Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls and Energy, Parks Associates is moderating Session 3 - Part 2: Realizing the benefits of The Internet of Things and its impact on Society: The Connected Home on Monday, March 3 from 15:35 – 17:05. Another example of how the Internet of Things can benefit everyday lives is through the vision of the Connected Home. The Connected Home offers people the opportunity for a single convergent home environment for energy consumption and management, home automation, security, mobile healthcare & assisted living, and home entertainment. Panelists include: Cees Links, Founder and CEO, GreenPeak Technologies; Mary Turner, CEO, AlertMe; Pierre Colle, Chief Technology Officer, Residential Control Business, Schneider Electric; Anne-Lise Thibelemont, Senior Director, Government Relations, Qualcomm, Inc; and Robert MacDougall, Head of Enterprise Regulation, Vodafone.

The event brings together leading industry stakeholders, including large telcos, hardware manufacturers, software developers, cloud providers, entrepreneurs, consumer advocates and the key decision makers to explore the current IoT ecosystem in Europe, and addresses the impact that the Internet of Things will have on European society.

Parks Associates is supporting GSMA Mobile World Congress.

The GSMA Mobile World Congress is where mobile leaders gather, collaborate and conduct industry business. Mobile is a catalyst of change and innovation, and whatever is coming next will likely be born at Mobile World Congress 2014, where we are “Creating What’s Next.” The yearly event provides the planet’s best venue for mobile industry networking, new business opportunities and deal-making. Mobile World Congress includes a world-class conference featuring visionary keynotes and panel discussions; an exhibition with more than 1,700 companies displaying cutting-edge technologies; App Planet, the Centre of the Mobile Apps Universe; mPowered Industries, a new conference and exhibition programme for those in the health, advertising, media and travel verticals; and the annual Global Mobile Awards ceremony, which recognises innovative mobile solutions and initiatives around the world. In 2013, Mobile World Congress hosted more than 72,000 mobile professionals from more than 200 countries. Make your plans now to be part of the excitement at Mobile World Congress 2014, in the Mobile World Capital, Barcelona. Visit www.mobileworldcongress.com to learn more.

Heather Way, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates is moderating the session, "Advertising / Monetization: Multi-Screen Advertising Measurement: What are the Video Metrics of the Future?" on Tuesday, February 18 from 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in the Brentwood Room. As video consumption becomes platform agnostic, the media industry is demanding more consistent measurement of advertising effectiveness. Both buyers and sellers need to know the benefits that media platforms can deliver individually and collectively. This panel of experts in cross-platform advertising will discuss the current environment for video advertising, the metrics being used and what changes need to be made to satisfy the demands of the market.

Digital Entertainment World is the best place to connect with content creators and owners, enabling technology providers, digital distributors and device manufacturers to create the infrastructure and technology partnerships necessary to monetize digital content. 

Parks Associates is hosting the Smart Energy Summit.

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.

Parks Associates is supporting DeveloperWeek.

DeveloperWeek 2014 Conference + Festival is shaping up to be the Bay Area's largest dev event series with 20+ city-wide events including a 2-Day Dev Conference + Expo, a 2-Day Hackathon @ Rackspace, Hiring Mixer, and partner events hosted by Google, Parse + Facebook, Yelp, Evernote, Klout, Eventbrite, see all partner events here! The goal of DeveloperWeek is to give everyone a landscape view of developer languages, technologies, and best practices within one week with topics ranging from HTML 5 and Javascript App Development to OpenStack and API Strategy.

Parks Associates is supporting DECT & CATiq World.

Building upon the huge success of our previous years' events, Informa Telecoms & Media, in association with the DECT Forum, are proud to present the 18th Annual DECT World & CAT-iq conference. Bringing together the industry, the summit will analyse developments over the past 12 months and discuss the future of DECT and CAT-iq. With examples of DECT products live in the market and new technologies which are set to drive DECT use in both residential and enterprise markets, the 2014 conference is not to be missed.

Parks Associates is a conference event partner with the 2014 International CES®.

The International CES is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for more than 40 years—the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. As the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES features all aspects of the industry. And because it is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the technology trade association representing the $203 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry, it attracts the world’s business leaders and pioneering thinkers to a forum where the industry’s most relevant issues are addressed.

Parks Associates will be co-locating the CONNECTIONS Summit at CES on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. If you are interested in a VIP pass to attend this event, please click here.

Parks Associates is hosting the CONNECTIONS Summit at CES.

Gain C-level insights and make some connections of your own with leading companies in the digital living space. International research firm Parks Associates presents consumer and industry trends, new business models and technologies, and growth opportunities for companies developing products and services for the digital home. Hear groundbreaking research on connected devices and Smart TV, digital content and multiple platforms, value-added services and new roles for service providers, and strategies for monetizing it all.

CONNECTIONS Summit sessions feature commentary, insight, and debate on successful market strategies and deployment in the following sessions:

-- Home Monitoring and Control: Attracting New Subscribers
-- Consumer Tech Support: Advanced Tools and Infrastructure
-- The Internet of Things: Connected Home Platforms and Devices
-- Monetizing Second-screen Services
-- Evolution of the Smart TV
-- New Connected CE Business Models

Brett Sappington, Director of Research, Parks Associates is speaking at the 4th Broadband Unlimited at CES.

Parks Associates is supporting Broadband Unlimited at CES.

Evolving broadband technology gives consumers unlimited access to what they need to live and gives service providers, device manufacturers and app developers new opportunities  as well as threats that might make them obsolete. Broadband Unlimited, produced by Team Lightbulb, explores the connection between consumer demand for broadband-enabled devices and services and the resources that meet these demands. Whether you’re a provider, manufacturer, distributor or developer, you can't survive without understanding what's happening in consumer electronics.

Parks Associates is supporting Storage Visions Conference.

Data Storage is the Key Enabler for virtually every facet of modern society. Storage Visions is the place where you will meet and hear from the innovaters driving this technology forward!

Parks Associates is supporting Dallas Digital Summit 2013.

Dallas Digital Summit is a premier digital strategies forum with a goal of educating and promoting forward thinking and thought leadership on topics related to internet business and marketing. Dallas Digital Summit is presented by TechMedia, the leading producer of regional digital forums in the United States, serving thousands of digital professionals every year.

Jennifer Kent, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates is presenting "Understanding the Requirements of In-Vehicle HMI" on Thursday November 21 from 5:00 PM - 5.20 PM.

Jennifer is also a panelist on the session, "What Business Models will create Value in Connectivity for Consumers?" on Thursday, November 21 from 3:10-3:40 PM.

Parks Associates is supporting Connected Cars '13 North America.

Remove the uncertainty surrounding monetizing the connected car. Learn direct from the Auto OEMs who are bringing exciting connected services to market and employing impressive new business models to monetize the connected consumer. With 40+ speakers over 2 day with a focus on the services and business models that will monetize the connected car, Connected Cars North America will see dynamic contributions from Auto OEMs and the connected car industry from across the region.