13 SEP 2012
Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer to focus on expanding energy market and integration with connected devices, home systems, and broadband services
Parks Associates' fourth-annual executive conference takes place February 25-27 in San Antonio
International research firm Parks Associates today announced the dates and topics for the fourth-annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, which examines the convergence of energy, security, and home controls as multiple channels are now competing in the energy services market.
The executive conference, hosted February 25-27, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas, with support from early sponsors EcoFactor, Hitachi, and Qualcomm, will evaluate new partnerships, strategies for consumer engagement, and deployment plans for energy management solutions in the connected home.
More than 75% of U.S. broadband households have a home network, the necessary first step to enabling many new connected home systems and services. With companies as diverse as Comcast, ADT Security, Lowe's, and AT&T now active in this area, adoption of IP connected home management solutions is entering the mass market with pricing and design accessible to middle-income households.
"Given the growing deployment of connected devices, explosion of data, and changes in energy markets, traditional utility approaches to energy-efficiency and demand-response programs are rapidly becoming outdated," said Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls and Energy, Parks Associates. "Smart Energy Summit covers the converging residential energy space from every angle. Participants meet and hear the perspectives of utilities and security, cable, and telecom service providers as well as appliance manufacturers and technology partners. It is a great opportunity to network and understand the rapidly changing and overlapping market for energy products and services."
Summit Topics:
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Utility strategies and early successes to engage consumers in energy management
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Consumer mindset toward energy and energy management solutions
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Consumer participation in energy markets and drivers and obstacles affecting adoption
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Integrating and selling security with energy solutions
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The impact of connected appliances
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Partnership opportunities among service providers, utilities, and retailers to expand the market for energy management and residential demand response (DR)
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Utility communication approaches and simplifying partner integration
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Entrance and role of cable and telecom in the energy management space
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Role of cloud-based products and services in energy
For more information or to submit a speaking proposal, visit http://www.smartenergysummit2013.com or call 972-490-1113.
About Smart Energy Summit
Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer addresses the evolution of the consumer utility market, the impact of COVID-19 on energy management programs, and new opportunities to drive engagement in utility-sponsored programs. Virtual panels and networking sessions, featuring executive-level experts from multiple industries, address strategies for utilities, service providers, retailers, software providers, and manufacturers to expand and monetize energy management and other energy-focused offerings through consumer engagement, new business models, unique partnerships, and innovative technologies.
Smart Energy Summit features an in-person conference February 13-15 at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, with virtual sessions on June 15, August 17, and November 9. The summit agenda features leaders from utilities, state and national regulators, telecom and security companies, retailers, and OEMs. Follow the event on Twitter at @SmartEnergySmt and #SmartEnergy23. For information on speaking, sponsoring, or attending Smart Energy Summit, visit www.smartenergysmt.com.
About Parks Associates: Parks Associates, a woman-founded and certified business, is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates provides business intelligence and research services through its proprietary methodologies developed over decades, including quarterly surveys of 10,000 internet households.
The company's expertise crosses many industries: home security and smart home, streaming video, broadband and pay-TV services, digital media and platforms, gaming, Wi-Fi and home networks, connected health, support, consumer electronics, home control systems, energy management, and tech solutions for the multi-dwelling (MDU), small-to-medium business (SMB), and commercial building markets.
Each year, Parks Associates brings thousands of leaders together for its webinars and annual events. The firm hosts the annual executive research and strategy conferences CONNECTIONS™, Connected Health Summit, Smart Energy Summit, Smart Spaces, and Future of Video. https://www.parksassociates.com
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