About

The sixth-annual Smart Energy Summit will take place February 16-18, 2015, at the Four Seasons in Austin, Texas.

Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer examines the expanding market for energy solutions and home controls and its impact on utilities, service providers, retailers, manufacturers, and consumers.

At this annual conference, Parks Associates analysts, media, and industry leaders evaluate new partnerships, strategies for consumer engagement, and deployment plans for energy and management solutions in the connected home.

The summit agenda features executives representing utilities, telecom and security companies, retailers, and OEMs presenting on the state of the market and the emerging consumer and business opportunities.

2015 Advisory Board 

ADT
Steve Shapiro, VP of Product Solutions

Alarm.com
Roy Perry, Vice President, Ecosystem Alliances

AT&T Digital Life
Kevin Petersen, President

Con Edison
Rebecca Craft, Director of Energy Efficiency Programs

ecobee
Julia Dalla Rosa, Director Utility Sales

EnergyHub
Seth Frader-Thompson, President

Gridwise Architecture Council, U.S. Department of Energy
Ken Wacks, Management & Engineering Consultant

Lowe's Companies
Kris Bowring, Iris Smart Home Business Unit, New Business Development 

Icontrol Networks
Letha McLaren, Vice President, Product Management

TXU Energy
Sen Samudra, Vice President - TXU Solutions

2014 Advisory Board 

Áine Denari, Director of Strategy, Ingersoll Rand Residential Solutions
Denis Garman, Category Leader - Energy Management & Information Group, Duke Energy
Bill Harmon, Vice President of Residential Segment Marketing, Reliant
Chris King, Chief Regulatory Officer, eMeter, A Siemens Business
Yann Kulp, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, EcoBusiness North America, Schneider Electric
Tim Lott, Director of Energy, Vivint
Letha McLaren, Vice President, Product Management, iControl Networks
Kevin Meagher, VP and General Manager, Smart Home, Lowe's 
Roy Perry, Vice President, Ecosystem Alliances, Alarm.com
Jennifer Pulliam, Director of Products and Innovation, TXU Energy
Larry Oliva, Director, Meter Services Organization and CS Safety, Southern California Edison (SCE)
Steve Raschke, President, Candi Controls
Ted Reguly, Director, Smart Meter Program - Director, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE)
Randy Stearns, CEO and founding partner, VIA International
Ken Wacks, Management & Engineering Consultant, Gridwise Architecture Council, U.S. Department of Energy

Who Attends? - Past Attendee Demographics

2013 Advisory Board

Kristen Bowring, Vice President, Navitas Partners Consulting

Renée Castillo, Senior Director, Customer Services, Salt River Project

Dan Flagler, Manager, Partner Management & Product Development, Verizon Telecom

Denis Garman, Home Efficiency Solutions, Marketing Manager, Duke Energy

Bill Harmon, VP, Mass Markets & Product Innovation, Reliant Energy

Becky Harrison, CEO, GridWise Alliance

Fabrice Hoerner, Senior Manager, Technical Marketing, Qualcomm

Scott Hublou, SVP, EcoFactor

Brian Huey, Business Development and Strategy, Smart Grid and Utilities, Sprint

Kevin Meagher, VP and General Manager, Smart Home, Lowe's

Kevin Petersen, SVP, AT&T Digital Life

Paul Pishal, VP, Business Development, M2M, Hitachi Communication Technologies Americas

Ted Reguly, Director, Smart Meter Program,San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE)

Ken Wacks, Member, Gridwise Architecture Council

2012 Advisory Board

Jesse Berst, Founding Editor, Smart Grid News

Kristen Bowring, Senior Director, Platform Lead, Home & Energy Management, Best Buy

Ralph Brown, CTO, CableLabs

Stephen Johnson, Product Line Manager, Consumer Energy Management, Itron

Larry Oliva, Director, Tariff Programs & Services, Southern California Edison

Nathan Patrick, Senior Product Manager, Motorola Mobility

Roy Perry, Vice President, Ecosystem Alliances, Alarm.com

Peter Porteous, CEO, Blue Line Innovations

Ted Reguly, Director – Customer Programs and Assistance, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE)

Ann Shaub, Director - Product Management, Verizon

Jonathan "J.T." Thompson, Utility Sales Leader, GE Appliances

Kenneth Wacks, Management & Engineering Consultant, Gridwise Council, U.S. Department of Energy

Steve Widergren, Principal Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

2011 Advisory Board

Jesse Berst, Founding Editor, Smart Grid News

Andres Carvallo, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, GridNet

Susan Cashen, Vice President Marketing, Control4

Chano Gomez , Director of Business Development, Lantiq North America, Inc representing HomeGrid Forum

Chris King, Chief Regulatory Officer, eMeter Corporation

Stuart Lombard, President & CEO , Ecobee

Andy Melder, Vice President Business Development, Gigle Networks

Greg Memo, CEO, Greenwave Reality

Mary Miller, Marketing Director, Sigma Designs

Rob Ranck, President, HomePlug Powerline Alliance

JT Thompson, Utility Sales Leader, GE Appliances and Lighting

Kenneth Wacks, Member, GridWise Architecture Council, U.S. Department of Energy

2010 Advisory Board

Kris Bowring, Sr. Director, Best Buy

Andres Carvallo, Chief Information Officer, Austin Energy

Steve Cashman, Chief Strategy Officer, Exceptional Innovation

David Dollihite, VP, Direct Energy

Jay McLellan, President & CEO, HAI

Ken Wacks, Member, GridWise Architecture Council, U.S. Department of Energy

Brian Woods, CMO, OpenPeak