INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Connected Health, Connected Home Technologies and Services, Connected Entertainment Products and Services. Jennifer manages the research department and Parks Associates' process for producing high-quality, relevant, and meaningful research. Jennifer also leads and advises on syndicated and custom research projects across all connected consumer verticals and guides questionnaire development for Parks Associates’ extensive consumer analytics survey program. Jennifer is a certified focus group moderator, with training from the Burke Institute. Jennifer earned her PhD in religion, politics, and society and an MA in church-state studies from Baylor University. She earned her BA in politics from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

Eran Orr is the Founder & CEO of XRHealth, the leading healthcare platform in Spatial computing. XRHealth operates state-of-the-art therapeutic care Virtual Rooms, utilizing proprietary FDA and CE registered medical Extended Reality (XR) technology (virtual and augmented reality). XRHealth integrates immersive XR technology, licensed clinicians, and advanced data analytics on one platform, providing a comprehensive therapeutic care solution for patients to receive treatment from the comfort of their home. To date, he has been awarded four patents related to technology and healthcare and has published numerous studies in leading medical journals. Eran founded the company after a 12-year career as an executive officer in the Israeli Air Force. After experiencing an injury from flying in the AirForce and a long rehabilitation process, he realized that virtual reality could be applied to physical therapy and would eventually revolutionize the way healthcare is done. Eran is also a co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Envoya, a leading pioneer in the field of advanced biomedical technologies. He has completed the Global Health Care Leaders Program at Harvard Medical School, earned a BA in Business Management, Government, and Politics, and an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Business Administration from Ben Gurion University.

Steve Chazin has nearly three decades experience designing, building, and selling innovative enterprise and consumer technology that changed the world. Steve reimagined collaboration in the cloud at Cisco, Salesforce, and Symantec, launched four successful startups, and created new solutions for video editing, file sharing, and web services long before each became commonplace. As Vice President of Products for Alarm.com, Steve defines next-generation offerings for protecting people at home, at work and beyond. Combining his extensive tech experience with keen insights of emerging consumer trends, Steve has a history of predicting the future, and is currently developing health and wellness solutions for a post Covid-19 world. Steve has been a recurring guest on major network news programs, appeared in the BBC television series “Business Nightmares” and took part in the CNBC documentary “Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippie”. Steve has written and published three books, is quoted by numerous online and printed publications, and is a highly sought-after speaker on topics like connected health and fitness, consumer technology and augmented reality. Steve was rehired by Steve Jobs to help reboot Apple in the late 1990s and was part of the team that returned Apple to profitability.

Jeff cofounded Chefling in California in 2017 right after school graduation, aiming to modernize kitchen workflow using technologies. Its main product, Chefling app, has been featured by Amazon Alexa skill store multiple times. The company was invested by BSH, and acquired by Smarter in 2022.

Roeland Nusselder is the CEO and co-founder of Plumerai, with offices in London and Amsterdam. Plumerai offers a full AI solution for the smart home, from People Detection, Vehicle Detection and Pet Detection to Familiar Face Identification and Stranger Identification. Plumerai’s software can be found in products on the shelves of Walmart and Best Buy. Thanks to its capability to run AI on-device with unmatched accuracy it has won several major US-based video doorbell companies as customers.

Matt is an entrepreneur, innovator, and the Co-Founder and CTO of Ivani where he leads the technical team and drives overall technical strategy. With over eighty granted patents and many pending applications, he has a wealth of experience creating intellectual property. Throughout his career, Matt has driven various market innovations in both the defense and commercial sectors. After graduating from Olin College of Engineering, he has added an MBA alongside other professional certifications both in Systems Engineering and TRIZ.

Don Young is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at ADT. He previously served as the company’s Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President, Field Operations. Don started in the alarm industry in 1988 after serving four years in the United States Air Force as a computer programmer analyst. Since then he has held various leadership roles across many areas within the security industry. Don is currently president of The Monitoring Association (TMA) and past president of the Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response (PPVAR).

As the President and Chief Marketing Officer at Parks Associates, Elizabeth Parks plays a pivotal role at Parks Associates. With over two decades of dedication to the company, she has been instrumental in shaping its growth and success, along with the continued focus of delivering timely and quality industry and consumer insights on the connected home and SMB industries. Elizabeth's leadership extends across a diverse range of responsibilities. She is a driving force behind the company's research focus and coverage areas, ensuring that Parks Associates remains at the forefront of industry trends and insights for the broadband, consumer electronics, and home service markets. Her expertise is showcased in the strategic communication plan she orchestrates, encompassing advertising, public relations, and marketing efforts. A cornerstone of her role is as the key organizer of Parks Associates' prestigious events, including Parks Associates signature event, CONNECTIONS™, Smart Energy Summit, Future of Video, Connected Health Summit, and Smart Spaces. Elizabeth's commitment to Parks Associates' overarching mission is unwavering. She is dedicated to providing clients with the most reliable and comprehensive consumer and industry research and analysis. Parks Associates syndicated and custom research work helps empower businesses to make informed decisions in an ever-evolving landscape. Elizabeth's journey with Parks Associates began after graduating with a BA in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Plano Texas with her husband and three children.

Alexander Linn is an expert in the application of AI. As Founder and CEO of Shipshape he is on a mission to make all homes safe, reliable, efficient, and easy to maintain. Formerly an Engineer at Salesforce on their AI team. He holds multiple patents and started developing smart building tech in 2007, including novel HVAC technology.

Razvan Todor is a Product and Business Management Leader with over 15 years of software industry experience. He is currently the Vice President of the B2B2C division at Bitdefender, a global security technology company that serves over 500 million us-ers in over 150 countries with cybersecurity solutions and advanced threat protection services. Since joining the company, Razvan has held several key management positions at Bitdefender, focusing on both business and consumers. For the past five years, he has overseen or been directly involved in the launch of Bitdefender's top-tier B2C and B2B2C products, such as Bitdefender BOX and the Bitdefender IoT Security Plat-form, as well as co-branded solutions such as NETGEAR Armor powered by Bitde-fender. His current mission is to build and expand Bitdefender's technological reach through strategic partnerships with industry leaders in the IoT and smart home cyber-security markets.

Tyson's career has been dedicated to breaking things in the energy industry and helping to rebuild them better than before. His 15+ years at Honeywell, Evergy, Uplight, and now Google have given him a wide range of experiences in the energy space. He uses that experience to help Google's energy partners connect the dots for a clean energy future that is accessible to all.

An Eternal learner who believes in intellectually honest learning. Currently solving problems within the Access control and smart buildings space. Revolutionizing and simplifying Access control with Mobile and cloud based access. A Seasoned Wireless technology leader with extensive hardware/product development and Leadership experience. Founded Spintly in 2018. Prior to founding Spintly, worked on development of 2G,3G, 4G(LTE),5G, Wifi and IoT Technologies, with companies like Motorola, Nokia and Broadcom. Traveled extensively around the world and worked with diverse cross functional teams. Realized that people with great attitude, talent and dreams are all over the world. Great products, Solutions and companies can come from anywhere in the world.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Connected Health, Connected Home Technologies and Services, Connected Entertainment Products and Services. Jennifer manages the research department and Parks Associates' process for producing high-quality, relevant, and meaningful research. Jennifer also leads and advises on syndicated and custom research projects across all connected consumer verticals and guides questionnaire development for Parks Associates’ extensive consumer analytics survey program. Jennifer is a certified focus group moderator, with training from the Burke Institute. Jennifer earned her PhD in religion, politics, and society and an MA in church-state studies from Baylor University. She earned her BA in politics from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

Giacalone Associates, LLC is a well-respected consulting and advisory practice that serves the electronic and physical security and life safety industry. Mr. Giacalone has enjoyed and earned a successful forty-year career in the electronic security industry. A highlight of his career includes a ten-year period of building and leading as Chief Operating Officer the largest third-party central station monitoring company in the United States. Mr. Giacalone brings a proven executive track record of increasing, revenue and leveraging technology to open new market verticals. While serving as Chief Operating Officer of the largest third-party central station monitoring company in the United States his focus and effort resulted in growing the company from a regional forty-five thousand account monitoring center to the largest third-party monitoring center in the United States with a monitoring base in excess of five hundred thousand security, life safety, environmental and video monitored subscriber accounts throughout North America. Under his leadership this company earned its place as the largest and most technologically advance monitoring center in the United States. Mr. Giacalone Created the business plan, solicited the financing and secured a one hundred million dollar credit facility to fund the startup of King Capital Financial Services, which grew to become one of the longest running Dealer Financial & Acquisition Programs in the security industry. Throughout his operational career Mr. Giacalone also provided advisory services and Subject Matter Expert advice to organizations both domestically and internationally. Since the inception of his full-time advisory services practice in 2006, Mr. Giacalone has served some of the largest security organizations in North America, the Caribbean, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Giacalone is well known for his operational expertise and frequently collaborates with lenders, private equity and the investment community as a Subject Matter Expert lead during operational due diligence. Although Mr. Giacalone is a well-known and regarded advisor within the security industry, a majority of his career was spent as a hands-on, dedicated operations executive that built and led some of the most respected full-service security, life safety, environmental service and monitoring companies in the United States. Mr. Giacalone has served as Chairman as well as a voting member of many standards committees within the security industry. He is often called on and published by major security publications for his expert opinions on a variety of subject matters related to the proper design, installation, monitoring and maintenance of security, safety and environmental systems.

Andreas is a serial entrepreneur. He founded his first company, the online gaming enabler lionix, at the age of fifteen. He then founded IM Trading, a stock market newsletter publishing business, later acquired by a Swiss private equity firm. Subsequently, Andreas bootstrapped and co-founded ewido networks, a consumer cyber security company. With over 7 million users worldwide, the business scaled rapidly to a category leader and was awarded, "Best newcomer of the year" by Digital River's ICE. In 2006, ewido merged with AVG Technologies, a leading antivirus and cybersecurity provider where Andreas led business development and later corporate development of the group worldwide. Andreas helped to grow AVG from 40 to over 110 million customers, scaling the team from 100 to 800 employees (including 450 software engineers) and taking the company public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012. Andreas co-founded Smartfrog as a consumer IoT SaaS pioneer in 2014. The company's mission is making modern technologies useful, easy, affordable and safe providing IoT for everyone. In 2018, the company acquired the US-based Canary Connect Inc. The two businesses were later merged into Smartfrog & Canary, headquartered in NYC. Andreas leads the group as Co-CEO. To date, the business has raised over $150M in funding and is one of the category leaders.

Geordie Hagerman is a seasoned executive with over 14 years of experience in wireless and high-tech industries. His expertise spans marketing, sales, product management, operations, and corporate development, particularly in the telecommunications sector. Notably, Geordie served as VP of Business Development at Pravala Networks, where he led highly successful marketing, fundraising, and sales initiatives. These efforts were pivotal in the company's eventual acquisition by Carnegie Technologies. Currently leading commercialization and marketing efforts at Cognitive Systems Corp., Geordie is focused on forging partnerships and shaping product roadmap strategies. Renowned for his strategic team management, Geordie prioritizes customer success and shareholder value in all endeavors. His vision encompasses unlocking new Wi-Fi services through innovative solutions, steering the organization towards sustained growth and financial success.

Tyler Tribe is a seasoned technology executive with almost three decades of experience in creating software solutions. He is passionate about helping organizations develop world-class customer and employee experiences, building strong teams, and collaborating on vision and strategy for global corporations and small and medium-sized businesses. Before joining Becklar, he spent twenty years at IBM.

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INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Consumer electronics, mobility services and devices, connected health and wellness. Kristen Hanich heads Parks Associates' consumer electronics and mobility research, with expertise in other verticals including connected cars, mobile networking, healthcare, wellness, and independent living. She leads a mix of custom and syndicated research projects throughout the year, with a focus on major players and emerging trends. Kristen specializes in bridging the gap between data-driven and narrative approaches to understanding the consumer markets via a mix of qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Kristen has dual master's degrees in applied anthropology and public health from the Universities of North Texas in Denton and Fort Worth. She earned her BSc in health at the University of Texas at San Antonio and has a graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems.

Chris is a Senior Researcher with Parks Associates, covering the connected home market. He was previously a Director of Insights at PeopleMetrics in Philadelphia and the Data Manager of a youth-serving collaborative in New Orleans. He has performed research for companies in a variety of industries, including the telecom/ISP space. Chris earned his BBA in Marketing from the College of William & Mary and his MBA in Marketing and Finance from American University.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Consumer electronics, mobility services and devices, connected health and wellness. Kristen Hanich heads Parks Associates' consumer electronics and mobility research, with expertise in other verticals including connected cars, mobile networking, healthcare, wellness, and independent living. She leads a mix of custom and syndicated research projects throughout the year, with a focus on major players and emerging trends. Kristen specializes in bridging the gap between data-driven and narrative approaches to understanding the consumer markets via a mix of qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Kristen has dual master's degrees in applied anthropology and public health from the Universities of North Texas in Denton and Fort Worth. She earned her BSc in health at the University of Texas at San Antonio and has a graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Connected Health, Connected Home Technologies and Services, Connected Entertainment Products and Services. Jennifer manages the research department and Parks Associates' process for producing high-quality, relevant, and meaningful research. Jennifer also leads and advises on syndicated and custom research projects across all connected consumer verticals and guides questionnaire development for Parks Associates’ extensive consumer analytics survey program. Jennifer is a certified focus group moderator, with training from the Burke Institute. Jennifer earned her PhD in religion, politics, and society and an MA in church-state studies from Baylor University. She earned her BA in politics from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

Gene Wang is Chairman and co-founder of Care Daily, a brandable AI+IoT Platform that provides hero solution providers with their own app store of AI Assistants to care daily for people, places, and things. Wang has led five startups in fields ranging from AI, robotics, digital imaging, mobile device management and senior care services. Gene was previously Chairman and CEO of Bitfone, the industry leader in Over-The-Air device management solutions for mobile phones, which he sold to HP in 2007. Gene was CEO and Chairman of Photo Access, where he sold its high performance PhotoChip division to Agilent Technologies in 2000. Gene was the CEO of Computer Motion, a leader in medical robotics, which he led through a successful IPO in 1997. At Symantec, Gene was Executive VP where he managed four divisions and helped triple sales. Gene was VP and general manager at Borland, where he drove sales of the C++ programming language to over one million copies. Gene earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of California at Berkeley. Gene leads the People Power Band and is happily married with three wonderful children and two bad dogs.

Lainie Muller is a 15-year veteran of the technology industry and an emerging voice on Smart Solutions for Aging in Place and Connected Caregiving. Lainie is Director of Wellness at Alarm.com, a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: ALRM) and the nation’s leading cloud-based platform for the smart home. The Wellness solution leverages Smart Home technology to support Aging in Place and independent living for older adults and those living with disabilities. Wellness, an integrated element of Alarm.com’s comprehensive ecosystem of home management technology, is currently in use in residential homes, senior living communities, schools and in remote caregiving programs funded by Medicare and Medicaid. The product has received critical acclaim from The New York Times, Kiplingers, CNN, NPR and TechCrunch. In 2010, Lainie joined BeClose, a privately funded start-up company, as the Director of Partnership Sales. In 2015, BeClose was “spun-in” to Alarm.com, an early-stage strategic investor of the company. The BeClose product is now available as Alarm.com Wellness. Prior to BeClose, Lainie served as National Sales Manager, Major Accounts Unit (MAU) at Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, the online subsidiary of The Washington Post company, where she led a top revenue producing team driving Healthcare, Consumer Electronics and Retail sales. Lainie has been an active Board Member for the National Capitol Area Chapter, Alzheimer’s Association since 2012. She holds a BS in Business and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University. Lainie lives in Chevy Chase, MD with her husband and two teenage boys.

Nathanial Findlay, CEO, Lifeguard Health

Ross Rubin is a contributing analyst at Parks Associates and the founder and principal analyst at Reticle Research Ross has focused on innovation in the technology, media and telecom markets for over 20 years. Prior to founding Reticle Research, he was executive director and principal analyst at The NPD Group. Prior to NPD, he founded and managed the consumer access and technology service at Jupiter Research (acquired by Forrester Research), where he served as vice president and chief research fellow. He has contributed to and been quoted by leading publications and media outlets hundreds of times. Ross is a graduate of Cornell University.

As the President and Chief Marketing Officer at Parks Associates, Elizabeth Parks plays a pivotal role at Parks Associates. With over two decades of dedication to the company, she has been instrumental in shaping its growth and success, along with the continued focus of delivering timely and quality industry and consumer insights on the connected home and SMB industries. Elizabeth's leadership extends across a diverse range of responsibilities. She is a driving force behind the company's research focus and coverage areas, ensuring that Parks Associates remains at the forefront of industry trends and insights for the broadband, consumer electronics, and home service markets. Her expertise is showcased in the strategic communication plan she orchestrates, encompassing advertising, public relations, and marketing efforts. A cornerstone of her role is as the key organizer of Parks Associates' prestigious events, including Parks Associates signature event, CONNECTIONS™, Smart Energy Summit, Future of Video, Connected Health Summit, and Smart Spaces. Elizabeth's commitment to Parks Associates' overarching mission is unwavering. She is dedicated to providing clients with the most reliable and comprehensive consumer and industry research and analysis. Parks Associates syndicated and custom research work helps empower businesses to make informed decisions in an ever-evolving landscape. Elizabeth's journey with Parks Associates began after graduating with a BA in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Plano Texas with her husband and three children.

Dean Avgiris, Executive Director - Xfinity Home, Comcast

Jim is seasoned sales, marketing and business development professional, with over 25 years of specializing in bringing new, innovative or disruptive products and technologies to all channels of distribution, including Wireless, Direct, B2B, Multi Family, Retail, E-Tail, Enterprise, and Distribution worldwide. Jim has extensive start up experience, having been involved in 9 startups to date, as well as Corporate and Enterprise experience. Jim has been both a quota bearing C Level or VP of Sales and Marketing professional and has also managed sales and operations teams. Jim has inherited sales and marketing professionals, as well as built teams from the ground up, implementing all sales tools, quotas, activity, GTM plans, compensation and tracking tools, like CRM, and achieving over a 90% participation rate, with minimal turn over. Most recently, Jim has joined Nimbio, a startup in the MFU and Enterprise access control space as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Bruce Mungiguerra, CEO, Riverbend Sandler Pools

Kian Saneii is a computer scientist and serial entrepreneur, passionate about creating innovative solutions that transform lives, organizations and entire markets. Saneii founded Independa in 2009, and is CEO and Chairman of the company. Kian speaks on a wide range of topics, including the Consumerization of Healthcare and is dedicated to helping transform our sickcare system into a dramatically more beneficial healthcare system more effective, cost effective, accessible and convenient. Award-winning solutions from Independa transform the standard TV to deliver an unparalleled person-centric view of remote engagement, education and care for older adults and others who are the hardest to reach, most susceptible to COVID or chronic conditions, most isolated, and the most expensive to care for. From the Hospital to the Home, and throughout the entire care continuum in between. In close association with LG Electronics, LG TVs offer the Independa Health Hub Ecosystem, delivering a wide and growing number of offerings, including 24/7 telemedicine, teledentistry, telebehavioral health, medical grade health education, personalized exercise videos, discount pharmacy, and other benefits and offerings right on the TV. Saneii and Independa are helping transform the healthcare cost curve, along with the quality of lives and care for those most in need. Independa has received numerous awards and recognitions, including CES' Technology for a Better World, 100 Brilliant Companies by Entrepreneur, and Top 10 Patient Engagement Solutions by HealthCare Tech Outlook.

Maggie Zieba, Vice President, Safety and Security Services, Resideo

David Puckett serves as the Global Devices Organization's Head of Product Strategy. He is responsible for steering the device product vision, long-term product roadmap, and commercial opportunities across Comcast Cable, Comcast Syndication partners, and Sky Europe in his current position. He directs the device strategy for all consumer and SMB products across the Connectivity and Platforms business units of the company, including Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky. In his 18 years at Comcast, David oversaw the introduction of numerous products and features and the expansion of the company's portfolio. He has delivered innovation in various positions, including Product Marketing, Product Development, Product Management, and Product Strategy, always with the customer experience in mind. Before joining Comcast in 2005, David spent eight years executing consumer marketing strategies across direct and indirect sales channels for both consumer and business-to-business services at various private and public Internet Services companies in both start-up and established stages. David has four hyper-connected Generation Z children. Although David is one of the rare individuals who began his career by handing out free Dialup Internet Service CDs in retail stores and continues to work in an industry that has paved the way for advanced technologies such as AI, AR/VR, Blockchain, Edge Computing, Cloud Gaming, Videoconferencing, IoT, and whatever the Metaverse ends up being, his children are too preoccupied creating content with Tiktok or video games to care.

Shankar Achanta serves as Vice of Products at Sunnova where he is responsible for leading and managing portfolio of products and solutions for powering homes and businesses with new electrification technologies. Mr. Achanta brings over 20 years of experience in developing and managing technology product portfolios for power utilities and industrial customers. He received his M.S. in electrical engineering from Arizona State University in 2002. Prior to joining Sunnova, Mr. Achanta held several leadership roles at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) since 2002 in research and development division and is named on 25+ awarded patents in the field of power systems, communications, and sensor technologies and has also authored several technical papers. As an R&D and product leader throughout his career, Mr. Achanta started several new product lines and grew them into successful business units. He developed multiple successful partnerships with large organizations, to build joint solutions and go-to-market strategies.

Colin Cureton is the senior director of ecosystems and marketing for the Home & Life Business at Silicon Labs. He is responsible for driving Silicon Labs engagement with large technology innovators and ensuring that Silicon Labs solutions can help scale the number of devices and solutions across those innovators’ ecosystems. Previously, Colin has held engineering, marketing and product management roles with Motorola, Freescale, AMD and NXP, and has worked across the networking and communications, consumer, embedded and IoT markets.

Wade Gibson joined Brinks Home in May 2020, bringing with him over a decade of high-level leadership experience in the private sector, U.S. military, and state and local government. In his role, Wade is responsible for company-wide lead customer acquisition efforts through direct and indirect sales, M&A and bulk buy transactions, lead-sharing, and cross-selling partnerships. He also spearheads business development efforts to attract potential new acquisitions, selling partners, and corporate partnerships. Before starting with Brinks Home, Wade most recently practiced law at Locke Lord LLP, where he advised large and small businesses, private equity funds, banks, and governments on over 75 mergers, acquisitions, and debt finance transactions ranging from $2 million to $2 billion. Outside the office, Wade and his wife Juliet spend their time chasing around their two sons and two dogs trying to prevent emergency room visits.

Jeff has been involved and influential in the development and design on 100's of products over more than 25 years that use speech and computer vision technologies. Jeff's focus on how to implement Sensory technologies into real world products has played an important role in Sensory's success in the market. Jeff has licensed speech and computer vision tech to companies such as Amazon, Google, Honda, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung, Zoom and many more.

Paul Williams serves as the Managing Director of the Home Management Solutions Business Unit for Nice and leads the worldwide strategy and business for the connected home in this role. Paul has over 20 years of executive leadership in the connected home space and his career spans start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Paul previously served as Nice North America’s Chief Product Officer where he led the product management teams and developed the product strategy and product roadmaps of all products / solutions for Nice in North America. Prior to joining Nice, he was at GE Lighting in the role of GM of Product Management and Growth where he was charged with reimagining lighting solutions. In three years, Paul’s team created a DIY smart home ecosystem with innovative products and scaled the consumer mobile app, taking it from just 30,000 users to more than 2 million. During his 14+ years of executive leadership at Control4, a manufacturer of smart home solutions, he was instrumental in building the company from a startup to IPO with double-digit, year-over-year growth.

As the President and Chief Marketing Officer at Parks Associates, Elizabeth Parks plays a pivotal role at Parks Associates. With over two decades of dedication to the company, she has been instrumental in shaping its growth and success, along with the continued focus of delivering timely and quality industry and consumer insights on the connected home and SMB industries. Elizabeth's leadership extends across a diverse range of responsibilities. She is a driving force behind the company's research focus and coverage areas, ensuring that Parks Associates remains at the forefront of industry trends and insights for the broadband, consumer electronics, and home service markets. Her expertise is showcased in the strategic communication plan she orchestrates, encompassing advertising, public relations, and marketing efforts. A cornerstone of her role is as the key organizer of Parks Associates' prestigious events, including Parks Associates signature event, CONNECTIONS™, Smart Energy Summit, Future of Video, Connected Health Summit, and Smart Spaces. Elizabeth's commitment to Parks Associates' overarching mission is unwavering. She is dedicated to providing clients with the most reliable and comprehensive consumer and industry research and analysis. Parks Associates syndicated and custom research work helps empower businesses to make informed decisions in an ever-evolving landscape. Elizabeth's journey with Parks Associates began after graduating with a BA in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Plano Texas with her husband and three children.

Always wanting to stay one step ahead of his kids and technology, Greg is passionate about the connected home industry and how it can bring tangible value to people and businesses everywhere. Greg joined Calix in 2018 and leads the solution partnership team. Calix is the leading FTTx provider of software and hardware solutions to the regional service provider market in North America and around the globe. Today, Calix supports over 1,800 Fiber based ISPs, enabling them to bring best-in-class turn-key solutions to market through strategic solutions partners. After investing well over $1B in building a world-class fiber software platform, the Calix ecosystem allows ISPs to easily deliver and launch new fully managed services in a fraction of the time creating long term value for end-subscribers. So far, Calix has launched and announced 11 different managed services via partnerships across several categories with more to come.

Jerome Howard holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the esteemed Georgia Institute of Technology. Following a successful internship in the Oil & Gas industry as a Security Analyst, he joined the sector full-time in 2011. After spending 7 years in Oil & Gas, Jerome transitioned back to Atlanta, where he assumed the role of Senior Engineer at a prominent Healthcare company. With a rich and varied background in Corporate America, Jerome decided to embark on a journey of serial entrepreneurship and community enrichment. In 2021, he co-founded Culture Wireless, an Internet Service Provider that aims to deliver affordable and high-quality internet services to unserved and underserved communities.

Rob Shema is focused on developing new opportunities and relationships for altafiber to continue expanding its fiber footprint beyond Greater Cincinnati Shema was formerly Chief Executive Officer with Com Net. Shema directed Com Net in its efforts to provide IPTV Video, Fiber Optic Transport, Dedicated Internet Access, Authentication, Network Administration, and Call Center Support. Prior to that he was EVP of ACA Connects and worked with numerous companies on issues such as retransmission consent, permitting and pole attachments. Earlier in his career he participated in the launch of CN8 a local television network, assisted with the launch of Comcast Newsmakers, and developed and was instrumental in the launch of local OnDemand at Comcast. He obtained his BA from Duquesne University and his graduate degree from Villanova University.

Senior Vice President Business Development, iolo

Jennifer Harris joined the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in August 2022 as the federal program officer (FPO) for the State of Texas. In this role, Jennifer coordinates partnerships and outreach with the state and local governments, community groups, and other entities with a vested interest on NTIA’s high-speed internet grant programs and policy issues. Jennifer works directly with the Texas Broadband Development Office and the state-level regional, county and municipal associations to ensure comprehensive engagement from all stakeholders in the state on the State’s high-speed internet planning and funding process. Jennifer started her career at the Texas State Capitol in 2005 holding a wide range of jobs in the public sector. Her professional experience includes legislative, public policy, communications, and government affairs work with the Texas Legislature, and policy and communications work for the Florida Department of Education, along with a variety of roles on local and statewide political campaigns. Following her work at the Texas State Capitol and the Florida Department of Education, Jennifer served for three years as the State Program Director for Texas for Connected Nation, a national non-profit organization which has focused on tackling the digital divide for more than 20 years. Appointed in January 2020, Jennifer served as an inaugural member of the Governor’s Broadband Development Council. Governor Abbott re-appointed her to the Council in March 2022 and named her Vice Chair of the Council, a position which she held until joining NTIA. Jennifer earned her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. She earned her Master's degree in Public Service and Administration from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.

Jennifer Harris joined the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in August 2022 as the federal program officer (FPO) for the State of Texas. In this role, Jennifer coordinates partnerships and outreach with the state and local governments, community groups, and other entities with a vested interest on NTIA’s high-speed internet grant programs and policy issues. Jennifer works directly with the Texas Broadband Development Office and the state-level regional, county and municipal associations to ensure comprehensive engagement from all stakeholders in the state on the State’s high-speed internet planning and funding process. Jennifer started her career at the Texas State Capitol in 2005 holding a wide range of jobs in the public sector. Her professional experience includes legislative, public policy, communications, and government affairs work with the Texas Legislature, and policy and communications work for the Florida Department of Education, along with a variety of roles on local and statewide political campaigns. Following her work at the Texas State Capitol and the Florida Department of Education, Jennifer served for three years as the State Program Director for Texas for Connected Nation, a national non-profit organization which has focused on tackling the digital divide for more than 20 years. Appointed in January 2020, Jennifer served as an inaugural member of the Governor’s Broadband Development Council. Governor Abbott re-appointed her to the Council in March 2022 and named her Vice Chair of the Council, a position which she held until joining NTIA. Jennifer earned her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. She earned her Master's degree in Public Service and Administration from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.

Jesse Fallick, VP of Product, Recurve

Advait Katarki is a Business Development Manager at Eaton Corporation for Connected Solutions & Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI). With over 10 years of experience in engineering, product development and marketing strategy, Advait has provided expertise and leadership for both the circuit protection business and the digital solutions business. In his current role, Advait leads Go-to-market Strategy for Eaton's Connected Solutions and AC L2 EV Chargers — working closely with strategic eco-system partners, home builders and utilities. Advait is passionate about working on solutions enhancing integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and electric vehicle charging. Some of Advait’s recent speaking engagements include at Industry events such as Solar Power International, EPRI Infrastructure Working Council, and Energy Star Partner Summit. Advait joined Eaton in 2012 via the Cooper Industries acquisition and has held other positions of increasing responsibility for the Electrical Sector in Engineering, Product Management & Digital Strategy. Advait graduated from North Carolina State University with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering in 2011 and a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mumbai (India). Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently, and more reliably. Eaton’s 2021 revenues were $19.6 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit www.Eaton.com

Rich is the Vice President of Business of Final Distribution for Square D by Schneider Electric, which encompasses products for the residential and light commercial markets. His BOLD idea is to transform homes by digitally connecting residential electrical service from grid to plug, for sustainability, efficiency, resiliency and personalization as part of a connected home ecosystem, bringing homeowners added energy savings, comfort and safety to their homes.

An entrepreneurial and driven leader, Paul has always been a self-starter, re-founding his fraternity in college, starting his first company at 19, and operationalizing Powerley as the company’s first employee. Paul has more than 15 years’ experience in the technology space, leading digital strategy, product management/marketing and client success organizations. Since joining Powerley in 2015, Paul has emerged as a subject matter expert in the smart energy space, bringing multiple products to market, being elected to the SECC board, and delivering thought leadership to SEPA, Energy STAR and IEI. Today, Paul serves as Powerley’s chief product and customer officer, responsible for overseeing Powerley’s product strategy and the delivery of its product to the market with its partners. In addition to his work in the energy space, Paul also has over a decade of experience in the digital realm, with work spanning research, strategy, analytics and development. Prior to joining Powerley, Paul led marketing intelligence for Organic, Inc., a digital experience consultancy. In his position he drove the positioning and performance of Organic’s work for its clients across the hospitality, CPG and automotive verticals. Paul prides himself on his relentless and pragmatic approach, with a keen focus on performance and measurement, including developing advanced analytics solutions to measure cross-channel platform success. A third-generation Wolverine, Paul holds a BA in Economics and an MBA in Strategy and Marketing, both from the University of Michigan.

Tom Breare is Senior Partnerships Manager at Octopus Energy U.S. With seven years in the energy sector, Tom leads Octopus Energy’s connected device partnerships and flexibility products for customers in the US. Tom was an early employee of Octopus Energy in 2016, and moved from the United Kingdom to Texas in 2022.

Jennifer Doctor is the Senior Director of Product Management for Johnson Controls, Global Products’ Intrusion detection portfolio. In this capacity, Jennifer leads a global team managing more than 5,000 traditional and smart home security products around the globe in residential and commercial markets. Jennifer joined Johnson Controls from ADT North America where she was the Director of Product Strategy. She brings a dozen years of experience in the security industry, and nearly 25 years of experience in product marketing and product management to Johnson Controls, having worked with companies to help them bring products to market profitably. In addition to her unique blend of product management, product marketing and marketing skills, Jennifer also brings IT skills and certifications to her portfolio including ITIL, CMMi, Certified Agile Leader and Certified SAFe 5 Product Owner/Product Manager. Jennifer is a member of the board of directors for the Z-Wave Alliance where she also serves as the Marketing Committee. She is a frequent industry speaker and is active member of several product management communities. Jennifer was recently included on the SIA Women in Security Forum “Power 100” in 2023. She can be found on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jidoctor/, and followed on twitter at @jidoctor.

Benjamin Myers is the National Sales Manager for Kwikset, an industry leading door lock manufacturer. He has been in the building industry for almost 20 years, with experience in a variety of channels including, but not limited to: retail, wholesale, smart home, single family residential, and multifamily residential. In his current role he leads the Residential Access Solutions team which encompasses smart home, proptech, access control and intrusion amongst others. Benjamin has a bachelor's degree from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in Marketing and minored in Speech Communication. His professional passion is developing himself and others, which has led to him guiding or participating in many leadership development & mentorship programs throughout his career.

Jonathan Storino, Vice President, Elexa Consumer Products

Stefan Witkamp is the co-founder and commercial director of Homey by Athom B.V, the company he founded in 2014. As commercial director of Homey, Stefan is responsible for operations, sales, partnerships and public relations. Stefan has been a tech, retail and business enthusiast since his youth, with a broad range of experience in non-profit boards, representation and commerce prior to founding Homey. He loves the combination of tech and commerce, and is focused on making great products reach as many people as possible. Stefan has been entrepreneurial since high school and holds a BSc in Creative Technology from the University of Twente in The Netherlands.

Dr. Wacks has been a pioneer in establishing the home systems industry and a management advisor to 150 clients worldwide. His business spans home and building systems, utility customer services, and digital entertainment networks (including HDTV and IPTV). Clients seek his help to locate strategic business partners, financing, and new customers. He also provides due-diligence for investors and expert witness services for litigants. Please visit www.kenwacks.com for information about clients and projects. He was appointed by the United States Department of Energy to the 13-member GridWise Architecture Council to develop smart grid strategies for reliable and efficient distribution of electricity. The Consumer Electronics Association chose Dr. Wacks to chair the international committee (ISO/IEC) establishing world standards for home and building systems and energy management. In addition, he has written American National Standards in home automation. Dr. Wacks chairs the Editorial Advisory Board of the CABA magazine iHomes & Buildings (available at www.caba.org) and is a featured contributor under the byline “Ken Wacks’Perspectives.” Dr. Wacks received his Ph.D. from MIT as a Hertz Fellow and studied at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Robert (Bob) Marshall is CEO of Whisker Labs, a newly formed division of Earth Networks, dedicated to bringing next generation home energy intelligence technologies to market. Bob is also founder and CEO of Earth Networks, which operates the largest weather observation, lightning detection and greenhouse gas monitoring networks in the world, providing data to energy companies, NOAA, NWS and other global operations. Bob is passionate about big data from weather and climate observations to complete home energy intelligence and IoT sensors and beyond. By developing groundbreaking technology to find ˜signals'” valuable, meaningful intelligence in this sea of big-data 'noise', Bob believes in improving and protecting people's lives and livelihoods, as well as delivering peace of mind and savings through whole home and comprehensive energy intelligence. Prior to founding AWS and launching Earth Networks, Marshall served as a program manager and lead engineer at BBN, where he oversaw the development of several advanced military sensors, signal processing and networking programs. He has been twice-named to Washingtonian magazine's top 100 Tech Titans. Marshall is a cum laude graduate of the University of Maryland College of Engineering. In 2007, Marshall received the distinction of Outstanding Alumnus in Engineering and Information Technology for his contributions to the University and his professional and personal accomplishments.

Geoff Martin is a seasoned business executive who is currently President & Co-founder of software company, vipHomeLink, providing the leading Homeowner Experience & Engagement Platform to homeowners, often in collaboration with insurance carriers, home warranty companies, builders and other valued corporate partners. Geoff is a growth-oriented leader with extensive corporate M&A, capital raising, operations and partnerships expertise. His financial career includes nearly 20 years as a Wall Street investment banker, rising to Managing Director, and subsequently serving as Chief Financial Officer of a global transportation company. During his career, he has been involved with over $10B in executed corporate transactions worldwide. Geoff has been active with technology companies for over 10 years as an operator, advisor, and investor. He co-founded vipHomeLink in 2017 with partner Alfred Bentley. Geoff received his Bachelors in Economics from The Pennsylvania State University, and his MBA from New York University in 1995. He currently resides in Charleston, SC with his family.

Roel Peeters is the CEO & Co-founder of Roost. Mr. Peeters is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of startup experience ranging from enterprise software to consumer electronics and semiconductors. Before starting Roost in 2014, he was the co-founder of Ozmo Devices, a pioneer in low-power Wi-Fi. Ozmo delivered the enabling technology for the world’s first WiFi mouse (marketed by HP) and the WiFi remote control shipping with the Roku 3 box. Mr. Peeters is a co-inventor of low-power Wi-Fi Personal Area Networks (PAN) technology and successfully created a worldwide standard known as “Wi-Fi Direct”. Ozmo was acquired by Atmel in 2012. Prior to Ozmo, Mr. Peeters was one of the first employees at InQuira, a venture-funded search and web self-service enterprise software provider. As a marketing and sales executive, he was responsible for the development and execution of its highly successful early adopter program, signing up several Fortune 500 customers. InQuira was successfully acquired by Oracle. Earlier in his career, Mr. Peeters held various applications engineering, sales, and sales management positions in Europe, Southeast Asia, and the U.S. with ICOS Vision Systems (acquired by KLA-Tencor), a semiconductor equipment manufacturer. Mr. Peeters received his MBA from The Wharton School and an MSEE from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.

As Sr. Growth Initiatives Lead, Brett drives strategy and operations for Hippo's industry-leading home protection programs, including Smart Home and Hippo Home Care. At Hippo, Brett is responsible for scaling and enhancing these services to better protect the company’s customers in 37 states and to ensure homeowners have a proactive partner to keep small things from becoming big problems. Prior to Hippo, Brett spent nearly a decade at Comcast, most recently heading up strategy and planning for Comcast’s IoT Growth Division where he focused on new business initiatives, including the company’s acquisition of Notion and its partnership with Hippo. Brett holds a degree in Business Management from Babson College.

Nathan Matney, Director, IoT Products, Keurig Dr. Pepper

Don Young is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at ADT. He previously served as the company’s Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President, Field Operations. Don started in the alarm industry in 1988 after serving four years in the United States Air Force as a computer programmer analyst. Since then he has held various leadership roles across many areas within the security industry. Don is currently president of The Monitoring Association (TMA) and past president of the Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response (PPVAR).

A serial entrepreneur, Jean Anne started UnaliWear after selling previous startups to Texas Instruments and Apple. Jean Anne was the founder of Luminary Micro, the creators of the Stellaris microcontroller platform and the first to market with ARM Cortex-M3-based microcontroller solutions, purchased by Texas Instruments in May 2009 Jean Anne retired from TI in 2012 after serving as the general manager for TI's Stellaris family of products. Jean Anne was also a founder at Intrinsity, the creators of the graphics chip in Apple iPad products. Intrinsity sold to Apple in 2010. Jean Anne holds a BSEE from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MSCE from National Technical University.

Kevin Jameson, Volunteer President | Founder, Dementia Society of America

Sumit Kumar Nagpal is a serial entrepreneur with a focus on disruptive digital health innovation. He has co-founded and grown five companies over the past two and a half decades that have tackled progressively bolder challenges facing our healthcare economies, ranging from integrating longitudinal data and workflows across care settings, to bringing hospital-level care to the home.

Laurie Orlov, Industry Analyst, Aging and Health Technology Watch

Brock is President of the Freeus, Becklar Workforce Safety and Becklar Connected Wellness businesses. He joined Becklar in 2015 to lead the newly acquired Freeus business. Since that time, Brock has had the privilege of assembling and leading a world class team that is responsible for the accelerated growth and award winning platform and services of his companies. Brock is known for his ability to drive accelerated growth through caring relationships with internal stakeholders and industry partners.

Anthony Dohrmann is the founder and inventor of Electronic Caregiver solutions. Anthony Dohrmann’s latest invention is Addison, the virtual caregiver. She is a state-of-the-art, 3D animated, connected caregiver designed to transform a residence into a digital Smart Health Home, providing chronic care management, rehabilitation, aging in place, behavioral health, and care coordination for patients of all ages.

Justin McKinney is an experienced business leader, entrepreneur, and innovator. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of Ivani, the technology company leading the Sensing as a Service model in IoT. As co-inventor of dozens of patents, Justin has successfully driven the innovation process at multiple companies through a focus on end-user wants and needs while balancing the trade-offs inherent to business operations. Justin holds a BA from Principia College and Executive MBA from Washington University in St Louis.

Tony Nicolaidis: Chief Commercial Officer at Origin AI Tony Nicolaidis is the Chief Commercial Officer at Origin AI, a role he assumed in January 2023 after serving as the Chief Revenue Officer since August 2022. Known for his dynamic approach in the B2B sector, Tony excels in strategic planning, scaling sales and customer success teams, and aligning marketing strategies with revenue goals. His expertise in establishing data-driven SaaS revenue metrics has been pivotal in communicating progress to key stakeholders. Before joining Origin AI, Tony was the Chief Revenue Officer at Successware from June 2020 to August 2022, where he spearheaded sales and customer success strategies to drive company growth. He also contributed his expertise as a Startup Advisor to various construction startups, advising on value proposition and commercialization from January 2020 to June 2020. Tony's earlier career includes over two decades at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., where he held several key positions, including General Manager - Construction Technology Group and Vice President of Marketing and Product. His journey there showcased his versatility and leadership across various domains. Tony holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland and an MBA from Loyola University, Maryland. His educational background, combined with his extensive professional experience, makes him a knowledgeable and inspiring speaker, particularly in the fields of sales, business development, and customer success.

CEO and Co-Founder of Xailient -22 years in Enterprise Software. -Serial entrepreneur. -Experienced CEO with 100+ employees at exit. -Alipay, Symantec, Oracle. -MIT electrical engineering.

Sonny Tai, Chief Executive Officer, Actuate

As the President and Chief Marketing Officer at Parks Associates, Elizabeth Parks plays a pivotal role at Parks Associates. With over two decades of dedication to the company, she has been instrumental in shaping its growth and success, along with the continued focus of delivering timely and quality industry and consumer insights on the connected home and SMB industries. Elizabeth's leadership extends across a diverse range of responsibilities. She is a driving force behind the company's research focus and coverage areas, ensuring that Parks Associates remains at the forefront of industry trends and insights for the broadband, consumer electronics, and home service markets. Her expertise is showcased in the strategic communication plan she orchestrates, encompassing advertising, public relations, and marketing efforts. A cornerstone of her role is as the key organizer of Parks Associates' prestigious events, including Parks Associates signature event, CONNECTIONS™, Smart Energy Summit, Future of Video, Connected Health Summit, and Smart Spaces. Elizabeth's commitment to Parks Associates' overarching mission is unwavering. She is dedicated to providing clients with the most reliable and comprehensive consumer and industry research and analysis. Parks Associates syndicated and custom research work helps empower businesses to make informed decisions in an ever-evolving landscape. Elizabeth's journey with Parks Associates began after graduating with a BA in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Plano Texas with her husband and three children.

Eugenia Blackstone is the Chief Marketing Officer for Iris Powered by Generali, a division of Generali Global Assistance (GGA) and part of the larger Generali Group. Eugenia has been responsible for developing comprehensive marketing strategies for GGA's global identity protection solutions, now offered under the Iris Powered by Generali brand, for over a decade starting as a marketing manager for the business before serving as a Director of Marketing and VP of Global Marketing ahead of her current tenure as CMO. During her time at Iris, the brand's marketing campaigns have been recognized for multiple awards, including two Gold Globees for Marketing Campaign of the Year in 2022. Prior to her time marketing identity protection services, Eugenia worked in marketing for major industrial equipment brands, CNH Industrial and Caterpillar. Eugenia received her Bachelors of Science in Marketing from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Jan Dawson is the Senior Director, Research and Insights at Vivint. In that capacity, he leads a team which conducts primary and secondary customer and consumer research on behalf of Vivint’s product, design, and engineering teams. He has spent over twenty years in research and product strategy in the technology industry.

Kevin Kraus recently joined Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. as part of the Divestiture of Yale and August North America from ASSA ABLOY. Kevin is the V.P. Technology Alliances and IoT Business Development for Fortune Brands, prior to the Divestiture, Kevin was V.P. Technology Alliances and IoT Business Development for ASSA ABLOY Smart Residential Group. Prior to being promoted Kevin was Director of Technology and Partner Integration since 2018 and is responsible for defining key product technologies and developing partner integration strategies and tools to support seamless lock integration. Prior to becoming the Director of technology and partner integration, Kevin was Director of product development for Yale Residential Locks. Responsible for product strategy, product development, and technology. Prior to joining ASSA ABLOY/Yale in 2009; Kevin spent 11 years as director of product management electronic locks for the Schlage Residential Business. Prior to Schlage Kevin spent 7 years with Honeywell’s Security Group as product manager for Honeywell Residential Security Products. Kevin has extensive experience in the IOT, Residential Security, and Home Automation Business and is regarded as a subject matter expert in residential electronic locks, residential security and home automation systems and residential systems communication technologies. Kevin has majors in both Electrical Engineering and Business Administration. Kevin is also on the CSA Aliance, Z-Wave Alliance, and Thread Board of Directors. Kevin is currently Vice Chair of the CSA Alliance and Treasure of both the Thread Group and Z-Wave Alliance.

Teddy Meyer, VP of Marketing & Customer Experience, Green Marbles

Martin is responsible for strategy, development, delivery and operations of Sunverge’s advanced energy platform. He is an industry-recognized thought-leader and expert on cloud and edge computing, AI, IoT and SOA with more than 20 years of experience in product design, development and systems architecture spanning the evolution of distributed systems. He joined Sunverge from Nexant where he was General Manager and CTO, responsible for the company's advanced smart grid software platforms. Previous positions include CTO of Tidal Software (acquired by Cisco Systems), CEO, CTO of Intersperse (acquired by Tidal Software), CTO of iBuilding, a smart building intelligent control and orchestration platform and Chief Internet Strategist and Technologist at Times Mirror Corporation. Before joining Times Mirror, he held senior-level technology, consulting, and distributed system architect positions at Wells Fargo, IBM, Retix, and Locus computing.

Lon Huber serves as senior vice president of pricing and customer solutions for Duke Energy. With a focus on revenue generation and carbon savings, Lon leads the strategy and delivery of product & service portfolios spanning all customer types. To further meet evolving customer needs, Lon also oversees the development and implementation of innovative rate designs, advanced customer load analytics, and creative regulated solutions across eight different jurisdictions. Prior to Duke, Lon worked for state commissions, clean technology companies and consumer advocates across the country as a consultant. Lon has also held various positions in the public and private sectors ranging from economic development to state government and the solar energy industry. Lon has received numerous awards for his creative solutions to the electricity industry’s most pressing issues, including awards from Public Utilities Fortnightly, the top honor from the Energy Storage Association as well as Utility Dive’s Innovator of the Year award. Lon is also a regular instructor at FRI’s Advanced Rates Seminar at the University of Washington.

Roger has spent 40 years in sales, consulting and business development. He's passionate about giving back and providing mentorship and development of young entrepreneurs. He started his career in home services at the ripe age of 15. His ventures have included early stints in vending, real estate development, construction, and the dairy industry. In 1993, upon completing a successful collegiate five-year athletic commitment, he graduated and assumed a role with Black & Decker (Kwikset) where he was privileged to participate, develop materials for and instruct within their world-renowned sales and marketing program. In 2000, Roger acquired a fledgling food franchise in Southern California and helped to usher in the golden age of frozen yogurt consumption. In 2005 he was introduced to the technology incubator at University of California Irvine and built a practice consulting and coaching low-tech and high-tech start-ups through their early stages of development. He reentered the construction services industry in 2020 following a request by Safe Streets USA, ADT's second largest dealer, to write a plan to deliver the best in smart home technology to the nation's Top 50 builders. Today, that plan has delivered solutions to seven of the nation's Top 10 production builders and sixteen of the Top 30. In addition, he is also bringing high tech security solutions to address job site safety and security with Live View Technologies, Inc. Roger earned his bachelor's degree from Southern Utah University in 1992. He serves his community through mentorship programs and volunteers as a high school football coach.

Steve Elliston is the Founder and President of Elliston Systems & Design, a leading audiovisual integration company with a 10,000 sqft. experience center located in the design district of Dallas, TX. Founded in 2001, Steve has built a reputation for expertise and exceptional service while working with architects, designers, and builders to design and implement advanced lighting, electrical, and AV solutions. Simplifying that advanced technology through custom design, innovative products, detailed documentation, and exceptional service is core to the company’s mission. Under Steve's leadership, Elliston Systems & Design has earned numerous industry accolades and has been recognized as a top AV integrator by leading publications. Steve prides himself on relationships - from his talented team of experts to a growing list of discerning clients. Like him, Steve’s team is dedicated to delivering exceptional service and creating tailored solutions that meet each client's unique needs and exceeds their expectations.

Abe is responsible for the management of several Alarm.com solutions, including energy management, home automation, and security partner integrations. Since joining the company in 2012, he has worked across the service provider and customer experience areas to deliver dependable technology that connects people with the things they care about most.

As Executive VP, Michelle provides oversight for day-to-day Alliance operations. She supports the Alliance’s nearly 700 member companies, facilitating efforts in strategy, public affairs, marketing, and member services. With 25+ years in industry and consulting with AT&T, Capgemini, and Microsoft, Michelle has led teams in marketing, strategy, and technology. She has a BA from Miami University, MBA from the University of Chicago and was a Visiting Scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Morgan Hertel, with over 40 years of experience in the electronic security industry, is a well-respected leader who has served in many executive leadership roles for independent security integration companies and monitoring centers. Currently, as Vice President of Technology & Innovation for Rapid Response Monitoring, Morgan evaluates and harnesses the synergy between the latest technological advancements and the industry’s leading service providers to further advance the unmatched Dealer services of Rapid Response. Morgan serves as President of The Monitoring Association (TMA) and is actively involved in many local and national industry associations and initiatives, and he dedicates countless hours to the work of several forward-thinking committees throughout the industry, as well. Morgan holds the following certificates and licenses: NICET Level III Fire Alarm Technology, California Alarm Company Qualified Manager, Oregon Certified Trainer, Oregon Executive Manager, TMA Level I and II Central Station Operator, SIA Certified Operator and ESA Certified Alarm Installer.

Mark Benson is the Head of Samsung SmartThings U.S. Mark oversees SmartThings’ growth and development strategy, furthering its mission to achieve mass smart home adoption with a unified and intelligent home experience. Prior to SmartThings, Mark held executive leadership roles at several technology companies across industries ranging from software development to design and manufacturing. Mark is a recognized speaker on the value of connected products to users and businesses and has authored several technical papers on strategic planning, organizational behavior, competitive strategy, product management, software engineering leadership, data analytics, and information security. Mark is also the author of The Art of Software Thermal Management for Embedded Systems (Springer 2014). Mark earned a Master of Science in Software Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Bethel University.

Sarah joined Parks Associates as a Research Analyst on the Entertainment side and covers topics such as OTT and consumer electronics. Sarah earned her PhD in Experimental Psychology from The University of Texas at Arlington. She also earned an MS in General Experimental Psychology from Murray State University and a BS in Psychology from Xavier University.

Mason Hall is head of connected products for Fortune Brands Innovations. He joined Fortune Brands and Moen in 2020 and is responsible for leading and growing the development of smart home technology across the Moen brand and rest of Fortune brands. Prior to joining Fortune Brands Innovations, Mason was at GE Lighting - where he spent more than a decade across various GE business units in roles supporting GE's consumer and commercial digital transformation and strategic business development. Mason also holds Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Master of Business Administration degrees from John Carroll University.

Keith Puckett, Co-Founder and CEO, Ubiety Technologies

Director of Product Management

Brooke Ellison, VP of Technology and Innovation, United Spinal Association

As Executive VP, Michelle provides oversight for day-to-day Alliance operations. She supports the Alliance’s nearly 700 member companies, facilitating efforts in strategy, public affairs, marketing, and member services. With 25+ years in industry and consulting with AT&T, Capgemini, and Microsoft, Michelle has led teams in marketing, strategy, and technology. She has a BA from Miami University, MBA from the University of Chicago and was a Visiting Scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Christopher Schouten is Sr. Marketing Director for Kudelski IoT and has worked for more than 20 years for security companies whose mission is to protect devices, data and high-value business models. He joined Kudelski Group in 2013, and prior to that he held various marketing and operational management roles in pay-TV security and mobile and fixed telecommunications in the U.S. and Europe. Christopher is an honors graduate of the University of Iowa, having studied Mass Communications and Linguistics. Christopher speaks five languages and is a passionate early adopter of IoT and smart home technologies. He is currently based in Phoenix, AZ (USA).

Gregory Couvreur, Founder and Managing Principal, Mighty Acorns Capital

Giacalone Associates, LLC is a well-respected consulting and advisory practice that serves the electronic and physical security and life safety industry. Mr. Giacalone has enjoyed and earned a successful forty-year career in the electronic security industry. A highlight of his career includes a ten-year period of building and leading as Chief Operating Officer the largest third-party central station monitoring company in the United States. Mr. Giacalone brings a proven executive track record of increasing, revenue and leveraging technology to open new market verticals. While serving as Chief Operating Officer of the largest third-party central station monitoring company in the United States his focus and effort resulted in growing the company from a regional forty-five thousand account monitoring center to the largest third-party monitoring center in the United States with a monitoring base in excess of five hundred thousand security, life safety, environmental and video monitored subscriber accounts throughout North America. Under his leadership this company earned its place as the largest and most technologically advance monitoring center in the United States. Mr. Giacalone Created the business plan, solicited the financing and secured a one hundred million dollar credit facility to fund the startup of King Capital Financial Services, which grew to become one of the longest running Dealer Financial & Acquisition Programs in the security industry. Throughout his operational career Mr. Giacalone also provided advisory services and Subject Matter Expert advice to organizations both domestically and internationally. Since the inception of his full-time advisory services practice in 2006, Mr. Giacalone has served some of the largest security organizations in North America, the Caribbean, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Giacalone is well known for his operational expertise and frequently collaborates with lenders, private equity and the investment community as a Subject Matter Expert lead during operational due diligence. Although Mr. Giacalone is a well-known and regarded advisor within the security industry, a majority of his career was spent as a hands-on, dedicated operations executive that built and led some of the most respected full-service security, life safety, environmental service and monitoring companies in the United States. Mr. Giacalone has served as Chairman as well as a voting member of many standards committees within the security industry. He is often called on and published by major security publications for his expert opinions on a variety of subject matters related to the proper design, installation, monitoring and maintenance of security, safety and environmental systems.

Partner, Edison Partners

Michael Meyers, Executive Partner, Ethos Capital

David Sym-Smith is a successful entrepreneur, proven CEO, motivational speaker, award winning executive. In his career, he has been the founder of multiple startups, he has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and he has served as a senior executive in many capacities. David has been part of a number of well-known successful startups, including APC/Sprint PCS, Areal/T-Mobile and more. David serves on the boards of companies. He supports entrepreneurs and small businesses. He is the Chief Evangelist and a board member of Multiple Incubators which work with entrepreneurs. David is a frequent speaker. He speaks on the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship, and business leadership. David was honored with the Tech Titans Technology Advocate and Innovation Awards, TIA People Choice Award, PCIA) Distinguished Citizen Award, as Compass Intelligence - Mobile & Wireless Award. Outside of the world of technology, David has served on numerous charity and non-profit boards.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Connected Health, Connected Home Technologies and Services, Connected Entertainment Products and Services. Jennifer manages the research department and Parks Associates' process for producing high-quality, relevant, and meaningful research. Jennifer also leads and advises on syndicated and custom research projects across all connected consumer verticals and guides questionnaire development for Parks Associates’ extensive consumer analytics survey program. Jennifer is a certified focus group moderator, with training from the Burke Institute. Jennifer earned her PhD in religion, politics, and society and an MA in church-state studies from Baylor University. She earned her BA in politics from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

Warren Hill has spent 15 years in the security industry with experience in Marketing, Product and Program Management. He is currently the VP of Marketing and Partner Development for Alula. Prior to joining Alula he spent time with GE Security and Interlogix. He enjoys hiking, biking, golfing and a number of other outdoor activities.

Nick English serves as CEO, North America for Kaadas Smart Solutions, leading the company’s expansion operations by leveraging strong manufacturing & engineering capabilities to bring high-quality, innovative products to a new market. English is an accomplished executive with successful experience running organizations & building and leading high-performance Operations, Sales and Management teams.

As CEO, Scott is responsible for setting the company vision and overseeing all aspects of the business. He lends his more than 30-years of professional experience in company operations, business development, venture capital investing, and multiple board-level roles to help shape the future of the company. Scott is a Kauffman Fellow and a decorated Desert Storm U.S. Navy Aircrewman with 300 combat flight hours.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Connected Health, Connected Home Technologies and Services, Connected Entertainment Products and Services. Jennifer manages the research department and Parks Associates' process for producing high-quality, relevant, and meaningful research. Jennifer also leads and advises on syndicated and custom research projects across all connected consumer verticals and guides questionnaire development for Parks Associates’ extensive consumer analytics survey program. Jennifer is a certified focus group moderator, with training from the Burke Institute. Jennifer earned her PhD in religion, politics, and society and an MA in church-state studies from Baylor University. She earned her BA in politics from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

As the President and Chief Marketing Officer at Parks Associates, Elizabeth Parks plays a pivotal role at Parks Associates. With over two decades of dedication to the company, she has been instrumental in shaping its growth and success, along with the continued focus of delivering timely and quality industry and consumer insights on the connected home and SMB industries. Elizabeth's leadership extends across a diverse range of responsibilities. She is a driving force behind the company's research focus and coverage areas, ensuring that Parks Associates remains at the forefront of industry trends and insights for the broadband, consumer electronics, and home service markets. Her expertise is showcased in the strategic communication plan she orchestrates, encompassing advertising, public relations, and marketing efforts. A cornerstone of her role is as the key organizer of Parks Associates' prestigious events, including Parks Associates signature event, CONNECTIONS™, Smart Energy Summit, Future of Video, Connected Health Summit, and Smart Spaces. Elizabeth's commitment to Parks Associates' overarching mission is unwavering. She is dedicated to providing clients with the most reliable and comprehensive consumer and industry research and analysis. Parks Associates syndicated and custom research work helps empower businesses to make informed decisions in an ever-evolving landscape. Elizabeth's journey with Parks Associates began after graduating with a BA in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Plano Texas with her husband and three children.

Aaron is the Co-Founder and CEO of Brilliant, a leading Smart Home and Smart Apartment company and recipient of the CES Innovation Award, the CTA TechHome Mark of Excellence, the IoT Breakthrough Award, and the CEDIA BEST Award. Aaron is an accomplished Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur and investor, who previously served as the Co-Founder and CTO of shopkick, the #1 mobile retail application that pioneered the use of in-store beacons at dozens of top retailers such as Target, Macy’s, and Best Buy. Aaron was previously the EVP and GM of Technology at Six Apart, now known as SAY Media, and held founding leadership roles at Radix Labs and CommerceFlow, which was acquired by eBay. Aaron is an inventor on over 100 issued patents and has been recognized as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.

Benjamin Myers is the National Sales Manager for Kwikset, an industry leading door lock manufacturer. He has been in the building industry for almost 20 years, with experience in a variety of channels including, but not limited to: retail, wholesale, smart home, single family residential, and multifamily residential. In his current role he leads the Residential Access Solutions team which encompasses smart home, proptech, access control and intrusion amongst others. Benjamin has a bachelor's degree from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in Marketing and minored in Speech Communication. His professional passion is developing himself and others, which has led to him guiding or participating in many leadership development & mentorship programs throughout his career.

Matt is an entrepreneur, innovator, and the Co-Founder and CTO of Ivani where he leads the technical team and drives overall technical strategy. With over eighty granted patents and many pending applications, he has a wealth of experience creating intellectual property. Throughout his career, Matt has driven various market innovations in both the defense and commercial sectors. After graduating from Olin College of Engineering, he has added an MBA alongside other professional certifications both in Systems Engineering and TRIZ.

Mitchell Klein is a leader in smart home and IoT, dedicating his career to educating the industry, creating and implementing strategic business programs and leading companies that helped bring smart home and custom installation into the mainstream. Mitch’s career has included systems integration management to business strategy and development, but above all he is a 30+ year industry veteran in IoT, consumer electronics, home automation, and the integrator market. In his current role as executive director of the Z-Wave Alliance, he leads a member consortium of global companies supporting the Z-Wave smart home standard. Mitch is a CEDIA Fellow and committee chair – in 2019, he was awarded the CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of work supporting the custom integrator channel. Mitch is a regular contributor to trade and technology publications, podcasts, and a presenter and panelist at key industry events including CES, CEDIA, ISE, Parks CONNECTIONS Summit, and many more.

Stefan Witkamp is the co-founder and commercial director of Homey by Athom B.V, the company he founded in 2014. As commercial director of Homey, Stefan is responsible for operations, sales, partnerships and public relations. Stefan has been a tech, retail and business enthusiast since his youth, with a broad range of experience in non-profit boards, representation and commerce prior to founding Homey. He loves the combination of tech and commerce, and is focused on making great products reach as many people as possible. Stefan has been entrepreneurial since high school and holds a BSc in Creative Technology from the University of Twente in The Netherlands.

Shawn Barry is North American VP, Strategic Sales at Alarm.com headquartered in Vienna, VA. Alarm.com creates innovative technology that deepens the connection between people and the things they care about most – their families, homes and businesses. Millions of people trust Alarm.com every day for better security, intelligence automation and dependable services. Alarm.com services are exclusively sold, set up and supported by a nationwide network of authorized service providers. Shawn’s strategic sales team focuses on fast growing vertical markets such as healthcare, builders, property management, utilities and insurance. He also worked at MicroStrategy, an enterprise business intelligence software company and former parent company of Alarm.com. Shawn has his undergraduate degree in Finance from Virginia Tech. He resides in the Vienna, VA area with his wife and children.

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Alex started his career as a research scientist for NASA, the Naval Research Lab, and Sandia National Lab. He later joined Fisker Automotive heading sustainability initiatives across design and engineering. In 2010 he left to launch At The Pool and Yeti, social apps reaching members in more than 120 countries. Alex has an engineering degree from UCLA, lives in Los Angeles, and likes to ski, bike, and skydive. 

Todd Mozer is President and CEO of Sensory, which has played a pioneering role in bringing speech recognition into consumer products over the past 20 years. Sensory has enabled hundreds of products with speech recognition by companies such as Ecobee, Huawei, Garmin, GoPro, Motorola, Plantronics, Samsung, Sony, and many, many others. Mr. Mozer hold over 20 patents issued in speech technology and related fields, and holds an MBA from Stanford University.

Tom Doyle brings over 30 years of experience in operational excellence and executive leadership in analog and mixed-signal semiconductor technology to Aspinity. Prior to Aspinity, Tom was group director of Cadence Design Systems’ analog and mixed-signal IC business unit, where he managed the deployment of the company’s technology to the world’s foremost semiconductor companies. Previously, Mr. Doyle was founder and president of the analog/mixed-signal software firm, Paragon IC solutions, where he was responsible for all operational facets of the company including sales and marketing, global partners/distributors, and engineering teams in the US and Asia. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University and an MBA from California State University, Long Beach.

Uday Kiran Chaka, the Founder & CEO of Sentry AI, is on a mission to build a crime-free society using AI-based Video Monitoring. Uday has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry, holds 2 patents for innovative computer vision AI applications, and has presented at many industry conferences. Earlier in his career, Uday advised Fortune-100 companies as a strategy consultant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC). His formal education includes an MBA from Duke University and B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). He is a tech evangelist, entrepreneur, and angel investor who has co-founded 4 technology companies in Silicon Valley and advises many tech startups.

Sai Reddy, Ph.D., is the CEO and founder of CamerEye, Sai, a lifelong water lover - swimming, surfing, and sailing - decided to use his knowledge and experience in building AI technology to address one of the biggest problems in the aquatic industry: water safety using video based AI recognition system. With CamerEye, Sai is working to build peace of mind and safety for millions of pool owners across the nation.

Mike Dooley is a leading pioneer in consumer robotics, shipping millions of robots into homes over the past 25 years. He launched LEGO MindStorms in 1998, introducing millions of kids to robotics as well as the best-selling product in the history of LEGO. He later co-invented and launched what is now the Braava series of smart robotic mops (acquired by iRobot) and helped develop the autonomous navigation system used in Roomba today. Mike now serves as co-founder and CEO of Labrador Systems, a robotics startup backed by SOSV, Amazon and iRobot. Labrador is developing a new generation of assistive robots to transform home health and empower individuals to live more independently. Mike has an MBA from Stanford and BA in Psychology from Tufts.

Terry Anderton is the Founder and CEO of Wagz® Inc. and a lifelong dog owner with a long history of building disruptive and forward-thinking technology companies.

He founded Wagz after attending a Fourth of July party in which his newly rescued puppy, Abby, ran away after being scared off by fireworks. Luckily, Abby was found safe five days later. However, after the worry and fear Anderton and his family felt, he decided to create a better way for pet parents to keep their dogs safe while giving them peace of mind.

Before Wagz, Anderton was involved in the creation and worldwide growth of the game of Paintball. Anderton led global sales at Cabletron Systems and McAfee before co-founding NitroSecurity, a network security developer, in 2004. Anderton served as President & CEO of NitroSecurity raising over $40M of venture funding before being acquired by Intel in 2011. He went on to create Trunity, a cloud-based textbook and learning platform company, raising over $15M in venture funding and eventually taking it public in 2012. Anderton also founded the social commerce platform, Gemr in 2013, raising $5.43M before its sale to a private equity firm.

Anderton is completing his Master of Business Administration from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and has a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Behavior from Daniel Webster College. Anderton has been granted four patents. He has also been appointed by the Governor of New Hampshire to serve on the Board of the New Hampshire Innovative Research Council. He currently lives in New Hampshire with his wife, four children, and two dogs.

Tom Klein is a 40+ year IT professional with 10 years of specialization in digital security and PKI. His experience includes running business groups for IBM, Microsoft, and AWS in both product and professional services. In addition, he has served as a senior go-to market specialist in PKI, IoT, and access management with several high-growth organizations. Tom has contributed to the FDA's Cybersecurity Premarket Guidance for Medical Device Design and is a member of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) working on Matter . He is passionate about business outcomes that represent customer value and end-user confidence.

Bob Langlois Founder Water Control Management www.water-controls.com (WCM) As an entrepreneur Bob has developed, managed and sold professional services practices in the property tax field where a large share of the revenue was contingency based with fees derived from identifying and delivering savings. This same contingency model is being deployed in the water sector to support owners with the capability to reduce their operating costs by using less water and/or reduce their loss rate with no capital or on-going operational investment. The deployment of technology has been key in supporting this business model. WCM is an Advisory and Project Management firm focused on providing technology enabled solutions to measure and minimize how the built environment uses water. Solution implementation includes testing and deploying a variety of #IoT based sensors to measure and minimize the water footprint for residential, multi-residential and commercial buildings and to apply insight from these efforts to save money and/or reduce risk for building owners. Bob has identified and developed a series of key relationships with industry partners to provide testing grounds for their new IoT technology and support proof of concept for these new market entrants. This passion for value creation and identifying trends that others have not yet embraced best demonstrate the impact Bob is able to deliver for his clients and various stakeholders within the communities he supports. As an Ideator, Bob excels in value creation where existing tools and solutions are redirected to a problem that often varies from the original intent of the solution. Falling in love with the problem vs falling in love with the solution is a guiding discipline for Bob. 

Glenn Reid is CEO of Marathon Machines, who make smart, connected appliances. A veteran product guy from Silicon Valley, Glenn built iconic products like iMovie and iPhoto at Apple, and is now working in connected hardware, IoT, smart home, and manufacturing.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Consumer electronics, mobility services and devices, connected health and wellness. Kristen Hanich heads Parks Associates' consumer electronics and mobility research, with expertise in other verticals including connected cars, mobile networking, healthcare, wellness, and independent living. She leads a mix of custom and syndicated research projects throughout the year, with a focus on major players and emerging trends. Kristen specializes in bridging the gap between data-driven and narrative approaches to understanding the consumer markets via a mix of qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Kristen has dual master's degrees in applied anthropology and public health from the Universities of North Texas in Denton and Fort Worth. She earned her BSc in health at the University of Texas at San Antonio and has a graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems.

As part of the Cox Communications Residential Sales and Marketing executive leadership team, Vickie is responsible for the long-term vision and strategy for the Multifamily and New Build segments. Cox Communities is responsible for building high trust, long-term relationships with builders, owners, property managers, and consultants to act as their the “Trusted Advisor” in supporting them with optimizing rents, occupancy, and net operating income. They accomplish this by conducting joint research, developing specialized technology and automation solutions, and supporting owners in future-proofing their properties with technology. Her organization consists of Strategy, Operations and Sales Execution while influencing Cox’s specialized product roadmap. Her team is known for innovation, strategic partnering, and growth. Prior to her role at Cox, Vickie held various executive roles leading Strategy, Operations, and Sales at Fortune 500 companies such as Time Warner Cable, BellSouth, and Sprint.

David is Chief Product Officer at Plume where he leads all activities across Plume's product suites and services. His experience in the wireless and cloud services industry spans over two decades, and cuts across all functions from product development to strategic finance, including the consumer, industrial, and energy verticals.

Ted Maulucci is the President of SmartONE Solutions Inc., a company committed to advancing the digital living experience in communities. Mr. Maulucci is passionate about contribution and advancing innovation across North America through partnerships and collaboration. He was named the Private Sector Canadian CIO of the Year in 2016 for his work on smart communities and has been recognized with several other awards for social contribution and innovation.

Scott Stinson is Airties’ Head of Business Development for the Americas. Airties is the most widely deployed provider of managed Wi-Fi solutions to operators around the globe including: Altice USA, AT&T, Singtel, Sky, Telia, Telstra, Vodafone, and many others.

Scott has worked in the telecommunications industry for the past 20 years, with the past 15 focused on the customer premise for cable, telco, satellite, and non-traditional service providers across the globe. He has served in positions ranging from Tier1 Key Account Management, Solutions Engineering and Management, and Presales and Business Development. He holds an MBA from the State University System of Georgia, with a concentration in Supply Chain and Marketing.

Josh Pettiette is vice president-product, business development & strategic planning for GVTC. One of his primary responsibilities is managing development and profitability for the company's broadband, cable TV, voice, and security products ensuring they provide the greatest value in the marketplace. He also evaluates emerging technologies that best leverage the power of GVTC's fiber-to-the-home network. In addition, Mr. Pettiette oversees the newly established wholesale services business, selling Ethernet access and transport throughout the state of Texas. He also oversees the company's Fiber-to-the-Tower data backhaul business capitalizing on the growing market demands of wireless data and IoT. Under business development, Mr. Pettiette evaluates growth opportunities for GVTC based on strategic priorities from market expansion to mergers or acquisitions. He also leads GVTC's strategic planning process that involves creating and prioritizing strategic objectives and long-range planning, in conjunction with the company's executive team and board of directors. In the community, Mr. Pettiette serves as chairman of the Bulverde/Spring Branch Economic Development Foundation. Mr. Pettiette holds a Bachelor of Science degree in telecommunications engineering technology from Texas A&M University.

Always wanting to stay one step ahead of his kids and technology, Greg is passionate about the connected home industry and how it can bring tangible value to people and businesses everywhere. Greg joined Calix in 2018 and leads the solution partnership team. Calix is the leading FTTx provider of software and hardware solutions to the regional service provider market in North America and around the globe. Today, Calix supports over 1,800 Fiber based ISPs, enabling them to bring best-in-class turn-key solutions to market through strategic solutions partners. After investing well over $1B in building a world-class fiber software platform, the Calix ecosystem allows ISPs to easily deliver and launch new fully managed services in a fraction of the time creating long term value for end-subscribers. So far, Calix has launched and announced 11 different managed services via partnerships across several categories with more to come.

Rebecca brings to Blink nearly 20 years of marketing and public relations experience and more than a decade of practical experience marketing for architecture, engineering, and construction industries. Her wealth of knowledge crafts Blink's marketing and communication strategies and implements effective marketing efforts that drive sales and support Blink clients, members, and investors.

Ronan LePoupon is the VP, OnTech Smart Services. Ronan is responsible for executing OnTech’s strategic business plan and driving growth through partnerships across several direct-to-consumer sales channels. He’s a skilled people leader with great intuition, and he’s able to connect his team with the bigger purpose and mission so they understand the “why.”

With 20 years of sales, marketing and product management experience, Ronan thrives connecting people to technology. He’s been at the forefront of wireless technology, selling IoT solutions and connected smart devices in various environments.

Ronan received a Bachelor's Degree in Business. He and his wife Victoria have two sons at the University of Colorado, Boulder and he enjoys skiing, hiking and mountain biking. He most recently learned a Japanese fly-fishing technique called Tenkara. He volunteers and is a mentor at Colorado State University. 

Mariam Rogers is currently the Director of Multifamily Sales for Brivo. She began her career in pharmaceutical sales and service before transitioning into the hospitality space. During her tenure at RxAmerica, Mariam led national support and sales teams, who specialized in the assistance of rebates, qualification and adjudication of all medication and prescription claims between the insurance providers and end users. While managing the properties of Mr. John Huntsman Senior, Mariam oversaw all aspects of the properties, including housekeeping, security, lease-up, sales, ground crews, maintenance, concierge services, and customized programs. Prior to joining Brivo, Mariam served as Director of Sales for Hyatt and Vivint Smart Properties, where she sold into national MDUs, enhancing their offerings with smart products increasing their values in both rentals and conversion.

James Reno is Vice President of Sales - Commercial Business at Alarm.com and a member of the sales leadership team for North America. He joined Alarm.com in early 2019, bringing more than 20 years of management, commercial sales expertise, and channel sales leadership experience to his role with the company. Leading the Commercial sales organization for North America, Reno is responsible for sales efforts to the Alarm.com dealer network, focusing on increased the adoption of the Alarm.com commercial platform with SMB clients. A frequent speaker and trainer, Reno specializes in developing sales strategies that build value for channel partners that deliver a best-in-class solution to the SMB market. Reno has an extensive management background in security technology, building both technical and sales teams. He spent most of his career working at HID Global and served in various sales leadership roles, including Director of Channel Sales and Sr. Director of Business Development & Presales before serving as the Americas Vice President of Sales for the Identity and Access Management business unit.

Dr. Dominique Meyer serves as tech executive and technical advisor in AI startups to align business strategy with state-of-the-art technology. As CTO of CamerEye, he oversees the development of state-of-the-art algorithms for pool safety. He holds an undergraduate degree in Physics and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of California San Diego, alongside a Mini-MBA from the Rady School of Management. He is recognized as author in over 30 international publications and numerous patents in the fields of robotics, and applications of computer vision. His areas of expertise include Computer Vision for industrial systems, consumer products and medical devices.

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Uday Kiran Chaka, the Founder & CEO of Sentry AI, is on a mission to build a crime-free society using AI-based Video Monitoring. Uday has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry, holds 2 patents for innovative computer vision AI applications, and has presented at many industry conferences. Earlier in his career, Uday advised Fortune-100 companies as a strategy consultant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC). His formal education includes an MBA from Duke University and B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). He is a tech evangelist, entrepreneur, and angel investor who has co-founded 4 technology companies in Silicon Valley and advises many tech startups.

Matt Vallis is a consultant with TELUS, in their Smart Building program. He works with property managers, developers and builders on a daily basis to design customized, sustainable building security and automation solutions for condominium and rental properties. Matt is an experienced Security Professional with over 12 years of management, leadership and consulting experience in the security and technology industry. With expertise in Enterprise level systems integration as well as hands-on experience in hardware and software installations for networked security systems. Prior to joining TELUS’ Smart Building team as a consultant, Matt was a Project Manager with several large security integrators. Directing technical security projects for new construction projects, ongoing renovations to existing sites and upgrading legacy systems for customers in various industries including retail, commercial and industrial. His portfolio consistently ranging from $50,000 to over $1 million in various locations all over Canada; from small independent buildings to full large scale infrastructure projects. He has also obtained his Certified Protection Professional designation (CCP) through ASIS International. Often referred to as the “gold standard” certification for security professionals, this achievement represents his extensive knowledge of the seven key domains of security and protection. In his spare time Matt enjoys hiking, camping and exploring the mountains near his home in Calgary, Alberta.

Jennifer Doctor is the Senior Director of Product Management for Johnson Controls, Global Products’ Intrusion detection portfolio. In this capacity, Jennifer leads a global team managing more than 5,000 traditional and smart home security products around the globe in residential and commercial markets. Jennifer joined Johnson Controls from ADT North America where she was the Director of Product Strategy. She brings a dozen years of experience in the security industry, and nearly 25 years of experience in product marketing and product management to Johnson Controls, having worked with companies to help them bring products to market profitably. In addition to her unique blend of product management, product marketing and marketing skills, Jennifer also brings IT skills and certifications to her portfolio including ITIL, CMMi, Certified Agile Leader and Certified SAFe 5 Product Owner/Product Manager. Jennifer is a member of the board of directors for the Z-Wave Alliance where she also serves as the Marketing Committee. She is a frequent industry speaker and is active member of several product management communities. Jennifer was recently included on the SIA Women in Security Forum “Power 100” in 2023. She can be found on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jidoctor/, and followed on twitter at @jidoctor.

Larry Folsom is the Senior Vice President and Chief Monitoring Officer at ADT and has more than 20 years of security industry experience, with a high degree of expertise and specialization in security monitoring. In his role, Larry is responsible for ADT's monitoring strategy, infrastructure and software platforms. Under Larry's leadership , the company developed the ADT System Monitoring and Response Technology (SMART) platform, which helps reduce false alarms, enable verified alarms and priority response, and dramatically increases the accuracy and speed of delivering alarm information to 911 centers. Larry considers it a privilege to lead the teams that maintain, develop and administer ADT’s world-class life safety systems. Larry joined ADT in 2019 when ADT acquired his company, I-View Now, an emergency information and signaling platform leading the way in innovation and delivery of low cost and dependable alarm verification and video guard tour services. He served as the President and Co-Founder of the company prior to its acquisition. Larry is active in a variety of security-related industry organizations. In addition to serving as Co-Chair for the Alarm Validation Scoring Standards Committee of The Monitoring Association, he was past President of the Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response and the Nevada Security Association. He has also held leadership roles in the Electronic Security Association and The Monitoring Association.

Director of Product Management

Jen Theobold, currently Director of Strategic Partnerships at Rapid Response Monitoring, has been in the security industry for over 15 years. Her experience is comprehensive and includes development in Sales, Business Development, Product Management, Strategy, as well as Mergers and Acquisitions. Jen has held strategic roles at Bold Technologies, Rapid Response Monitoring, Milestone Systems, Axis Communications and Comcast Business before returning to Rapid Response in her current role. Her guideposts in the development of her career have provided a perspective focusing on corporate future, industry evolution, market trends and culture development… an organizational roadmap to success.

Michael Bobich is the Head of Partnerships for SimpliSafe, responsible for growing strategic partnerships, testing innovative channels, and incubating new business models. Additionally, he serves as Chief of Staff to the Chief Growth Officer, and previously served as Head of Marketing Strategy for the organization. Prior to joining SimpliSafe, Michael served as a management consultant for Deloitte Consulting driving growth for consumer products companies and a brand manager at Johnson & Johnson Consumer, leading brands such as Motrin and Sudafed. He holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Villanova University.

Daniel Oppenheim is the CEO of Affiliated Monitoring, one of the largest and most innovative providers of security, fire, PERS, and IoT professional monitoring services in North America. From world-class redundant monitoring centers in Texas and New Jersey, Affiliated's monitoring services and software tools power the growth engines of thousands of companies. He currently serves as the president of the Medical Alert Monitoring Association (MAMA), the national trade association of the PERS industry. Prior to the life safety technology industry, Daniel was an attorney focused on mergers & acquisitions at the law firm Skadden, Arps in New York. Daniel is a graduate of Columbia University Law School and Brown University.

Jeff Bales harnesses his 12+ years of sales leadership and experience in the connected home industry to help insurance leaders build first-rate smart home programs. As the Senior Director of Business Development and Sales, he builds strategic partnerships and spearheads new channel discovery. He's passionate about building relationships and helping others find opportunities for growth. Prior to Notion, Jeff has worked for brands such as GE Lighting and Flo by Moen, he has also served his community as a cabinet member of the Young Leaders of United Way of Greater Cleveland, and he can often be found spending time with his three kids.You can reach out to Jeff at jeff@getnotion.com.

Rich uses 24 years of industry experience in Information Technology and 10 years of experience in Security Integration to train the next generation of security and life safety industry leaders. Rich is passionate about education and process improvement through training. Rich is committed to teaching technical concepts to non-technical individuals to help them improve their technology literacy. Rich works through difficult service delivery issues to improve customer satisfaction and empower service teams to go the extra mile for customers.

Tim Meekin is the CEO of DealerAlly, a security centric technology-focused company that provides debt-free capital solutions. DealerAlly's program goal is designed to close more sales, drive more revenue and increase dealer equity.  Before starting DealerAlly, Tim was VP of Sales for RMR Capital Group; spent 17 years as a National Account Executive with ITI/GE Security/UTC/Interlogix; sold commercial security at Honeywell; residential security for an AT&T dealer; and sold door to door for a summer while in college for the Southwestern Company.  After a successful career helping dealers utilize the best products and capital solutions as a residential expert, Tim now takes a quantum leap forward. He has been leading an industry revolution at DealerAlly since 2017 of transferring debt from the dealer to the lender. In addition, he provides expert training for residential and business dealers on the art of offering a no money down, affordable monthly payment in lieu of a cash based only solution allowing the dealer more product and service customization, upselling, and flexibility.

Since 1992 Wil Vitela of Home Technology Expert has offered sales and custom installation of home electronics in the Orange County, California area for single family detached homes 3 to 6 bedrooms. In the beginning Wil was offering rear projection TVs, rack Hi Fi audio systems, and Directv to now being an early adopter of on trend smart home technologies such as voice control, streaming services, 4k TV and surround sound systems, and mesh wi fi networks. During the early 2000's Wil also concurrently imported from overseas and distributed private labeled audio video cables and accessories regionally to other audio video installation companies while also being a manufacturers' representative for companies such as Onkyo and others. Home Technology Expert focuses on complete solutions where various smart home devices can work together in the best possible way for the families' homes that they work with by offering select products within each category to create a repeatable results process.

As the President and Chief Marketing Officer at Parks Associates, Elizabeth Parks plays a pivotal role at Parks Associates. With over two decades of dedication to the company, she has been instrumental in shaping its growth and success, along with the continued focus of delivering timely and quality industry and consumer insights on the connected home and SMB industries. Elizabeth's leadership extends across a diverse range of responsibilities. She is a driving force behind the company's research focus and coverage areas, ensuring that Parks Associates remains at the forefront of industry trends and insights for the broadband, consumer electronics, and home service markets. Her expertise is showcased in the strategic communication plan she orchestrates, encompassing advertising, public relations, and marketing efforts. A cornerstone of her role is as the key organizer of Parks Associates' prestigious events, including Parks Associates signature event, CONNECTIONS™, Smart Energy Summit, Future of Video, Connected Health Summit, and Smart Spaces. Elizabeth's commitment to Parks Associates' overarching mission is unwavering. She is dedicated to providing clients with the most reliable and comprehensive consumer and industry research and analysis. Parks Associates syndicated and custom research work helps empower businesses to make informed decisions in an ever-evolving landscape. Elizabeth's journey with Parks Associates began after graduating with a BA in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Plano Texas with her husband and three children.

Jennifer Doctor is the Senior Director of Product Management for Johnson Controls, Global Products’ Intrusion detection portfolio. In this capacity, Jennifer leads a global team managing more than 5,000 traditional and smart home security products around the globe in residential and commercial markets. Jennifer joined Johnson Controls from ADT North America where she was the Director of Product Strategy. She brings a dozen years of experience in the security industry, and nearly 25 years of experience in product marketing and product management to Johnson Controls, having worked with companies to help them bring products to market profitably. In addition to her unique blend of product management, product marketing and marketing skills, Jennifer also brings IT skills and certifications to her portfolio including ITIL, CMMi, Certified Agile Leader and Certified SAFe 5 Product Owner/Product Manager. Jennifer is a member of the board of directors for the Z-Wave Alliance where she also serves as the Marketing Committee. She is a frequent industry speaker and is active member of several product management communities. Jennifer was recently included on the SIA Women in Security Forum “Power 100” in 2023. She can be found on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jidoctor/, and followed on twitter at @jidoctor.

Morgan Hertel, with over 40 years of experience in the electronic security industry, is a well-respected leader who has served in many executive leadership roles for independent security integration companies and monitoring centers. Currently, as Vice President of Technology & Innovation for Rapid Response Monitoring, Morgan evaluates and harnesses the synergy between the latest technological advancements and the industry’s leading service providers to further advance the unmatched Dealer services of Rapid Response. Morgan serves as President of The Monitoring Association (TMA) and is actively involved in many local and national industry associations and initiatives, and he dedicates countless hours to the work of several forward-thinking committees throughout the industry, as well. Morgan holds the following certificates and licenses: NICET Level III Fire Alarm Technology, California Alarm Company Qualified Manager, Oregon Certified Trainer, Oregon Executive Manager, TMA Level I and II Central Station Operator, SIA Certified Operator and ESA Certified Alarm Installer.

Abe is responsible for the management of several Alarm.com solutions, including energy management, home automation, and security partner integrations. Since joining the company in 2012, he has worked across the service provider and customer experience areas to deliver dependable technology that connects people with the things they care about most.

Yana Welinder founded Kraftful after working with the makers of thousands of connected products as Head of Product at IFTTT. She noticed the reason most IoT products are difficult to use is that hardware companies rarely use UX analytics in product development. With internet connectivity coming to every object around us, poor usability prevents connected devices from reaching mass adoption. Yana put together a team of Apple, Facebook, and Slack alumni to bring the data approach behind massively adopted software to the world of IoT. Kraftful is backed by Y Combinator, Samsung NEXT, Google, and many exceptional investors. In previous roles, Yana worked on disrupting manufacturing with digital production at Carbon and tackled free knowledge creation on Wikipedia. As a tech policy thought leader, she's published pieces about AI and biometrics in the New York Times, Harvard Journal of Law & Tech, and a chapter in the Cambridge Handbook on Consumer Privacy. She's given talks at the White House, Yale, Stanford, and holds degrees from Harvard, USC, and LSE.

As part of the Cox Communications Residential Sales and Marketing executive leadership team, Vickie is responsible for the long-term vision and strategy for the Multifamily and New Build segments. Cox Communities is responsible for building high trust, long-term relationships with builders, owners, property managers, and consultants to act as their the “Trusted Advisor” in supporting them with optimizing rents, occupancy, and net operating income. They accomplish this by conducting joint research, developing specialized technology and automation solutions, and supporting owners in future-proofing their properties with technology. Her organization consists of Strategy, Operations and Sales Execution while influencing Cox’s specialized product roadmap. Her team is known for innovation, strategic partnering, and growth. Prior to her role at Cox, Vickie held various executive roles leading Strategy, Operations, and Sales at Fortune 500 companies such as Time Warner Cable, BellSouth, and Sprint.

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David Puckett serves as the Global Devices Organization's Head of Product Strategy. He is responsible for steering the device product vision, long-term product roadmap, and commercial opportunities across Comcast Cable, Comcast Syndication partners, and Sky Europe in his current position. He directs the device strategy for all consumer and SMB products across the Connectivity and Platforms business units of the company, including Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky. In his 18 years at Comcast, David oversaw the introduction of numerous products and features and the expansion of the company's portfolio. He has delivered innovation in various positions, including Product Marketing, Product Development, Product Management, and Product Strategy, always with the customer experience in mind. Before joining Comcast in 2005, David spent eight years executing consumer marketing strategies across direct and indirect sales channels for both consumer and business-to-business services at various private and public Internet Services companies in both start-up and established stages. David has four hyper-connected Generation Z children. Although David is one of the rare individuals who began his career by handing out free Dialup Internet Service CDs in retail stores and continues to work in an industry that has paved the way for advanced technologies such as AI, AR/VR, Blockchain, Edge Computing, Cloud Gaming, Videoconferencing, IoT, and whatever the Metaverse ends up being, his children are too preoccupied creating content with Tiktok or video games to care.

David J. Henry serves as our Senior Vice President, Connected Home Products and Services. He has worldwide responsibility for both Product Marketing and Engineering of our home networking products, encompassing product strategy, development and delivery. He has been with NETGEAR since July 2004, most recently serving as our Vice President of Product Management of our Retail Business Unit from March 2011 to January 2016 and as our Senior Director of Product Marketing from October 2010 to March 2011. Prior to NETGEAR, Mr. Henry was a senior product manager for the high technology vertical application at Siebel Systems (acquired by Oracle Corporation). His professional experience also includes business process and information technology consulting with Deloitte Consulting. Mr. Henry received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis on Signal Processing, from the University of Washington and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

As the President and Chief Marketing Officer at Parks Associates, Elizabeth Parks plays a pivotal role at Parks Associates. With over two decades of dedication to the company, she has been instrumental in shaping its growth and success, along with the continued focus of delivering timely and quality industry and consumer insights on the connected home and SMB industries. Elizabeth's leadership extends across a diverse range of responsibilities. She is a driving force behind the company's research focus and coverage areas, ensuring that Parks Associates remains at the forefront of industry trends and insights for the broadband, consumer electronics, and home service markets. Her expertise is showcased in the strategic communication plan she orchestrates, encompassing advertising, public relations, and marketing efforts. A cornerstone of her role is as the key organizer of Parks Associates' prestigious events, including Parks Associates signature event, CONNECTIONS™, Smart Energy Summit, Future of Video, Connected Health Summit, and Smart Spaces. Elizabeth's commitment to Parks Associates' overarching mission is unwavering. She is dedicated to providing clients with the most reliable and comprehensive consumer and industry research and analysis. Parks Associates syndicated and custom research work helps empower businesses to make informed decisions in an ever-evolving landscape. Elizabeth's journey with Parks Associates began after graduating with a BA in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Plano Texas with her husband and three children.

Mitchell Klein is a leader in smart home and IoT, dedicating his career to educating the industry, creating and implementing strategic business programs and leading companies that helped bring smart home and custom installation into the mainstream. Mitch’s career has included systems integration management to business strategy and development, but above all he is a 30+ year industry veteran in IoT, consumer electronics, home automation, and the integrator market. In his current role as executive director of the Z-Wave Alliance, he leads a member consortium of global companies supporting the Z-Wave smart home standard. Mitch is a CEDIA Fellow and committee chair – in 2019, he was awarded the CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of work supporting the custom integrator channel. Mitch is a regular contributor to trade and technology publications, podcasts, and a presenter and panelist at key industry events including CES, CEDIA, ISE, Parks CONNECTIONS Summit, and many more.

William Scheffler, VP Sales, Founder, Trident IoT

Jay Lent serves as Director of Business Development-North America for Tuya Global, a global leading IoT platform provider. He has been in the consumer electronics space for over 15 years leading both national sales and product development teams in developing cutting edge technology products and delivering hundreds of product to market. Over the last 8 years he has focused on the IoT space and has deep knowledge of all the major protocols as well as voice services. Prior to entering the consumer electronics industry, he held senior level positions at several leading retailers throughout the United States. This combination of experience gives him a unique perspective on production ideation to production to sales execution.