The preliminary list of speakers for the upcoming CONNECTIONS™ Conference includes more than 50 executives from the top media, entertainment, controls, and energy companies around the world.

Executives from Intel, Samsung LCD Business, Sony Pictures, and Verizon will present the conference keynotes on topics including TV technology, content protection and cloud media services, and the role of the service provider.

International research firm Parks Associates will host CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference & Showcase on June 8-10 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

Tracks:

• New Media and Digital Content
• Entertainment Platforms & Value-Added Services
• Consumer Electronics
• Home Systems & Controls
   

Kenote Speakers:

• Joseph Ambeault, Director, Product Development and Management, Video Services, Verizon
• Scott Birnbaum, Vice President, Samsung LCD Business
• Wilfred Martis, General Manager, Retail CE, Digital Home Group, Intel Corporation
• Mitch Singer, CTO, Sony Pictures Entertainment; President, DECE
   

Speakers/Panelists:

• Cedric Arnaud-Battandier, VP, Strategy & Corporate Development, Technicolor
• Seth Bailey, CEO, iTOK
• David Barclay, Director Energy Management, OpenPeak
• Scott Barkley, Vice President, Products, Jasper Wireless
• Anthony Bay, CEO, MOD Systems
• David Bercovich, Vice President of Business Development, AlertMe
• Savinay Berry, Vice President, Granite Ventures
• Gilles BianRosa, CEO, Vuze, Inc.
• Stephen Blum, President, Tellus Venture Associates
• Jeff Bonin, Vice President of Business Development, Alticast
• Kris Bowring, Senior Director, Emerging Business, Best Buy
• Cathy Bradley, Global Lead, Customer Contact Business Process Outsourcing Services, Accenture
• Paul Brody, Global Lead, IBM Electronics Industry Strategy Practice, IBM Global Business Services
• William C. Brown, Assoc. VP Technology and GM, Service Provider Business Unit, North America, D-Link
• Mike Buckingham, Director of Marketing, SmartLabs, Inc.
• Thomas Carpenter, VP Operations and Digital Chief of Staff, Epix
• Susan Cashen, Vice President Marketing, Control4
• David Chechelashvili, Head of Gaming and Retail, XpanD, Inc
• Alfredo Choperena, President, SimpleHomeNet
• Matthew Choy, Marketing Director, Rsupport Inc.
• Albert Chu, Vice President, Marketing and Alliances, ACCESS Systems Americas
• Jim Denney, Vice President, General Manager, Product Marketing, TiVo Inc.
• Matt DiMaria, EVP & GM, Sonic Solutions (Roxio)
• Gary Ellison, Chief Security Architect, Intertrust Technologies, representing Marlin
• Greg Ennis, Technical Director, Wi-Fi Alliance
• Jim Feuille, General Partner, Crosslink Capital
• Martin Flusberg, CEO, Powerhouse Dynamics
• Paul Fulton, General Manager, Prosumer Business Unit, Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Dwight Gibson, VP & GM Connected Home Solutions, Ingersoll Rand
• Alexandre Giess, Head of Digital Home - Group Marketing North America, Orange/France Telecom Group
• Alex Glass, Vice President, Global Operations, thePlatform
• Wynn Grubbs, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, PlumChoice, Inc.
• Todd Hinders, Senior Vice President, ExtendMedia
• Scott Hublou, Co-Founder, SVP of Products, EcoFactor
• Richard Irving, Managing Partner, Pond Venture Partners Ltd.
• Ronald Jacoby, Senior Director and Chief Architect, Connected TV, Yahoo!
• Kanaan Jemili, Vice President of Product Management, DivX, Inc.
• Michael Kostainsek, Senior Partner, Account Director, MEC (WPP’s Group M)
• Douglas Light, Sr. Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development, Widevine
• Steve Linke, Associate Director Consumer Electronics, Verizon Wireless - Open Development
• James Lopez, General Manager, Digital Video Surveillance, Logitech
• Ajay Luthra, Senior Director of Advanced Technology, Motorola
• Tony Masterson, COO, CTO and Co-founder, Zenverge
• Letha McLaren, Vice President of Energy Products, iControl Networks
• Kevin Meagher, CEO, Intamac Systems
• Andy Melder, Vice President Business Development, Gigle Networks
• Frank Mona III, Executive Director, Sales Execution, Consumer Home Services, AT&T
• Kevin Morgan, CTO, Arxan Technologies, Inc.
• Malachy Moynihan, VP, Video Strategy, Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Richard Nesin, Executive Director, HomePNA Alliance
• Robert O'Dell, President/CEO, SecurityCoverage, Inc.
• Nathan Ota, Solutions Product Marketing Manager, Consumer Solutions, Trilliant
• Sean Parham, Executive Vice President & CMO, 2Wire, Inc.
• Nash Parker, Director of Emerging Technology & Media, Alcatel-Lucent
• Tony Perucca, Senior Director, comScore, Inc.
• Tom Pollard, Director of Product Management, Verimatrix Inc.
• Drake Pruitt, SVP Business Development, Ascent Media Group
• Yaron Raz, Director of Video Solutions Marketing, BigBand Networks
• Terri Richardson, Business Integration Manager, Navic at Microsoft
• Anthony Rodio, COO, Support.com
• Daniel Scheinman, SVP & GM, Cisco Media Solutions Group, Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Rick Schwartz, Senior Product Manager, PacketVideo (PV)
• Loren Shade, VP Marketing, Allegro Software Development Corporation
• Gene Sheridan, CEO, BridgeCo, Inc.
• Charley Shoemaker, Director, Product Management, Nielsen Online, The Nielsen Company
• Howard Simons, Director of Sales Research, West Division, Comcast Spotlight
• Melissa Simpler, CEO, Affinegy
• Peter Smyth, CEO, RedMere
• Kurt Stammberger, Vice President Marketing, Mocana
• Mark Studness, Director E-Commerce, Verizon
• Dean Takahashi, Digital Media Lead Writer, VentureBeat
• Jim Theberge, Product Management Director, Rovi Corporation
• Steve Tranter, VP Interactive and Broadband, NDS
• Daren Tsui, CEO, mSpot, Inc
• Edgar Villalpando, SVP, Marketing, ActiveVideo Networks
• Dr. Kenneth Wacks, Member, GridWise Architecture Council, U.S. Department of Energy
• Ian Walsh, VP Business Development, ProVision Communications
• Nate Williams, CMO, 4Home
• Ken Wirt, Vice President Consumer Marketing, Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Tom Woods, VP, User Experience, Rovi Corporation
• Mark W. Young, Vice President, Strategy & BD, Mobile, Comcast Interactive Media
• Dan Ziegler, Regional Director, Latens Systems

Analysts/Moderators:

• Farhan Abid, Research Analyst, Parks Associates
• Bill Ablondi, Director, Home Systems Research, Parks Associates
• Pietro Macchiarella, Research Analyst, Parks Associates
• Tricia Parks, Founder and CEO, Parks Associates
• Kurt Scherf, Vice President & Principal Analyst, Parks Associates
• Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates
• Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates
• Heather Way, Research Analyst, Parks Associates

CONNECTIONS™ sponsors will host The Connected Home & the Service Provider on May 13. This webcast is complementary for industry executives and will feature a CONNECTIONS™ preview.

CONNECTIONS™ sponsors include 4Home, ActiveVideo Networks, Affinegy, Allegro, Cisco, Gigle Networks, IBM, Intel, iTOK, PacketVideo, RedMere, Rovi, Roxio, Verizon Wireless, and Vuze.

Supporting organizations include ADMIN, ATIS, CABA, CEDIA, ChinaCCM.com, Circle F Media, Electronics Technicians Association, EMA’s GamePlan Summit, ETSI, Experiential Marketing Forum, HomePlug Powerline Alliance, HomePNA, IDMA, JETRO, MoCA, MPEG Industry Forum, SIP Center, Wi-Fi Alliance, Wi-Fi Technology Forum, Wireless Industry Partnership, and WITI.

Platinum supporting media are Connected Planet, Digital Media Wire, and Home Toys. Supporting media are BoogarLists, Conference Guru, Connect-World, FierceIPTV, FierceMobileContent, FierceOnlineVideo, FierceWireless:Europe, Gadget-t, Global Electronics & Electrical Appliances, HiddenWires, Home Media Magazine, IPTV Industry, OSP, Residential Systems, Screen Digest, TVover.net, VentureBeat, and WiMAX Industry.

For more information, visit www.connectionsus.com or contact [email protected], 972-490-1113.

About CONNECTIONS™

Parks Associates' 27th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference features an in-person conference on May 23-25, 2023 and multiple virtual sessions hosted throughout 2023. The event focuses on the adoption of technology including smart home, security, connected health, energy, and home automation.

Bringing together more than 1,500 senior executives, CONNECTIONS™ provides networking opportunities combined with visionary keynotes and virtual sessions. The Parks Associates analyst team leads all conference sessions, which are focused on technology innovations, consumer adoption and trends, product and service forecasts, and the evaluation of new business strategies, partnerships, monetization opportunities, and value-added service design.

Throughout the event, sponsors offer demos during networking events, spotlighting new technology innovations and services for the entertainment, mobile, and smart home market segments.

CONNECTIONS™ 2023 features an in-person conference on May 23-25, 2023, with virtual sessions on March 2, July 20, and October 5. For more information, contact [email protected], call 972-490-1113, visit www.connectionsconference.com.

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