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31 OCT 2006
CONNECTIONS™ EUROPE: Strategies for Digital Living Markets ANNOUNCES Speakers & Event sponsors

CONNECTIONS™ Europe today announced the event sponsors and speakers for its upcoming inaugural event, November 14-16, 2006, at the Adlon Kempinski in Berlin, Germany. CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Strategies for Digital Living Markets, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), offers the European continent a single, focal event examining the international trends, strategies, and key players pertinent to the development of digital living technologies.

“As consumer demand for technology products and services increases and the products and services become more affordable and accessible, it is critical for companies to understand the business models, competitive dynamics, and latest industry developments and standards for these technologies,” said Tricia Parks, CEO, Parks Associates. “CONNECTIONS™ Europe helps executives gain a better understanding of these markets on a global scale and provides an ideal networking opportunity.”

Conference Sponsors:

ANCHOR: Deutsche Telekom; Echelon Corp.; Siemens Communications

DIAMOND: HomePlug Powerline Alliance

PLATINUM: MoCA

GOLD: iControl Networks; Zensys

RECEPTION: TransMedia

SILVER: AwoX; BrainMedia; Casero; Design of Systems on Silicon (DS2); Enure Networks; Gyration; Intamac Systems

BREAK: Digital Plumbers; SiConnect; SmartLabs, Inc.

PLATINUM SUPPORTING MEDIA: CNET Networks

PLATINUM SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS: The DECT Forum; eco; Network for Online Commerce (NOC); Wi-Fi Alliance

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS: ADMIN Ltd.; The Bohle Company; Broadband Services Forum; Circle F; The Home Gateway Initiative; iHollywood Forum; ISMA; JETRO; KNX Association; LonMark International; OSGi Alliance; UHAPI Forum; The Wi-Fi Technology Forum (Wi-Fi-TF); The WiMedia Alliance

SUPPORTING MEDIA: Antenna Systems & Technology; autoConnect; AutomatedBuildings.com; The BRIDGE; CASADOMO.com; Connect-World; ConneXie; Converge! Network Digest; Digital Media Wire; Domotique News; HDTV Magazine; HiddenWires; Home Toys; IPTV Industry; Mobile Media; Multimedia I.T.; Multiroom; Screen Digest; SkyREPORT.com; Telco Media News; TelecomsEurope; TVover.net; VTECHLINK; World Telemedia

Keynotes

Lydia Aldejohann, Vice President Strategy & Head of Business Innovation, Siemens Networks GmbH & Co.KG

Guido D'hert, VP Strategy & Business Development, BU Home, NXP

Stefan Jenzowsky, Partner & Managing Director Business Development, Siemens Networks GmbH & Co.KG

Bernd Kolb, Member of the Board of Management, T-Com, Deutsche Telekom

M. Kenneth Oshman, Chairman and CEO, Echelon Corporation

Matthew Theall, President, HomePlug Alliance

Parks Associates Pre-Conference Workshop Speakers

Andrew Cornford-Matheson, Global Services Architect, SupportSoft

Ray Cronin, CEO, Azimuth Systems

Yaal Eshel, Director, Business Development, Europe, Jungo

Heather Kirksey, Senior Manager, Standards and Emerging Technologies, Motive Inc.

David Sayag, Founder & VP Marketing, Enure Networks

Richard Staveley, VP Sales and Business Development, UbiquiSys

Juha Stenberg, Managing Director, LiLLi Group Ltd

Speakers

Francisco Alija-Garmón, Engineer, CARTIF Foundation

Dan Bauer, CEO and Founder, Lusora

Lars Bengtsson, President and CEO, Kreatel Communications, a Motorola Company

Giovanni Benini, Vice President Home Entertainment, Siemens Communications

Erich Boehm, CTO, Audivo

Elena Branet, Sr. Marketing Manager, EMEA, Microsoft Corp.

Alexander Bruehl, Senior Partner, Atlas Venture

Andrew Burke, Media and Telecommunications Advisor, Digital Plumbers

Alain-Gabriel Courtines, Investment Director, Intel Capital

Joe Dada, CEO, SmartLabs, Inc. (Insteon)

Jeff Dean, Practice Lead - Rich Media Services, Cisco Systems

Vijay Dhingra, Director of Product Management, Echelon Corp.

Victor Dominguez, Director of Standards and Strategy, DS2

Paolo Falcioni, International Technical Affairs, Indesit Company (Formerly Merloni)

Meredith Flynn-Ripley, CEO, Integra5

Christos Georgopoulos, Managing Director, InAccess Networks SA

Samina Husain, Technical Marketing and PLM for the Cable Solution, SURPASS Home Entertainment

Erich Kamperschroer, Chairman, DECT Forum

Brad Kayton, VP Marketing, 4HomeMedia

David Keeley, CTO, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Motorola, Inc.

Menno Kleingeld, Senior Marketing Director, BU Home, NXP

Donald Leka, Chairman & CEO, TransMedia

Avner Matmor, CEO, President, & Co-Founder, Yitran (HomePlug Powerline Alliance)

Kevin Meagher, CEO, Intamac Systems Ltd

George Meek, General Manager, Europe, Limelight Networks

Andy Melder, SVP, Sales, Marketing, and Business Development, Intellon Corp.

Andreas Neus, Media & Entertainment EMEA Lead, IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV)

Paolo Pastorino, Chief Technology Officer, Home Gateway Initiative

Horst Peiffer, Principal Business Consulting, Market Unit Northern Europe, Ericsson GmbH

Florian Peter, CEO, CScout Inc.

Reza Raji, President & CEO, iControl Networks

Stephen Reeder, Vice President, Business Development, EMEA, ICTV, Inc.

Scott Reeves, Technical Director, EMEA, Ruckus Wireless

Henrik Rinnert, Managing Director, MFD (Mobiles Fernsehen Deutschland GmbH)

Robert Rodenbucher, Director, Business Development, AwoX

Tom Sack, CEO, Secyourit GmbH

Thomas Salzer, Managing Director, Crestron Germany

Daniel Schellhoss, Executive Vice President, ProSyst Software GmbH (OSGi)

Georg Schwegler, CEO, T-Venture

Tony Shakib, President and CEO, Zensys (Z-Wave)

Eric Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Control4

Thomas Staneker, Vice President, IPTV, T-Com Innovationsgesellschaft mbH

Robert Stead, Vice President, Marketing, SiConnect

Alexander Tettenborn, Head of Unit - Broadcasting and Media Economy, BMWi

Kai Thomsen, European Regional Director, BrainMedia

Staffan Truve, Managing Director, SICS

Karsten Verhaegen, Vice President, Telephony & Mobile Business Unit, Thomson

Svein Vetti, ZigBee Business Development Manager, Europe, Texas Instruments (Zigbee)

Barry Volinskey, Vice President, Wireless LAN Marketing, Metalink Ltd.

Gemini Waghmare, Vice President, Corporate Development, Casero

Ladd Wardani, VP, Business Development & Co-Founder, Entropic Communications; President of MoCA

Peter Weber, Manager Corporate Communications, Panasonic Europe Ltd.

For more information on CONNECTIONS™ Europe, to view the preliminary agenda, or to register for the conference, visit http://www.connectionseurope.com.

View the Sponsor Benefits for more information about sponsoring CONNECTIONS™ Europe or contact sales@parksassociates.com or call 972-490-1113.

About CONNECTIONS™ Europe
CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Strategies for Digital Living Markets
, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), is an executive conference and showcase that provides 250-300 attendees with high-level analysis and consumer research from Parks Associates, networking opportunities, and information on emerging residential and mobile technologies and services. This focused event provides a forum where executives can present and learn about vital international trends, successful strategies, and key players in the development of digital living technologies. http://www.connectionseurope.com

4-6 DEC 2007  |  Adlon Kempinski  |  Berlin Germany

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Contact Parks Associates
For sponsorship info, contact Parks Associates at 972-490-1113.
For speaking opportunities, contact
Jenny Barrett.

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