Parks Associates will be accepting speaker submissions for the CONNECTIONS Conference, May 13-15, in San Francisco, until January 20. The conference will feature research presentations, keynotes, and interactive sessions focused on technologies, marketing strategies & business models for the connected home.

This year’s sessions will cover a variety of topics including:

Entertainment and Access Services

  • Creating a Successful User Experience
  • OTT Services in a Pay-TV World
  • Tomorrow's Set-top Boxes
  • Young Consumers and the Future of Video Services

Connected CE Devices and Platforms

  • Innovation in Content and Services for Entertainment Devices
  • 4K Adoption and Rollout
  • The Emerging Role and Revenue Potential of Connected CE 

Digital Content Discovery and Delivery 

  • Cracking the Window: New Trends in Content Rights
  • Creating a Successful User Experience
  • The Future of Content Delivery
  • Virtualization of the Set-top Box

Smart Home: Security, Controls, Energy, Connected Health and the Internet of Things

  • Smart Home: Aligning the Value Proposition with Consumer Demand
  • Interoperability in the Internet of Things
  • Bundled Services: Crossing Multiple Industry Sectors
  • Strategies to Leverage Connected Home Devices 

Mobile Devices, Content, and Commerce: Delivery and Apps 

  • Trends in Multiscreen Advertising
  • App Discovery and Marketing Services
  • API as Business Strategy
  • Connected Cars: The Next Smart Platform
  • The Role of Cellular/Wi-Fi in IoT
  • Mobile Commerce: Creating New Shopping Behaviors
  • The Impact of Wearable Computing

Tech Support Services and Strategies for the Consumer

  • Support Automation: Strategies and Solutions
  • Premium Support for the Connected Consumer
  • Moving Customers into Long Term Relationship

The deadline to submit to speak is January 20, 2014, click here to submit papers.

For more information about CONNECTIONS, click here