Parks Associates will host the 30th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference May 5-7 at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, bringing together connected home executives from Alarm.com, Silicon Labs, AWS, Ring, and more to explore the next phase of innovation in AI, smart home and security platforms, and intelligent consumer services.

Parks Associates estimate that close to 60 million US internet households currently have a home security solution now, including households with security systems or those with no system but a smart camera or video doorbell. The firm forecasts that by 2030, 70 million US internet households will have a home security solution.

Keynote speakers:

  • Robert Vance, VP, New Markets, Gentex
  • Jay Desai, GM for Amazon Sidewalk, Ring (Amazon.com) 
  • John Mack, Managing Director & Sector Co-Head Security & Safety, Raymond James
  • Kristen Valdes, Founder & CEO, b.well Connected Health

Speakers:

  • Matt Adams, Program Coordinator for Smart Building Technology, Houston City College
  • Matt Atkins, Principal Product Manager, SmartRent
  • Brian Bedrosian, VP Strategy Marketing, Infineon
  • Ben Berg, Product Manager, Alarm.com
  • Colin Cureton, Product Line Vice President, Home, Silicon Labs
  • Matt Davidson, Principal Product Manager, Connected Experiences, eero
  • Alan DiCicco, Vice President, Solution & Product Marketing, Calix
  • Gilles Drieu, SVP & Chief Technology Officer, ADT
  • Tim Eskew, Product Director, Residential Electronics, Allegion
  • Mabell Garcia Paine, West Coast Business Development and Sales Leader, Carrier
  • John Grady, CEO, Ayla Networks
  • Robert Grosz, President & COO, WorldVue
  • Jeffrey Guymon, VP IoT & Connected Devices, Ensure Protect
  • Scott Hanson, CTO, Ambiq
  • Scott Harden, SVP and CTO for Software, Home Solutions, Schneider Electric
  • Morgan Hertel, VP, Technology & Innovation, Rapid Response Monitoring
  • Phoebe Hung, Director - Ecosystem Team, Samsung SmartThings
  • Doug Jacobson, Senior Director of Software Platforms, Crestron
  • Jishnu Kinwar, VP, AI & Innovation, Chamberlain
  • Ramkumar Krishnan, Head of Cleantech Incubation, LG NOVA (LG Electronics)
  • Gene LaNois, VP, Business Development, Vivint (an NRG company)
  • Peter Levinson, VP of Product, Arity
  • Mike Link, COO, Kamicare, Kami Vision
  • Jenniffer Mackey, Vice President, Strategic Accounts, Zyxel Communications
  • Tajinder (Taj) Manku, CEO & Co-Founder, Cognitive Systems
  • Andy McFarlane, VP Marketing, Morse Micro
  • Todd Mozer, President & CEO, Sensory Inc.
  • David Morgan, Co-Founder, SD Marketing
  • Hervé Muller, VP North America, Telecom Design
  • Aaron Nowakowski, Director of Partner Solutions, Becklar
  • Emily O'Donnell, VP, Product and Communications, Evolution Digital
  • Hugh Owen, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Alarm.com
  • Keith Puckett, Co-Founder & CEO, Ubiety Technologies
  • Joey Rao-Russell, President & CEO, Kimberlite - Sonitrol/Security First
  • Gary Rockis, President, Integrated Systems Technology
  • Louis Rogers, Smart Building Integrator/Owner, InFocus Technologies
  • Ryan Salmons, Chief Product and Technology Officer, DOOR
  • Saima Siddiqui, VP of Product Management Smart Building, RealPage
  • Erica Sivertson, VP of MDU Product Strategy, Comcast
  • Asad Tahir, Director of Product Management, Lennox
  • Elizabeth Tobey, CMO, TechSee
  • Gordon van Zuiden, Founder, cyberManor, Inc. | Branch Partner, Daisy Co.
  • Dave Wechsler, Chief Business Officer, Plume
  • Matthew Wootton, Co-Founder & CTO, Ivani
  • Jing Xue, Sr. Director of Product, Wyze Labs

CONNECTIONS™ sponsors:

Research

  • Alarm.com
  • Silicon Labs

Platinum

  • Kwikset
  • Origin 
  • Rapid Response Monitoring 
  • Raymond James 
  • TechSee
  • Vivint, an NRG Company

Reception

  • Johnson Controls

Registration

  • Becklar

Wi-Fi

  • SkyBell

Event

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Aqara
  • Ayla Networks
  • BlueConnect Partners
  • eero
  • Ensure Protect
  • Gentex
  • Integrated Systems Technology
  • Ivani
  • MarketBetter
  • Plume
  • RealPage
  • Telecom Design
  • Ubiety
  • Z-Wave Alliance

Breakfast, Lunch, and Break

  • Arity
  • Calix
  • Moen
  • Morse Micro

Supporter

  • Sensors Converge

Parks Associate will recognize the 40 Tech Leaders of Connected Living during the conference’s networking reception. The firm is accepting nominations until April 16. Registration is open for the conference. For information, contact Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein.

About CONNECTIONS™

CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference brings industry leaders together to provide insights and business forecasting about the adoption of technology, including broadband, smart home, security, connected health, energy, and home automation.

Parks Associates will host the 30th annual CONNECTIONS™ on May 5-7, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.

CONNECTIONS™ provides ongoing insights throughout the year with virtual and in-person conference sessions. Parks Associates' analyst team leads the conference sessions, which are focused on technology innovations, consumer adoption and trends, product and service forecasts, and the evaluation of new business strategies, partnerships, monetization opportunities, and value-added service design.

CONNECTIONS™ is a pivotal platform for partnerships and exploring the future of technology adoption and its impact on consumers and businesses. www.connectionsus.com