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CONNECTIONS 2022 Conference is Back on October 20th

Did you know that by the end of 2025, approximately 93% of US households will have a broadband subscription, either fixed or mobile?

Join leading industry executives and analysts at Parks Associates’ interactive CONNECTIONS virtual session “Broadband Future Proofing: Driving New Experiences and Value”on October 20 at 11:00 AM CT for insights addressing how technology providers and operators are expanding functionality to enable new services at home.

Panels and speakers include:

Broadband Services and MDUs

  • David Huynh, Chief Product Officer, Plume Design
  • Ted Maulucci, President, SmartONE Solutions Inc.
  • Vickie Rodgers, VP & GM, Cox Communities, Cox Communications
  • Scott Stinson, Head Of Business Development - Americas, Airties


Fireside Chat / Executive Q&A

  • Josh Pettiette, Vice President - Product, Business Development, and Strategic Planning, GVTC Communications 


Smart Home Strategies: Transition to Services

  • Greg Baldauf, Director, Revenue Edge Solution Partnerships, Calix Partner Community
  • Alan Coleman, Founder & CEO, Sweepr
  • Rebecca Gutierrez, VP Marketing and Public Relations, Blink Charging
  • Ronan LePoupon, VP OnTech & Smart Home Services, OnTech Smart Services 
  • Mariam Rogers, Director of Multifamily Sales, Brivo


Presenters and moderators include:

  • Kristen Hanich, Director of Research, Parks Associates
  • Jennifer Kent, VP, of Research, Parks Associates
  • Elizabeth Parks, President, and CMO, Parks Associates
  • Jason Paris, Vice President, Business Development , Parks Associates


Event sponsors include Alarm.com, Calix, COX Communities, F-Secure, Homebase, Plume,Airties, Bitdefender, Johnson Controls, Notion, Nice, Rapid Response Monitoring, Resideo, Schneider Electric, STRATIS, AmTrust Warranty & Specialty Risk, GadgEon, IVANI, Midea, CookTop Safety, Iris, and Assurant.

Visit CONNECTIONS™ Conference to register and learn more about our speakers, sponsors and upcoming sessions.

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