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Smart Energy Summit

Nov
09
2023

Distributed Energy Management

Virtual

Jan
23
2024

What to Watch at DISTRIBUTECH: Tracking Energy Trends

Virtual

Feb
26 - 27
2024

Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer

In-Person

Jul
23
2024

Unlocking Energy Efficiency through Smart Home Platforms

Virtual

Oct
10
2024

Demand-Side Management: Leveraging IoT for Energy Efficiency

Virtual

Previous Events

Aug 17th | 2023

State of the Home Energy Management Market

Virtual
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This interactive session includes an analyst presentation, visionary fireside chat, and interactive discussion addressing the state of the home energy management market, including key trends, challenges, and opportunities. Parks Associates shares its latest adoption and forecasts on renewable energy resources and highlights key market developments in the demand response market.

Thursday, August 17, 2023

11:00 AM CT

Welcome and Opening Presentation

Moderator

Chris White
Research Director

Parks Associates

11:15 AM CT

Visionary Spotlight

Moderator

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

Sri Solur
Chief Executive Officer

Kenmore and Brands

11:45 AM CT

Panel – Smart Energy Devices & Services

Moderator

Chris White
Research Director

Parks Associates

Mark S. Martinez
Senior Portfolio Manager Emerging Markets and Technology Program

Southern California Edison

Anne Arquit Niederberger PhD
SVP Market Development

Enervee

Suzanne Ogle
President and CEO

Southern Gas Association

Ben Thacker
Executive Vice President, Business Development

Emporia

Increased environmental awareness, introduction of new devices enabling energy savings like smart thermostats and smart sprinkler systems, and the spotlight on electric grid challenges are drivers for the adoption of renewable energy sources. The need for more electricity and alternative sources beyond fossil fuels has led to the development and promotion of renewable alternatives, such as solar panels and storage, EVs, and other devices that enable demand response activities. This session addresses how consumers are gravitating towards these solutions as electricity costs increase, new interest in monitoring energy usage, and as regulations and tax incentives are rolled out.

12:30 PM CT

Closing Comments

Jun 15th | 2023

Solar Power: Transformation of Home Energy

Virtual
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Including solar and storage in a smart home platform solution allows the platform and homeowner more flexibility regarding whole home energy usage management. Devices like smart plugs and outlets are already giving consumers insights into specific device energy metrics. The inclusion of a solar/storage solution with an overall smart home platform can empower users with real-time data on all the devices in their home. Solar panels can generate power to charge home storage batteries that support critical loads during a blackout. This session addresses the latest trends, opportunities, and challenges in the solar power market and uncovers the potential for transforming homes into sustainable energy hubs.

Thursday, June 15, 2023

11:00 AM CT

Welcome and Opening Presentation

Chris White
Research Director

Parks Associates

11:15 AM CT

Visionary Spotlight

Moderator

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

Sadia Raveendran
VP of Industry Solutions

AutoGrid

11:45 AM CT

Solar, Batteries, and the Grid: Consumers and Home Energy Management

Moderator

Chris White
Research Director

Parks Associates

Steven Blumenfeld
Senior Director, EV Vertical Lead

Arcadia Power

Anne Ferguson
Chief Marketing Officer

Nomo

Troy Morgan
CEO & Founder

PanTech Design

Austin Kennedy
Strategic Sales Manager

Alarm.com

New tax incentives for battery storage make inclusion of a battery in a solar system an easier sell, and more systems with batteries will push up the revenue per system installed. In the coming years, a tightening economy will create downward pressure on growth for solar solutions. Rising energy costs and concerns about grid stability will be exacerbated by electric vehicle sales and the associated home charging installations. Together, these factors will build a tailwind for energy cost-reduction products and services growth.

This session addresses the changes in the market of solar power, battery technology, and integration of devices and systems with the electrical grid. This session highlights growing consumer and industry demand for home energy management systems and the changes in how we manage and consume energy at home.

12:45 PM CT

Closing Comments

Feb 13th | 2023 - Feb 15th | 2023

Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer

In-Person
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Monday, February 13, 2023

05:30 PM CT

Opening Networking Reception

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

07:30 AM CT

Registration Open

07:30 AM CT

Breakfast

Questline DigitalSponsored by Questline Digital

08:15 AM CT

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

08:30 AM CT

What’s Driving Growth: Distributed Energy and Load Management

Moderator

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

Luis Castro
Business Development Manager

Enel X Way

Brad Davids
Head of Utility Business Development

Span.io

Doug Middleton
Head of Business Development

Leap

Daniel Richmond
Senior Manager of EV and Solar Strategy

Green Mountain Energy

Tammy Schneider
Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Brookfield Residential

Schneider Electric In general, integration with smart home solutions delivers four key benefits to utilities and energy providers: increased consumer engagement with energy management programs, facilitation of smart product integration in demand response programs, increased adoption of smart products for use in energy management, and increased program awareness through cross-marketing efforts. This session highlights the state of the energy management markets, including the impact on the consumer, utility, and connected home industries.

09:15 AM CT

Keynote

Moderator

Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO

Parks Associates

Karl Popham
Manager, Electric Vehicles & Emerging Technologies

Austin Energy

09:45 AM CT

Networking Break

GoogleSponsored by Google

10:30 AM CT

Home Energy Management: Driving Energy Efficiency

Moderator

Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO

Parks Associates

Aaron Berndt
Head of Energy Industry Partnerships / Americas

Google

Dan Forman
CEO

Copper Labs

Bob Swilik
Manager, Advanced Systems

Carrier

Christopher LaPré
Head of Technology

CSA - Connectivity Standards Alliance

David Oberholzer
General Manager, Energy Management

Resideo

CSAEnergy management includes many value propositions that can be delivered as part of a broader smart home solution. The market for energy management solutions has just started to take off, but energy companies are highly motivated to invest in solutions and offerings that provide more energy efficiency and automation in homes. This session examines the emerging energy management capabilities and the opportunity for different channels to provide energy management services and to tie efficiency solutions to a variety of products, including smart lights, pool pumps, smart blinds, and smart fans.

11:30 AM CT

IoT Solutions: Demand Response Flexibility

Moderator

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

Robert Cruickshank
Managing Member

GRIDIoT Power Networks

Morgan Hertel
Vice President of Technology & Innovation

Rapid Response Monitoring

Bruce Brazis
Account Executive, Customer to Grid Solutions

APS - Arizona Public Service

Justin Chamberlain
Manager of Energy Efficiency and Demand Response

CPS Energy

Andrew Spielman
Director of Business Development

Tuya Smart

Rapid Response MonitoringUtilities can leverage the growing number of distributed energy and smart home products and services to help manage the grid. As the adoption of distributed generation expands and daily load profiles resemble the duck curve, aligning consumption with local supply will become critical to grid operation.

The question for utilities and energy providers is how to integrate smart home and distributed energy resources into the grid. This session examines the incentives are needed for consumers to engage in utility programs and operate their home in a way that is aligned with the needs of the grid operator.

12:30 PM CT

Networking Lunch

 ResideoSponsored by Resideo

01:30 PM CT

Future of Vehicles: EVs, Charging, and Consumers

Moderator

Chris White
Research Director

Parks Associates

Bethany Farchione
Marketing Director

Questline Inc.

Sadia Raveendran
VP of Industry Solutions

AutoGrid

Kevin Schwain
Sr. Director, EV Strategy

EnergyHub

Cosmin Dumitrescu
Director of Product

Fermata Energy

Questline DigitalEV adoption is entering a new phase. As consumer familiarity rises, incentives and regulatory policies continue to drive increased adoption and interest. EV owners are much more likely to have smart home solutions at home, including two times more likely to have a smart thermostat and video doorbell compared to the general population. These ownership stats open more opportunities among device and car manufacturers for increased integration and new services. This session addresses the future of electric vehicles, including growth in charging stations.

02:30 PM CT

Keynote

Moderator

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

Erika Diamond
SVP, Head of Customer Solutions

EnergyHub

03:00 PM CT

Networking Break

GoogleSponsored by Google

03:30 PM CT

Beyond Energy Services: Multidwelling Living

Moderator

Jason Paris
VP, Business Development

Parks Associates

Daniel Elizalde
Product Executive & Advisor - Climate Tech

Product Advisor

Rick Goldberg
Vice President of Sales

Arize

Luis Castro
Business Development Manager

Enel X Way

Nearly 75% of MDU property managers and owners are very concerned about residents wasting energy, so they are highly motivated to adopt energy management solutions, including smart thermostats, smart outlets, smart lights, and connected HVAC systems. These solutions can help managers reduce OPEX; for example, they can remotely adjust lighting and temperatures in unoccupied units via smart lighting and energy management system, a top value proposition. This session addresses the role of integrated systems in the future of apartment living and building ownership.

04:15 PM CT

Keynote: Consumers Will Build the Future of Energy

Moderator

Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO

Parks Associates

Martin DeBono
President

GAF Energy

04:45 PM CT

Energy as a Service and New Business Models

Moderator

Jason Paris
VP, Business Development

Parks Associates

Scott Hammond
Member Programs Manager

Central Electric Power Cooperative

Gerrianna Cohen
Demand Response Strategy Manager

Con Edison

Donald McPhail
VP Product

Uplight

Geoff Ferrell
Vice President of VPP and C&I Project Business

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Austin EnergyForward-thinking utilities are investigating strategies to integrate multiple devices and aggregate data to deliver a truly comprehensive and actionable picture to consumers of their household energy consumption. These offerings will help build positive consumer engagement, open avenues to expand service portfolios, and ultimately generate new revenues, even as energy consumption is reduced. This session addresses market expansion and growth in energy services, new business models, and partnership success.

05:30 PM CT

Networking Reception

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

07:45 AM CT

Registration Open

08:00 AM CT

Breakfast

Austin EnergySponsored by Austin Energy

08:30 AM CT

Opening Comments and Welcome

Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO

Parks Associates

The convergence of technological advances, energy awareness and concerns, and growing demand is driving adoption of smart home solutions that can deliver new solutions in the energy sector. Parks Associates presents research and analysis highlighting the key benefits for energy providers and builders when they incorporate smart products into their offerings.

08:45 AM CT

Building Energy-Efficient Homes: What Builders Want

Moderator

Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO

Parks Associates

Erik Bernal
CEO

Elite Water Systems

Kendall Goshorn
Director of Business Development

HomePro

Anwar Khalifa
President

Pyramid Homes

David Klatt
COO

Logical Buildings

Greg Wolfson
CTO

EcoSmart Solution

For home builders, smart technology delivers multiple benefits—financially and through market differentiation. Both builders and home buyers alike are appreciative of energy-saving rebates as well as the longer-term benefits of lower energy bills. From a sales and marketing perspective, newer smart homes offer additional lifestyle benefits such as built-in security, energy management, and entertainment control.

09:45 AM CT

Keynote: Vehicle-Grid Integration for the Nation’s Largest Open DC Fast Charging Network

Moderator

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

Jigar Shah
Head of Energy Services

Electrify America

10:15 AM CT

Networking Break

GoogleSponsored by Google

10:45 AM CT

Solar: Renewable, Resilient, Communal

Moderator

Chris White
Research Director

Parks Associates

Shankar Achanta
Vice President of Products

Sunnova

Keally DeWitt
Vice President, Marketing & Public Policy

GAF Energy

Will Shippee
Manager – Strategic Solar Accounts, Home and Distribution Division

Schneider Electric

Eamonn Urey
Product Manager

Salt River Project

JP Ross
VP, Local Development, Electrification and Innovation

East Bay Community Energy (EBCE)

The utility industry is moving aggressively towards building its renewable energy portfolio, and consumers are gaining interest in renewable sources of energy and energy management. This session addresses the opportunities for growth in the solar industry, including downward pricing pressure on solar panels, batteries, and smart home devices, and emergence of the “smart energy consumer.”

11:45 AM CT

Fireside Chat

Moderator

Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO

Parks Associates

KJ Feder
Vice President of Community Impact

CPS Energy

12:15 PM CT

Networking Lunch

01:15 PM CT

Optimizing Control with Energy Data

Moderator

Chris White
Research Director

Parks Associates

Joel Berntsen
Vice President, Channels & Partnerships

Vutility

Essie Snell
Head of Product Marketing

Copper Labs

Dr. Kenneth Wacks
President

Home, Building & Utility Systems

Dr. Aimee Gotway Bailey
Director, Innovation & Portfolio Management

National Grid Partners

Shawn Peterson
Sales Manager, Energy

ecobee

Copper LabsEnergy monitoring and management services create clear value for consumers, and data analytics is driving new value-added services and opportunities for new business models. As solutions move from monitoring and reporting to providing recommendations and automation, consumer interest increases. This session examines new opportunities for utilities and energy providers around next-generation energy monitoring and energy management solutions.

02:15 PM CT

Keynote

Moderator

Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO

Parks Associates

Jonathan Thompson
SVP, Sales

Generac Grid Services

03:00 PM CT

Home Services Revenue Opportunities

Moderator

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

David Chang
Chief Digital Officer

EIQhome

Jennifer Doctor
Senior Director, Product Management

Johnson Controls

Nadav Liebermann
Head of Marketing

SAM Seamless Network

David Oberholzer
General Manager, Energy Management

Resideo

CalixKey to the future progress of the home energy management market is the ability for players across many industries to deliver a unified experience through new services. Accomplishing that goal requires complex integration, extensive partnerships, and a focus on the consumer experience.

Feb 13th | 2023

Pre-show Research Workshop: Growing Smart Energy Opportunity – Top Trends

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Monday, February 13, 2023

12:00 PM CT

Registration Open

01:00 PM CT

Selling to Consumers: The Buyer Journey Research

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

The standard smart home buyer journey today is via retail, often one device at a time, creating an experience where consumers are using multiple apps to control their devices. Therefore, control is not unified, and data is often not shared among devices, creating a disjointed consumer experience and difficulty connected energy-saving desires and behaviors with the broader smart home experience.

These conditions have inhibited wider adoption of smart energy solutions and delayed transition of the smart home market into the mass market. Some higher levels of control are available via smart home hubs, security providers, service providers, custom installments, and master smart home apps, but consumers want a more unified experience, with integrated automation and intelligence. This session highlights key trends in the customer buyer journey, based on Parks Associates research of 10,000 internet households, and where there are opportunities to realize this unified experience.

01:15 PM CT

Research Presentation: Multifamily and SMB: Growing Opportunities

Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO

Parks Associates

Many people live in apartments and expect new technologies, including always-on broadband and energy management solutions. This session addresses the growing opportunities in the small-to-medium business (SMB) and apartment sectors, including the energy solutions, analytics, platforms, and services.

01:30 PM CT

Industry Panel: Building the Energy Infrastructure at Home and Away

Moderator

Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO

Parks Associates

Jennifer Doctor
Senior Director, Product Management

Johnson Controls

Wayne Morrison
Principal, Emerging Technologies

Reliant, an NRG company

Nadav Liebermann
Head of Marketing

SAM Seamless Network

James Rosenberg II
Director Of Business Development Asia Pacific

Blink Charging

Gerald Zingraf
Director, Solution Engineering and Sales Enablement

Gridpoint

The next few years represent a challenging but critical time for players in energy and connected technology industries to determine how the rise of energy management solutions will impact their industries and customer segments. This session addresses how companies are supporting the future infrastructure for solar, and electric vehicles.

02:45 PM CT

Networking Break

03:15 PM CT

Research Presentation: Data Analytics and Measuring Energy Management

Chris White
Research Director

Parks Associates

Utility companies are making a concerted effort to share more data with their customers: more than 50% of consumers receive a daily breakdown of their energy consumption from their energy provider, up from 31% at the end of 2020.

Innovations in energy devices and platforms allow utilities to supercharge this effort, giving energy providers the ability to deliver more detailed and useful real-time energy information and extend into control and conservation services that reach “the other side of the meter.”

03:30 PM CT

Special Session: How to create a sustainable innovation engine to capitalize on the energy transition

Moderator

Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO

Parks Associates

Daniel Elizalde
Product Executive & Advisor - Climate Tech

Product Advisor

 The energy transition presents a unique opportunity to grow by efficiently addressing the needs of a rapidly changing market. But with the complexity of the Energy Industry, including so many use cases, markets, technologies, and regulations, getting started can be daunting.

In this session, you’ll learn a structured approach to building an innovation engine that produces repeatable results, accelerates growth, and reduces the risk of costly mistakes.

Whether you are planning a brand-new product, developing a new module, building a line extension, or expanding to a new market, you’ll walk away with an actionable blueprint you can apply at your company today. This session is based on Daniel’s bestselling book The B2B Innovator’s Map.

04:00 PM CT

Giving up Control: Energy Devices and Consumer Views

Chris White
Research Director

Parks Associates

For many utilities, participation in DR programs is critically important during peak times. Recruiting and engaging consumers are key to ensure success. Getting the incentives right is key to maximizing participation and minimizing cost. This research presentation highlights how consumers perceive utility control and what incentives work to gain consumer participation.

04:15 PM CT

Industry Panel: Energy Management: Educating the Consumer and the Industry

Moderator

Chris White
Research Director

Parks Associates

Joel Berntsen
Vice President, Channels & Partnerships

Vutility

Dr. Kenneth Wacks
President

Home, Building & Utility Systems

Robert Cruickshank
Managing Member

GRIDIoT Power Networks

Bruce Brazis
Account Executive, Customer to Grid Solutions

APS - Arizona Public Service

Artificial intelligence and big data applications can continually add more value to smart home and IoT solutions at the application level, often without requiring substantive hardware changes. This session features industry leaders sharing various methods to help educate the industry and consumer market on the value of energy management solutions and AI tech-enabled applications and services.

Nov 17th | 2022

Distributed Energy and New Value: Shifting from a Centralized Grid

Virtual
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Half of broadband households show willingness to allow utility providers to control their devices to save energy in exchange for $100. These session address how the industry is working to educate consumers on the potential for energy savings, the value of connected devices, how to be active participants in energy efficiency, and the transformation of the energy grid to be decentralized and managed.

Thursday, November 17, 2022

11:00 AM CT

Welcome & Analyst Insight

JC Murphy
President

Savant

11:15 AM CT

Distributed Energy Resources (DER): Wind, Solar, and Storage

Moderator

JC Murphy
President

Savant

Keally DeWitt
Vice President, Marketing & Public Policy

GAF Energy

Brett Little
Program Manager

GreenHome Institute

Laurent Schmitt
Head of Utility & European Markets

Ossiaco

Brad Stutzman
CEO

O3 Energy

Chris Thompson
VP Product and Technical Marketing

SolarEdge

 This session addresses the growth in distributed energy resources, including purchase intentions, market drivers, and industry partnerships.

12:00 PM CT

Fireside Chat / Executive Q&A

Moderator

Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO

Parks Associates

Ansul Rajgharia
Director

Schneider Electric

12:30 PM CT

Investing in the Future: New Areas of Growth

Moderator

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

Doug Housemann
Vice President of Technology and Innovations

EnerNex

Dr. Marissa Hummon
Chief Technology Officer

Utilidata, Inc

Matthew Fite
Chief Technology Officer

Verimatrix

As Distributed Energy Resources (DER) mature, more electric vehicles, solar and batteries, and water heaters will be integrated. This session addresses the future growth areas for energy management solutions.

01:30 PM CT

Closing Comments

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

Aug 4th | 2022

Electric Vehicles: A New Era for Consumers

Virtual
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Only 26% of US broadband households report high familiarity with electric vehicles but that’s about to change. These sessions address the coming surge of EVs on the market, the potentially explosive EV growth in adoption, and the implications for consumers, the grid, and needed infrastructure.

Thursday, August 4, 2022

11:00 AM

Welcome & Analyst Insight

JC Murphy
President

Savant

11:15 AM

EV Growth and Outlook

Moderator

JC Murphy
President

Savant

Sadia Raveendran
VP of Industry Solutions

AutoGrid

Yann Kulp
Co-founder, Director Business Development

eIQ Mobility, a NextEra Energy Company

Luis Castro
Business Development Manager

Enel X Way

This session addresses the changes in consumer adoption of EV’s, obstacles to growth, and the impact of new federal and state policies.

12:00 PM

Fireside Chat / Executive Q&A

Moderator

JC Murphy
President

Savant

Moderator

Elizabeth Parks
President & CMO

Parks Associates

Colleen Jansen
Chief Marketing Officer

ChargePoint

12:30 PM

Breaking Barriers: Infrastructure and Charging Stations

Moderator

Jason Paris
VP, Business Development

Parks Associates

Cost and access to charging stations are the two key barriers to wider adoption for electric vehicles. This session addresses how the industry is working to develop and ensure the charging infrastructure, standards, and policy are in place to meet the demand of EVs in the future.

01:30 PM

Closing Comments

Jason Paris
VP, Business Development

Parks Associates

Jun 30th | 2022

Home Energy Management Solutions: Driving Energy Savings

Virtual
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Manufacturers of some specific smart home devices struggle to find effective and valuable messaging for individual products. These sessions address savings, the primary factor that consumers purchase energy management solutions.

Thursday, June 30, 2022

11:00 AM

Welcome & Analyst Insight

JC Murphy
President

Savant

11:15 AM

Data and Analytics: Driving Usage and Savings

Moderator

JC Murphy
President

Savant

Jay Lasseter
VP Sales

Landis+Gyr North America

Bob Champagne
Vice President- Customer Experience Innovation

Smart Energy Water

Only 19% of US broadband households are aware of their electricity provider’s energy monitoring and management products. This session addresses the business and consumer value of access to real-time energy consumption data, including the most appealing and useful value-added services.

12:00 PM

Fireside Chat / Executive Q&A

Moderator

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

12:30 PM

Smart Apartments and Energy Platforms

Moderator

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

Wannie Park
CEO

Zen Ecosystems

Hakan Kostepen
Executive Director - Product Strategy & Innovation

Panasonic

Blake Miller
Founder & CEO

Homebase

Forty-three percent of US broadband households stated they would prefer to live in a community-powered by solar energy, but low familiarity with energy devices is still a barrier for adoption for most households. This session addresses most commonly provided devices and systems that facilitate property access and energy management, including smart door locks, thermostats, lights, and the devices most likely to be integrated into MDUs to drive energy savings.

01:30 PM

Closing Comments

Jennifer Kent
Vice President, Research

Parks Associates

Apr 7th | 2022

State of Residential Energy Management

Virtual
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This session addresses the changing markets for residential energy management, including consumer adoption and engagement, and new partnerships driving the growth of demand response programs.

Friday, July 29, 2022

07:30 PM

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