More and more households are adopting smart, connected technology for home automation, energy management, and general household tasks. As the move toward the Internet of Things has grown in size in the last few years, service providers and OEMs have quickly adapted, developing new technologies and apps that extend functionality and provide seamless convenience to consumers.

During the Smart Energy Summit on February 18, representatives from HGI, Qualcomm, Wi-Fi Alliance, Zig-Bee Alliance, and Z-Wave Sigma Designs will convene to discuss how utilities can expand into this market. As competition within the connected home market increases, utilities will need to know more than ever exactly what it takes to build and expand an ecosystem of interoperable products.

Speakers include:

Duncan Bees, Chief Technology and Business Officer at HGI

Duncan Bees has overseen HGI’s launch of a successful test and logo program along with initiatives on energy efficiency, quality of service, software modularity, and home networks. Currently he is working with HGI’s members on an in-home architecture to support smart home services.

Garth Hillman, Secretary, Smart Grid Marketing and Technical Task Groups at Wi-Fi Alliance

Dr. Garth Hillman is a technology pioneer who has been involved in the development of many new communications and computer technologies and products.

Fabrice Hoerner, Technical Marketing Senior Manager at Qualcomm

Fabrice Hoerner focuses on the Internet of Everything: advanced communication technologies, middleware and applications that enable enriched, real-time interactions between people and their environment (for example homes, cars or retail stores).

Ryan Maley, Director of Strategic Marketing at ZigBee Alliance

Ryan Maley directs marketing and strategic operations for the Alliance.

Bill Scheffler, Director of NA Sales and Business Development at Z-Wave/Sigma Designs

Bill Scheffler has over 25 years of experience in the home automation business. He has presented at multiple smart energy conferences on behalf of the Z-Wave Alliance to both US and European audiences.

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