Tom Kerber leads Parks Associates research in the areas of home controls, energy management, and home networks.Tom authors numerous reports on energy management and home controls covering the evolution of technology, partnership opportunities, and new business models.Tom’s work at Parks Associates includes managing consumer surveys that track trends and market opportunities and enable insightful evidence-based forecasting for energy, security, and home controls.Tom speaks frequently at key industry events, and his views are sought out by national press organizations and publications.

Tom will be moderating several smart home panels during the ninth-annual CONNECTIONS Europe Conference, taking place November 18-19 in Amsterdam:

• "Smart Home and IoT: Building Value-Added Services," November 18 at 16:30
  • Speakers: Cisco Consulting Services, Climote, EnergyHub, Cameramanager, Vodafone, nPower
• "Channel Strategies and Business Models for the Smart Home," November 19 at 15:30
  • Speakers: Tyco Security Products, Zipato, Domoalert, ROC-Connect, Icontrol Networks
• "Innovations and Interoperability: Competition within the Smart Home," November 19 at 16:15
  • Speakers: ULE Alliance, INSTEON, ZigBee Alliance, Sigma Designs

For more information on CONNECTIONS Europe speakers, sessions, or sponsors, visit www.connectionseurope.com.

You can follow Tom on Twitter at @TomAKerber, and you can follow the CONNECTIONS Europe event through @CONNECTIONS_EU and the hashtag #CONNEU14.

Tom's research with Parks Associates includes:

• The Internet of Things: Business Models & Opportunities
• Evolution of Smart Home and the Internet of Things
• The Evolution of Home Networks
• Leveraging Partnerships to Deliver Home Energy Management

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Tom Kerber in the News:

Research: One in four European homes warming to Internet of Things
Smart home awareness is low among European consumers, and willingness to purchase smart home packages is not as strong in Europe as it is in the US. Parks Associates puts this down to a lack of awareness in those countries as to what's already out there.

What does the Google acquisition of Nest mean for DR?
While not much is known about Google’s EnergySense program, it is likely that Google is well along the path to becoming an energy aggregator. Nest’s technology combined with Google’s big data makes the resulting company a strong competitor.

Media requests to talk with Tom or to review specific research data can be directed to Holly Sprague at [email protected]. To purchase research, contact [email protected].

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