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CONNECTIONS™ sessions offer a mix of market research, analysis, and industry insight. This approach is unique among conferences and necessary to capture the complexity and see the opportunities in these interconnected markets.

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2025 Virtual Speakers

Gilles Drieu
SVP & Chief Technology Officer
ADT
Joel Jelderks
GM
Nuki
Veronica Moturi
Senior Vice President, Customer Experience
Brinks Home
Emily O'Donnell
VP, Product and Communications
Evolution Digital
Keith Puckett
Founder | CEO
Ubiety Technologies
Sumati Sharan
CEO/Founder
Ladle Cooking
Eric Villines
Head of Global Communications
Anker Innovations
Joacim Westlund Prändel
Founder & Chairman
Flic - The Wireless Smart Button

2025 Keynotes

Jeff Barnes
VP, Smart Water
Moen
Olivier Bernard
Worldwide Go-To-Market Leader, IoT Services
Amazon Web Services
Andrew Bleiman
Executive Vice President
Tractive
Alper Cetingok
Senior Managing Director
Raymond James
John Hughes
Chief Engineer, Residential Controls | Technical Work Group Chair
Trane Technologies | Home Connectivity Alliance
Dave Kranzler
Director, IoT Services
Amazon Web Services
Sujata Neidig
Vice President of Marketing
Thread Group
Sean O'Neil
CEO
Cardinal Peak (FPT Software)
Dave Porter
Managing Director
Vivint
Eric Villines
Head of Global Communications
Anker Innovations

2025 Speakers

Matt Alba
Product Manager
GVTC Communications
Casey Anderson
Senior Director of Software Engineering
Lennox International
Marcus Anderson
Director, Sales
Replicant AI
Greg Baldauf
Director, SmartLife & Cloud Solution Partnerships
Calix
Jeff Bales
VP, Insurance Partnerships
Flume
Ben Berg
Senior Director Product Management, Video
Alarm.com
Petrut Bogdan
Neuromorphic Architect
Innatera Nanosystems
Jay Cahill
CEO
Holios
Victor Carrasco
Director - Strategic Accounts
Johnson Controls
Naveen Chhangani
SVP & Chief Product Officer
ADT
Jim Conti
Vice President, Sales HomeSight
Vantiva
Chad Conway
Advisor
Pila Energy
Brad Cook
Head of Product and Integrations
Alfred International, Inc.
Charlie Dougherty
Senior Product Manager for Smart Homes
Kwikset
Gilles Drieu
SVP & Chief Technology Officer
ADT
Tim Eskew
Director, Residential Electronic Products
Schlage, an Allegion Brand
Reynolds F. (RF) Barnes
Senior Director - Connectivity Business Development and Strategic Initiatives
Intel Corporation
Laura Finson
Director of Product and Product Partnerships
Brinks Home
Peter Giacalone
President
Giacalone Associates, LLC
Steven Haase
Head of Sales
BOXX Insurance Co.
Sharon Hagi
Chief Security Officer
Silicon Labs
George Hechtman
Principal
Hechtman Venture Development
Morgan Hertel
VP of Technology and Innovation
Rapid Response Monitoring
John Hughes
Chief Engineer, Residential Controls | Technical Work Group Chair
Trane Technologies | Home Connectivity Alliance
Anthony Iannone
Director of Innovation
Affiliated Monitoring
Bryce Judd
Chief Revenue Officer
Savant
Adam Justice
CEO
Grid Connect Inc.
Val Kamenski
Co-CEO
Klika Tech, Inc.
Dr. Kenneth Wacks
President
Home, Building & Energy Systems
Lily Knowles
SVP Strategic Partnerships, Marketing and CX
Arlo Technologies
Dave Kranzler
Director, IoT Services
Amazon Web Services
Gene LaNois
Vice President of Product Marketing
Vivint, an NRG company
Christopher LaPré
Head of Technology
Connectivity Standards Alliance
Spencer Maid
CEO
Origin Wireless AI
Tajinder Manku
CEO & Founder
Cognitive Systems Corp.
Dave Mayne
President
M2M Services
Joe McNulty
SVP of Product & Partnerships
Whisker Labs
Desiree Mejia
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
SkyBell
Lee Miller
Vice President of Multifamily
Brivo
Veronica Moturi
Senior Vice President, Customer Experience
Brinks Home
Emily O'Donnell
VP, Product and Communications
Evolution Digital
Sean O'Neil
CEO
Cardinal Peak (FPT Software)
Rebecca Peterson
Director of Product Solutions - Access Controls - LiftMaster
Chamberlain Group
Richard Plummer
Senior Director, Home Services
AIG
Keith Puckett
Founder | CEO
Ubiety Technologies
Tom Reed
Head of Commercial Security Sales
RapidSOS
Greg Rhoades
Director of Marketing, Smart and New Technology Products
Leviton Manufacturing
Jeff Rogers
VP, Sales
Sensory
Avi Rosenthal
Managing Partner | Chairman of the Board
BlueConnect Partners | Z-Wave Alliance
Marcus Scheiber
CEO
ROCiQ
Patrick Serrato
Director of Ecosystem Business Development and Product Strategy
Xthings
Carie Small
Senior Director ADT Monitoring Product & Engineering
ADT
David Sym-Smith
General Partner
Mobility Ventures
Svetlin Todorov
CEO
Shelly USA
Tyler Tribe
CTO / CPO
Becklar
Paul Williams
Global Managing Director, Home Management Business Unit
Nice
Brock Winzeler
President Personal Health and Safety
Becklar
Matthew Wootton
Co-Founder & CTO
Ivani, LLC

Moderators

John Barrett
Director of Consumer Analytics
Parks Associates
Ashton Gambrell
Director of Sales, Sponsorships
Parks Associates
Kristen Hanich
Director of Research
Parks Associates
Daniel Holcomb
Senior Analyst, Smart Home Research
Parks Associates
Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research
Parks Associates
Jason Paris
VP, Business Development
Parks Associates
Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO
Parks Associates
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Reviewer, Smart Home
The Verge
Ross Rubin
Sr. Contributing Analyst
Parks Associates

Schedule & Topics

CONNECTIONS™ sessions offer a mix of market research, analysis, and industry insight. This approach is unique among conferences and necessary to capture the complexity of the Digital Living space and to see the opportunities in these interconnected markets.

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August 12 | 2025
Virtual

Intelligence Over Hardware: Security Meets Smart Tech

October 09 | 2025
Virtual

Smart Home Future Outlook 2030

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