Parks Associates is supporting Digital Entertainment World 2018.

Digital Entertainment World (DEW) 2018 will focus on "THE NEXT FRONTIER OF ENTERTAINMENT: CREATIVITY POWERED BY INNOVATION" and will cover topics from OTT to AI to eSports to Millennials to Content Marketing to VR/AR to Music Rights to Startups, etc., as this theme guides all talks, discussions, meetings and presentations over the two days. DEW2018 will be held in the Marina del Rey Marriott just steps from the beach and located in the heart of LA's thriving Silicon Beach with easy access to Santa Monica, Venice and Playa Vista. Digital Entertainment World (DEW2017 clip) is where you want to be if you are in the business of digital entertainment. 

Parks Associates is supporting Digital Entertainment World 2019.

Digital Entertainment World is the must attend B2B event and marketplace for global media and technology executives to evaluate the digital media landscape. This two-day event brings together leading industry executives from video, music, games and publishing — the entire digital content ecosystem. DEW is the place where content creators and owners, enabling technology providers, digital distributors and device manufacturers connect and create the infrastructure and technology partnerships necessary to monetize digital content.

Brad Russell, Research Director, Parks Associates, will speak on the GE Lighting Facebook Live Event on Thursday, January 11 at 9 a.m. PT during CES.

Jennifer Kent, Director of Research, Parks Associates, will be presenting future of connected health data at the A&D Medical booth at CES on Wednesday, January 10 at 11 AM PST. The A&D Medical booth #43431 is located in Tech West, Sands Expo, Level 2, Halls A-D. 

The special presentation from Dr. Kent will highlight new research from industry analysts that sheds insight into the future of connected health and its potential for consumers. Pulling from data on health and wellness solutions, she will share how connected health is reaching into the home, and how it will influence consumers over the next decade. 

Her presentation will focus on four primary topic research areas:
• How technology is closing gaps in the care continuum;
• On-demand patient and consumer services;
• Direct-to-consumer health and wellness services; and
• Independent living and the aging population. 

Parks Associates is hosting the 12th-annual CONNECTIONS Summit at CES.

CONNECTIONS Summit is an annual research and industry event hosted by international research firm Parks Associates at CES in Las Vegas. The executive event features one day of panel discussions on the smart home, Internet of Things (IoT), and connected entertainment, with trends and implications for connected consumers and opportunities for companies to build new revenues and innovative business models.

The 2018 CONNECTIONS™ Summit features panels examining successful consumer-focused strategies in designing and deploying IoT, smart home, and connected CE and health solutions. Leading analysts from host Parks Associates present consumer research and moderate expert discussions on crossover opportunities among these ecosystems, with insights on emerging trends, including AI, voice controls, and growing privacy concerns.

The 2018 CONNECTIONS™ Summit will take place January 9 during CES, which runs January 9-12 in Las Vegas.

Tom Kerber, Director of IoT Strategy at Parks Associates, will speak at the TecHome Builder Summit on December 4. Kerber will speak on the session "Multifam Roundtable: Identifying Millennial, iGen and Baby Boomer Multifamily Tech Must-Haves" at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, December 4.

TecHome Builder Summit is the tech strategy event for high-volume, luxury, and multifamily homebuilders. The TecHome Builder Summit consists of three co-located high-touch, executive events: TecHome Builder Hi Vol, TecHome Builder Lux, and TecHome Builder Multi Fam.

Parks Associates is supporting IoT Tech Expo North America.

Brad Russell, Research Director, Parks Associates, will chair the Data & Security track on Wednesday, November 29. Russell will also moderate the panel "IoT Data Analytics for Intelligent Decision Making" at 9:50 a.m. on the same day.

Returning to Santa Clara this November, the 2017 IoT Tech Expo North America will host thousands of attendees including IT decision makers, developers and makers, OEM’s, government and council officials, automotive exec’s, operators, technology providers, investors, venture capitalists, and many more. The IoT Tech Expo will showcase the most cutting edge technologies from more than 150 exhibitors and provide insight from over 200 speakers sharing their unparalleled industry knowledge and real-life experiences.

This year’s event will highlight the most innovative advancements in technologies which are affecting IoT. There will be case studies and dedicated tracks covering the entire Internet of Things ecosystem including Smart Transportation & Cities, Developing for the IoT, Connected Industry, IoT in Enterprise, IoT Innovations & Technologies and Data & Security.

Parks Associates is supporting the Solar Business Festival.

The Solar Business Festival (SBF), is the leading solar conference and exhibition in Texas, that provides a significant business platform for knowledge sharing, connectivity, marketing, and sales, bringing together solar & storage companies involved in the Texas market, companies looking to expand into Texas, companies looking to grow their business beyond Texas, and energy consumers.

The two-day conference segment features a wide variety of sessions on, components of doing a solar and storage business in Texas, microgrids & energy storage, distributed grid, project financing, sustainable buildings, smart grids, solar initiatives & innovations, utility integration, community solar projects, policies, incentives and goals, market growth opportunities, regulatory framework, international solar market opportunities/challenges, sustainable farming, and more. The expo is B2B focus and attracts visitors in the retail, commercial, industrial, residential industries, and facility managers.

Parks Associates is supporting I AM VR: Future of Entertainment Conference.

The I AM VR: Future of Entertainment Conference is a multicultural platform celebrating the convergence of emerging technology, music, and entertainment. Taking place alongside the BET Experience and BET Awards, I AM VR provides access to influencers in the Hip-Hop market along with key executives in the music and entertainment industry while also introducing virtual reality to millenials from underrepresented communities in one venue.

The event is open to the public and sponsorship opportunities are available. Tickets will be available on Eventbrite. 

Parks Associates is supporting Smart Home Summit.

Patrice Samuels, Senior Analyst at Parks Associates, will speak at Smart Home Summit at 4:30 p.m. on November 15.

This year's Smart Home Summit brings together industry leaders to showcase and examine innovations in connecting home devices that are interoperable, built by partnerships, cross the generational gap, and bring a positive ROI.

Parks Associates is supporting SPTechCon Washington D.C.

The 10^th autumn version of SPTechCon is part of the world’s premier independent SharePoint/Office365 event series, with 700+ delegates and top exhibitors! It is for IT professionals, SharePoint power users and developers. Choose from more than 70 classes and tutorials presented by more than 40 expert speakers and Microsoft MVPs.

Use code SHAREPOINT for a $200 conference discount off the prevailing rate of a three-day or four-day pass.  

Parks Associates is supporting AfricaCom.

AfricaCom is the essential must attend event of the year. Bigger and more comprehensive than ever before, with a broader free content programme, 450 exhibitors, and 100’s of prominent industry speakers, AfricaCom offers an unparalleled opportunity to; discover pioneering innovation that will influence Africa’s progression; network with thousands of like-minded individuals and; forge new collaborations that will move your business ahead.