Conference features speakers from Best Buy, Lowe's, PG&E, GE, Duke, Direct Energy, IBM, Reliant, Telecom Italia, Tendril, and more

International research firm Parks Associates today announced the agenda and speakers for Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, February 28-March 1, Austin, Texas. The event features the Parks Associates analyst team and more than 40 executives addressing new energy management solutions, distribution channels, and partnership opportunities emerging among broadband service providers, utilities, OEMs, security providers, and retailers.

Smart Energy Summit also features analysis of the latest announcements in this market area, including the impact of the new products and partnerships announced at DistribuTECH this week by companies including Opower, IBM, Itron, and Honeywell.

"One-third of U.S. broadband households find energy monitoring highly appealing, but 39% are unaware of energy programs offered by utilities, highlighting a significant gap in consumer engagement," said Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates. “With the variety of new players, often with overlapping goals, entering the market, it creates new partnership opportunities that can move solutions quickly to market and re-capture the initial enthusiasm. The combined marketing efforts of broadband providers, security service firms, and utilities will increase consumer awareness of energy management services, driving growth beyond early adopters.”

EVENT SPEAKERS:

Gian Paolo Balboni, Head, Strategic Trends, Telecom Italia
Sandra Baule, Home Area Network Strategy & Integration Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric
Kristen Bowring, Senior Director, Platform Lead, Home Energy Management, Best Buy
Sarah Bresko, Sr. Product Manager, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Scott Burns, Director of Innovation, Smart Energy, Direct Energy
Jeff Crews, Director, Business Development, 4Home Connected Solutions, Motorola Mobility, Inc.
Aine Denari, Director of Strategy, Ingersoll Rand
Christopher Deutschen, Senior Manager, Reliant
Patty Durand, Executive Director, Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative
Greg Ennis, Technical Director, Wi-Fi Alliance
Denis Garman, Strategy & Marketing, Duke Energy
Scott Hinson, Labs Director, Pecan Street Project Inc.
Fabrice Hoerner, Marketing Manager, Qualcomm
Stephen R. Johnson, Jr., Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Itron
Ogi Kavazovic, VP of Strategy and Marketing, Opower
Jay Kenny, Vice President, Marketing, Alarm.com
Dennis Kyle, VP of Strategic and New Market Development, Tendril
Stuart Lombard, President and CEO, ecobee
Annette Lown Mass, Assistant Public Counsel, Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel
Kevin Meagher, VP and GM Smart Home, Lowe's
Greg Memo, CEO, GreenWave Reality
Roy Perry, Vice President, Ecosystem Alliances, Alarm.com
Ted M. Reguly, Director – Customer Programs and Assistance, San Diego Gas & Electric
Allan Schurr, VP Strategy and Development, Global Energy and Utilities, IBM
Steve Shapiro, Group Director, ADT Security Services
Ann Shaub, Director - Product Management, Verizon
Isaias Sudit, CEO, Gridglo
Jonathan "J.T." Thompson, Global Utility Sales Leader, GE Appliances - Home Energy Management
Craig Tinder, Principal - Technology and New Products, Reliant
Kenneth Wacks, Member, GridWise Architecture Council, U.S. Department of Energy
Gene Wang, CEO, People Power Co.
TBA, EcoFactor

Parks Associates also hosts a pre-show research workshop on February 28, "Quantifying the Consumer Value Proposition for Residential Energy Management," which features the panel session "Models for Consumer Engagement."

Smart Energy Summit sponsors include ADT Residential/Small Business, Alarm.com, Best Buy, ecobee, EcoFactor, GreenWave Reality, IPSO Alliance, Itron, Lowe's, People Power, Tendril, and the Z-Wave Alliance.

To register, visit www.smartenergysummit2012.com or contact 972-490-1113, [email protected].

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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