richard Wolpert, Co-Founder & CEO, HelloTech

Moderated by Patrice Samuels, Sr. Research Analyst, Parks Associates

AI: Contextual Learning to Drive Smart Home and Entertainment Experiences - Harbour Room AB

Data science and AI-oriented tools are emerging as key components in the evolution of experiences, features, business models, and consumer engagement. They are also changing the way that products are designed and services are delivered. This session examines the competitive advantages driven by data, the progress of AI, the value created by these applications, and the associated challenges with implementing AI in the home.

SPEAKERS

Ran Baror, VP Consumer Business, eyeSight Technologies

Alex Capecelatro, CEO, Josh.ai

Chris Jones, Vice President of Technology, iRobot Corporation 

Dr. Chris Mitchell, CEO & Founder, Audio Analytic

Aditya Pendyala, Co-Founder | VP Growth, mnubo

Moderated by Tom Kerber, Director, IoT Strategy, Parks Associates

Smart Home Platforms: Consumer Value and Experience - Grand Peninsula ABC

The variety of use cases made possible by smart home devices creates unique sales challenges, as different buyers will have different needs, but also opens opportunities for new approaches to communicate the value of the platform during the purchase process. This panel looks at what consumer expect when they buy smart home devices and how companies can deliver that and more in their products.

SPEAKERS

Naveen Chhangani, Head of Product Management, Arlo, NETGEAR

Jim Hunter, Chief Scientist and Technology Evangelist, Greenwave Systems

Kevin Meagher, Chief Commercial Officer, Intamac

Josh Pederson, Director of Product, Ayla Networks

Brett Worthington, VP Global Business Development & Partnerships, Samsung SmartThings

Moderated by Dina Abdelrazik, Research Analyst, Parks Associates

Smart Insurance: Mitigating Risk and Engaging Consumers - Grand Peninsula EF

All insurers, from home to car to health, can use smart home data to determine competitive premiums, reduce financial risks, and provide new benefits and services to their customers. This session examines insurance opportunities for the connected home, offers insights on the benefits for both insurers and policy holders, and discusses strategies, including the success of current trials, to engage insurance consumers with smart home solutions.

SPEAKERS

Drew Doleski, Senior Product Manager, IoT/Telematics - Connected Home, Verisk Analytics

Brett Jurgens, CEO, Notion

Roel Peeters, CEO, Roost Labs

Cecilia Sevillano, Head of Smart Home Solutions, Swiss Re

Moderated by Brad Russell, Director, Connected Home, Parks Associates

Energizing the Smart Home: Changing Role of Utilities - Harbour Room AB

Energy is a staple of the smart home. Energy monitoring and management services are excellent complements to home security, controls, data analytics, and personalization, and smart thermostats are currently the “hero” device of the smart home. This session looks at the next generation of energy services, the intelligence derived from energy data, and the changing role of energy providers and utilities as partners and players in the smart home.

SPEAKERS

Jason Dudley, Senior Planning Analyst, Salt River Project

Craig Johnson, President, Residential Solutions, Emerson

Rob Munin, President and CEO, Lux Products Corp

Wayne Morrison, Principal, Emerging Technologies, Reliant

Moderated by Denise Ernst, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates

Extending Monitoring Services to Smart Products - Grand Peninsula ABC

Smart products are a challenge to, and an opportunity for, the security industry. Smart safety and security products compete directly with security systems, as both provide peace of mind for consumers. However, self-monitoring of safety and security products is insufficient to many, and a majority of smart product owners express interest in adding professional monitoring to their smart products. This session examines the addition of monitoring services to smart products and its impact on the competitive landscape.

SPEAKERS

Terry Bader, Chief Revenue Officer, Guardzilla

Larry Folsom, President and CEO, I-View Now

Morgan Hertel, Vice President of Technology & Innovation, Rapid Response Monitoring

Bob Marshall, CEO, Whisker Labs

Moderated by Tom Kerber, Director, IoT Strategy, Parks Associates

Tech Support & Privacy: Creating Consumer Confidence - Grand Peninsula EF

Expanding home networks threatens network reliability and device security. This session examines the impact of smart home and IoT adoption on the support needs of consumers and households.

SPEAKERS

Colin Barceloux, CEO, Axius

Jon Clay, Director, Global Threat Communications, Trend Micro

J.B. Fowler, Chief Product Officer, DOMOTZ

Ted Haeger, VP of Training & Support, Control4

Moderated by Patrice Samuels, Sr. Research Analyst, Parks Associates

Home Security: The Expanding Market - Grand Peninsula ABC

There has been a flood of DIY and self-installable solutions. This session examines the impact of these smart systems and the opportunities to expand the security market.

SPEAKERS

Lewis Brown, CEO, MiOS

Mike Hackett, Co-founder and SVP, Qolsys

Jim Poder, VP, Product Management Residential Systems, Nortek

Russell Vail, Executive Vice President - Market Development, Alula

Matt Wolf, Head of Partnerships, SimpliSafe

Moderated by Dina Abdelrazik, Research Analyst, Parks Associates

Seamless Experiences: Interoperability and User Interfaces - Grand Peninsula EF

The company that controls the UX is the leader in the consumer IoT. This session looks at the efforts to build a seamless experience that crosses brands, platforms, and ecosystems, invisible to the end user.

SPEAKERS

Kent Dickson, Co-Founder and CEO, Yonomi

David McCall, Senior Strategic Planner - Smart Home Group, Intel Corporation; Chair - Strategy Work Group, Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF)

Daniel Moneta, CMO & EVP Corporate Development, MMB Networks

Chris Ince, Z-Wave Business Development Director, Silicon Labs

Dhruveshkumar Patel, CTO, VOLANSYS Technologies

Moderated by Brad Russell, Director, Connected Home, Parks Associates

Patti Loyack

Vice President, IP Services

Comcast Cable

Patti Loyack, VP of IP Services for Comcast, explores consumers’ relationships with technology and how poor adoption of “base level” technologies like home Wi-Fi can impact every innovation that comes after and prevent consumers from creating and living in a smart home.

Dr. Melissa Gregg

Director of Research for Intel Smart Home

Intel Corp.

Miles Kingston

General Manager, Smart Home Group

Intel Corp.

This keynote explores the potential of the smart home to enrich the lives of those aging in their homes by providing caregiving, connection, and companionship. Emotional, intellectual, and social wellness can be enhanced with technologies including home automation, ambient computing, and local artificial intelligence (AI). Miles Kingston, GM of Intel Smart Home, discusses why Intel continues to invest heavily into research on this topic and how the company is building technology capabilities to support this ripe market. He is joined by Dr. Melissa Gregg, Director of Research for Intel Smart Home, who will cover research assumptions and inspire the audience to consider health, wellness, and quality of life as ongoing requirements for the connected homes of the future.

Independent Living: Serving Consumers at Home - Grand Peninsula ABC

The key health use case for the smart home is independent living. With an aging but independently minded population, the U.S. market is seeing a surge in demand for smart solutions that enable the ill and elderly to live safely at home. This session examines the opportunities for providers, vendors, and caretakers as the smart home and connected home crossover.

SPEAKERS

Christopher Baskin, CEO, American Two-Way

Bob Gulino, Founder and VP Marketing, Nuro Technologies

Joe Liu, CEO, Mivatek Smart Connect

Lainie Muller, Director, Wellness, Alarm.com

Jeffrey Weiner, VP, Product, Marketing and Sales, Mersoft

Moderated by Kristen Hanich, Research Analyst, Parks Associates

Security and Data Analytics: Protecting the Connected Consumer - Grand Peninsula EF

IoT devices are now prime targets for hackers, and each breach prompts alarmist headlines—and another hit to consumer confidence in these new solutions. This session looks at ways IoT capabilities can be used to protect the end user and the home network. Speakers examine the innovations that are improving the security experience for the smart home consumer.

SPEAKERS

Marcio Avillez, SVP Networks, CUJO AI

Rich Bira, Managing Director, USA, Fibaro

Timo Laaksonen, President, F-Secure Americas, F-Secure

Sanjay Manney, Sr. Director of Product Management and Marketing, Rambus

Duane Paulson, VP - Strategic Partnerships, Fing

Moderated by Patrice Samuels, Sr. Research Analyst, Parks Associates