CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES features Best Buy, Motorola, Comcast and other industry leaders

International research firm Parks Associates today announced the sessions and preliminary list of speakers for its upcoming CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES, January 10 at 2012 International CES in Las Vegas.

Parks Associates will host CONNECTIONS™ Summit in the South Hall Convention Center, Rooms S204-S205, during the first day of CES. The sessions, moderated by the firm's analysts, feature groundbreaking research on connected devices and smart TVs, digital content, value-added and cloud services, new roles for service providers, and strategies for monetizing it all. Parks Associates forecasts worldwide revenues from operator-provided cloud-based value-added services will exceed $8.5 billion by 2015.

"The successes of connected CE and mobile devices announced at the last two CES events have pushed us into a new phase of connected CE diffusion – the rise of entertainment, communications, and lifestyle services attached to these products ," said Kurt Scherf, VP, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates. "Nearly 20% of U.S. broadband households are using connected CE devices to watch movies at least weekly. CONNECTIONS™ Summit will feature consumer data and executive discussions on best strategies to build services and features leveraging this new demand for connectivity."

Preliminary list of speakers:

Jean-Pierre Bienaimé, SVP Strategy & Communications, Orange; Chairman, UMTS Forum

Gary Brotman, Director, Product Marketing, Qualcomm Atheros

Richard Bullwinkle, Chief Evangelist, Rovi Corporation

Scott Burnett, Director, Global Consumers Electronics Industry, IBM

Andrew Grant, Senior Manager, Entertainment Industry Marketing, Akamai Technologies

Kurt Hoppe, Director, Smart TV Innovations and Alliances, LG Electronics

Fred King, COO, PlumChoice

Patrick McGinnis, Vice President of Exclusive Brands, Best Buy

Marty Roberts, VP of Sales & Marketing, thePlatform, a subsidiary of Comcast

Mitch Weinraub, VP, Product Development, Insight Communications

Michael Wexler, VP, Business Development and Product Strategy, Radialpoint

Dan Williams, Business Development, LEVEL Studios

Nate Williams, Senior Director, Strategy and Business Development, Motorola Mobility

Summit sessions:

Smart TV 2012 Outlook
Video: Three Screens and Beyond
Consumer Demand for Energy as a Service
Technical Support, Customer Service, and the Lifecycle in the Digital Home
The Personal Cloud and Digital Locker

CONNECTIONS™ Summit includes support from Premier Program Members, which include HCL; IBM; LEVEL Studios, a Rosetta Company; Motorola Mobility; PacketVideo; PlumChoice; Radialpoint; Rovi; Sigma Designs; and Technicolor.

During CES, visit Parks Associates in Booth # 20259 in the LVCC South Hall 1.

About CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES is an annual research and industry event hosted by international research firm Parks Associates at CES in Las Vegas. In 2023, the executive event features one day of panel discussions on the state of the smart home, connected health, home security, and new home services, with trends and implications for connected consumers and opportunities for companies to build new revenues and develop innovative business models.

The 17th annual CONNECTIONS™ Summit will take place January 5 during CES, which runs January 5-8 in Las Vegas. Parks Associates hosts a day of sessions at the Venetian Hotel, Lando 4304, followed by a networking reception. Follow the event on Twitter at @CONN_Summit.

For information about CONNECTIONS™ Summit, contact [email protected] or call 972-490-1113 or visit www.connectionssummit.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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