MSc in Finance and MSc in Pharmacy; 6 years' experience in venture capital/M&A and entrepreneurship.

Erika serves as the executive champion for EnergyHub's clients and end-user customers. Erika's team is responsible for ensuring the voice of the customer is central to EnergyHub's strategy and product, and includes sales, program delivery, customer and client engagement, and market development. Erika joined EnergyHub in 2015. Erika has more than 15 years of experience in the energy and software space, having served as the SVP of Corporate Development at Recyclebank and VP of Business Development at ThinkEco. She is the Vice Chair of the Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) and former Co-Chair of the Women in Demand Management group of the Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA). Erika holds a BA in environmental studies from Vassar College, a MESc from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

As Chief Product Officer of ANGI Homeservices, the world's largest digital home services marketplace, and CEO of Handy Technologies, Oisin Hanrahan is transforming the way that home services are delivered. In these roles, Mr. Hanrahan leads product innovation for ANGI Homeservices, whose U.S. and international brands, including HomeAdvisor, Angie's List, Handy, and Fixd Repair, are leaders in the $400 billion home services market. Mr. Hanrahan is an accomplished entrepreneur who founded Handy Technologies at Harvard Business School in 2012, successfully building it into a market leader in on-demand home services while securing nationwide services partnerships with the world's top retailers, including Walmart, Crate & Barrel and Wayfair. Mr. Hanrahan joined ANGI Homeservices in October of 2018, when Handy was acquired by the company. As a serial entrepreneur, Mr. Hanrahan previously started a political technology platform in Dublin and a real estate development business in Budapest. He also co-founded The Undergraduate Awards, a foundation that supports and celebrates outstanding undergraduate students globally. Mr. Hanrahan has advised the U.S. Department of Commerce, and taken an active stance on a number of political issues around labor and technology. He also advises and invests in startups, particularly in New York City. He studied at Trinity College Dublin, London School of Economics and Harvard Business School.

21 years of experience in communication, cloud-based services, and enterprise services. Marcio is a global leader with a track record of developing and implementing business strategies that deliver results. He focuses on building relationships with service providers and OEMs globally.

As SVP & General Manager of Trapollo, Mike Braham is responsible for profit & loss performance and leading all aspects of strategy and execution of the Trapollo business plan. Braham retains a unique blend of strategic and operational experience in healthcare, telecommunications, and crisis management industries. He has extensive expertise in building high-performance teams, and has been a leader in public and private enterprise level organizations as well as smaller venture capital-backed firms.

Mark Owen Burson is a veteran marketer with over 15-years of experience with large, global corporations and high-tech start-ups. He joined Nice in Summer of 2019 as Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for North America and is responsible for Nice, HySecurity, and abode brands as well as associated divisions. Prior to joining the group, Mark was Director of Marketing at Zones, Inc., a $2B global solutions provider, and was responsible for partner programs, digital marketing, communications, and sales training. His progressive marketing career began at global corporations, like Xerox and InFocus, where he pioneered social media marketing strategy and increased sales through innovative channel programs. Mark also has experience working with technology start-ups such as Extreme Reach, an advertising SaaS company, where his role in product marketing contributed directly to the company being recognized as an Inc. 500|5000 fastest growing company for two consecutive years. Having grown up working in and around small businesses, he also operates as a consultant to local companies in need of marketing or technology services. Mark has a B.A. in Marketing from Portland State University, an M.B.A. in International Business Management from Washington State University and has a basic proficiency in Japanese language. In his spare time, he enjoys camping, hiking, and hosting dinner gatherings for friends and family with his wife Lisa.

Rich Cacioppo is the Vice President of Emerging Businesses & Product Management at Frontdoor Home, the company taking the hassle out of home ownership. Rich has a long history of product experience, and leads Frontdoor's efforts to develop on-demand services, as well as testing out new local operating models that enable on-demand. Previously, Rich was a Strategic Initiative Lead at Amazon, where he spent over six years developing products, such as EU mobile devices, Prime Exclusive Phones and Amazon Go -- the first store where you leave without checking out. Prior to that, he served as a Product Manager at Apple, and spent four years with Reservoir Capital Group, a privately held investment firm. He holds an undergraduate degree in history, as well as an MBA, from Columbia University, and currently resides in Memphis, Tennessee.

Émilie Carignan is the Marketing Director at Aerial Technologies since 2019. The company leverages AI and existing wireless infrastructure to create Sensing Intelligence that enables smarter applications to improve people’s daily lives. Émilie has several years of experience in promoting innovative SaaS B2B startups in North America and Europe. As Marketing Director, her goal is to transform a product into an exciting and engaging story.

Jeff Clemow is a dedicated executive with more than 30 years of experience, and currently leads as the Vice President of Strategic and Channel Sales for North America. He joined Telit in 2015 as the Director of NA Channel Sales and is now responsible for leading LTE High Cat and 5G business development and sales efforts along with distribution and eco-system partner channels. Prior to Telit, Jeff was with Digi International in multiple channel-related roles. He has an extensive knowledge of the growing M2M/IoT industry from many years of business development and sales around end to end complex wireless business solutions and enterprise business problem solving. Jeff holds a BS in Marketing & Economics from the University of Iowa, and an MBA from Webster University.

Rob Conant, the CEO of Cirrent, has a long history in the Internet of Things and connected products. Rob was a pioneer in the Internet of Things as a co-founder of Dust Networks in 2002 where he ran sales and marketing for the company and set the product direction as the company enabled a new market for wireless connected products in the industrial markets. After Dust, Rob joined Trilliant to bring the benefit of connected products to the energy industry, where he delivered smart meters and energy management to millions of customers across the US, Europe, and Asia. Rob first ran the engineering team to ensure the company had market-leading products, then took the position of Chief Marketing Officer to drive the company's growth. Rob's deep technical background and business orientation (ran sales and marketing at multiple companies) gives him a unique perspective on the interactions between business models, technology, and consumers. Rob has a PhD in Electrical Engineering and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley.

Jennifer Doctor is the Senior Director of Product Management for Johnson Controls, Global Products’ Intrusion detection portfolio. In this capacity, Jennifer leads a global team managing more than 5,000 traditional and smart home security products around the globe in residential and commercial markets.

Jennifer joined Johnson Controls from ADT North America where she was the Director of Product Strategy. She brings a dozen years of experience in the security industry, and nearly 25 years of experience in product marketing and product management to Johnson Controls, having worked with companies to help them bring products to market profitably. In addition to her unique blend of product management, product marketing and marketing skills, Jennifer also brings IT skills and certifications to her portfolio including ITIL, CMMi, Certified Agile Leader and Certified SAFe 5 Product Owner/Product Manager.

Jennifer is a member of the board of directors for the Z-Wave Alliance where she also serves as the Marketing Committee. She is a frequent industry speaker and is active member of several product management communities. Jennifer was recently included on the SIA Women in Security Forum “Power 100” in 2023. She can be found on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jidoctor/, and followed on twitter at @jidoctor. 

Tom Doyle brings over 30 years of experience in operational excellence and executive leadership in analog and mixed-signal semiconductor technology to Aspinity. Prior to Aspinity, Tom was group director of Cadence Design Systems’ analog and mixed-signal IC business unit, where he managed the deployment of the company’s technology to the world’s foremost semiconductor companies. Previously, Mr. Doyle was founder and president of the analog/mixed-signal software firm, Paragon IC solutions, where he was responsible for all operational facets of the company including sales and marketing, global partners/distributors, and engineering teams in the US and Asia. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University and an MBA from California State University, Long Beach.

Mark Francis is Chief Digital Health Integration Officer for Electronic Caregiver, an innovative digital health company. Mark has 20+ years of experience as a product innovator for companies such as Amazon, Intel, Age Wave, and Health Hero Network. Mark is a graduate of Harvard and the University of Pittsburgh. He has been awarded 17 patents.

With more than 40 years of leadership experience, Mr. Frangiosa has held executive positions in several companies, most of which he founded. As a serial entrepreneur he started several successful businesses in the automotive, consumer electronics and technology industries. Tony has been involved in several mergers and acquisitions as well as fund-raising efforts throughout his career. He leads the executive team at InstallerNet and its subsidiary companies Mobile Electronics Association and American Road Products, to continue the company's vision and growth through the development of its proven-platform (Workwize) and process which has surpassed more than 2,000,000 service events showcasing its more than 4,000 member network companies representing more than 25,000 installation professionals.

Stephanie leads Consumer Insights at Inspire, a clean energy technology company.  She has over 12 years of experience utilizing data & research to inform product development, customer journey optimization, and marketing strategy.  Before Inspire, Stephanie drove consumer insights at The Honest Company and prior to that, she worked at digital marketing & market research firms delivering data driven marketing strategies for technology, electronics, and healthcare brands.

Abhay Gupta founded Bidgely, with the mission of leveraging data to transform the utility industry. Today, Bidgely is the indispensable innovation partner for UtilityAI.  As CEO, Abhay has led the company from concept to market leadership. Prior to Bidgely, Abhay worked at a combination of energy and technology companies including Grid Net, Echelon and Sun Microsystems. He holds a B. Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, M.S. from University of Southern California and M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.

As a successful serial entrepreneur, Mike Harris has founded or led numerous venture-backed technology companies to successful exits, including a NASDAQ IPO. As the President of Ring Solutions, Mike built and continues to manage the team behind Ring Alarm, harnessing his years of experience and skill. Mike's start-up, AnySource Media, was acquired by DivX in August of 2009. The original embedded software developed by AnySource still serves as the foundation for DivX TV, which can be found on LG's line of connected Blu-Ray players. Just as AnySource provided core technology for connected TV, Mike's vision for Ring is to provide the core technology for the connected smart home to expand Ring customer's Rings of Security. Early in Mike's career, he was the founder and CTO of Ravisent Technologies Inc., a technology pioneer in the DVD industry. Mike oversaw the development and adoption of Ravisent's technology by leading PC and consumer electronics manufacturers, ultimately achieving a $1B valuation on the NASDAQ market. Ravisent was ultimately acquired by STMicroelectronics, and Mike became its Group Vice President, Global Software Strategy. After STMicroelectronics, Mike served as President of Digital 5, a venture backed software provider enabling streaming media content within the connected home, and later became President of OpenPeak, a provider of software for home media control. Mike is a graduate of Purdue University with a degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering and enjoys spending his time with his family at home in Phoenixville, PA.

Ritch Haselden currently holds the position of GM and Senior Vice President of Sales for Essence USA, a global provider of aging-in-place and residential security solutions.  Ritch has more than 25 years of experience in technology and health care executive management.   At Essence USA, he is responsible for all customers in North America in addition to delivery teams in here in the US and Israel.  Prior to joining Essence, Ritch served as the VP of Sales and GM for ResponseLink, one of the leading providers of healthcare related services in the US.  While at ResponseLink, Ritch was responsible for all revenue creation and was instrumental in new product creation and delivery.    He resides in Santa Cruz CA and he and his wife Yvonne enjoy remodeling homes, cycling and the occasional round of golf.

David J. Henry serves as our Senior Vice President, Connected Home Products and Services. He has worldwide responsibility for both Product Marketing and Engineering of our home networking products, encompassing product strategy, development and delivery. He has been with NETGEAR since July 2004, most recently serving as our Vice President of Product Management of our Retail Business Unit from March 2011 to January 2016 and as our Senior Director of Product Marketing from October 2010 to March 2011. Prior to NETGEAR, Mr. Henry was a senior product manager for the high technology vertical application at Siebel Systems (acquired by Oracle Corporation). His professional experience also includes business process and information technology consulting with Deloitte Consulting. Mr. Henry received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis on Signal Processing, from the University of Washington and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Troy Iverson is Vice President of Sales & Marketing at AvantGuard Monitoring Centers and part owner of Becklar, the holding company of AvantGuard and mobile PERS industry leader, Freeus. His passion is in helping people, protecting property and providing first class customer service. Troy has enjoyed being part of the monumental growth at AvantGuard and has contributed significantly to the company's success over the last decade. AvantGuard is nearing a major milestone of 1 million monitored accounts and is excited to have a 3rd location currently under construction. As a sought-after presenter, Troy has represented the monitoring services industry at many national trade shows and hosted multiple PERS Summit events. He has been a board member for the Utah Alarm Systems Security Licensing (DOPL) since 2013. Away from the office, Troy is an avid golfer, snow skier, pickleballer and loves coaching his 4 children in all their sporting activities.

Brett Jurgens is an entrepreneur, startup advisor and angel investor with experience in IoT, insurance, fintech and consumer products. He currently has two primary roles, one as the CEO and Co-founder of Notion (acquired by Comcast in 2020), and as an Executive Director/GM at Comcast. Brett co-founded Notion, a smart monitoring system that empowers home and property owners to be proactive in monitoring their spaces and most valued possessions, in 2014. The Notion smart monitoring system is a comprehensive platform powered by a multifunction sensor, mobile apps and data analytics. Prior to Notion, Brett started two other companies, served as the first employee at the pharmaceutical startup where he ran business development and operations, and was an investment banker at Piper Jaffray.

Sahas Katta is the CEO and Co-founder of Smartcar - the connected car API platform. Sahas grew up in the California Bay Area and studied computer science. Sahas dropped out of college to start his first company. While that first company didn’t work out, he ended up stumbling into the automotive space. That’s when the idea of Smartcar came about. Sahas has always been excited about coding and cars. He loves the excitement of working on Smartcar every day.

Jatin Khanpara leads the Engineering & Technology organization for Aprilaire, a division of Research Products Corporation, as a Senior Vice President. Jatin brings deep experience having held senior-level roles with Whirlpool, Carrier, and most recently Fiskars. During his long career, he has led global product development, technology, product management, innovation, change management, business strategy, organic growth, business turnaround, P&L, and risk management. Jatin has a reputation for building high performance teams for consumer and commercial industries. Jatin holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University, a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Bradley University, and a K.M.I. from Kellogg School of Management. He holds five U.S. Patents, is a thought leader with numerous articles, 15 journal and conference papers to his name, and has served on multiple university boards. Jatin is a member of ASHRAE and ASME. Jatin is a Board member of Milwaukee Institute of Arts & Design (MIAD).

Abe is responsible for the management of several Alarm.com solutions, including energy management, home automation, and security partner integrations. Since joining the company in 2012, he has worked across the service provider and customer experience areas to deliver dependable technology that connects people with the things they care about most.

Mitch Klein is Director Alliances Strategy at Silicon Labs, driving global adoption of smart home, smart cities and commercial applications. An IoT leader with 30 years experience, he is a CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, recognizing his innovative leadership in technology design and integrator industry. At Silicon Labs Mitch is active in many alliances, such as Executive Director, Z-Wave Alliance and Secretary on the Executive Committee at the Wi-SUN Alliance. 

Oren Kotlicki is founder and CEO of Intellithings Ltd., an Israeli startup and the developer of the patented, first ever residential smart presence sensor capable of identifying specific-people room location by smart phones and watches. Kotlicki is an expert in smart home devices, safety systems, detectors, and burglary, with over 20 years of experience in sensors product management and business development. Before founding Intellithings, Kotlicki was head of product management and director smart home business at Visonic, a developer and manufacturer of wireless home security alarm systems and sensors that was founded by Kotlicki’s father in 1973. In 2008, Kotlicki established a partnership between Visonic and Austin-based startup iControl Networks, making Visonic the primary supplier for Zigbee-based security and safety sensors to Comcast, TWC, Rogers and other MSOs. Kotlicki left Visonic shortly after it was acquired by Tyco Security Products at the end of 2011 and founded Intellithings in 2014.

Dave Mayne is Vice President of Product Management at Alula, the leader in smart security and automation systems for professional installers and the award-winning inventors of the Connect+ platform. Dave, along with a strong engineering team at Alula, drives product innovation and roadmap development. Dave brings over two decades of experience to Alula. Alula brings an all-in-one solution to the professional smart home integrator -- a best-in-class network paired with innovative hardware products.

Fueled by perspective gained living nearly two decades as a quadriplegic, Brook McCall is committed to creating and sharing opportunities for individuals with disabilities to be heard and valued as visionaries for change. Anthropological training and expertise in inclusionary public health pair for clarity of insight, and as creativity fuel to recognize, address, and close current gaps in accessibility and beyond. Her Tech Access Initiative brings tech industry stakeholders and thought leaders from the mobility disability community together for substantive conversation and collaboration, fostering reciprocal understanding and driving vital innovation.

Chris Merck is currently VP Engineering at Olibra where he leads the product team and obsesses about user experience. He is the creator of the bond-core platform which powers all Olibra’s products. Chris’s past work includes innovations at Crestron Electronics and peer-reviewed publications on activity recognition, atmospheric physics, photobiology, and artificial intelligence. Chris holds a Bachelors in Engineering Physics from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Sharon is the Co-Founder and COO at Firedome, a growth-enabler for disruptive IoT brands. Firedome provides a robust IoT security and privacy platform with advanced marketing and cyber services, enabling leading IoT brands to protect their devices while exponentially growing their market share.

Sharon leads Strategic Business, Partnerships and Operations, and looks forward to driving Firedome to become the leader in IoT cybersecurity, protecting connected devices throughout the consumer, industrial and enterprise industries.

Sharon has 15+ years of experience in technology and management, with deep focus on software startups, cybersecurity and telecommunications. Sharon is a joint IDC / Wharton MBA with a bachelors in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University and an alumnus of elite Israeli intelligence unit 8200. Prior to founding Firedome, Sharon was the CEO of Kyozou, a SaaS Inventory Management and e-Commerce platform, and she also co-founded and ran operations at ICONYC labs, the first accelerator for Israeli startups in NYC.

Felicite Moorman is an attorney turned multi-exit technology entrepreneur. She's received EY's Entrepreneur Of The Year Award and has earned an international reputation as a go-to IoT industry expert, developing pioneering strategic partnerships and unprecedented technology strategies and initiatives for the Internet of Things. Moorman is the CoFounder of STRATIS, a RealPage Company, and SaaS Platform for large-scale Internet of Things installations. STRATIS was named a top ten Best Company in America by Entrepreneur Magazine and ranked in the top twenty percent of Inc Magazine's Fastest Growing Companies three consecutive years prior to acquisition. Moorman was simultaneous CEO of BuLogics, which designed, built, and certified hardware, software, and ecosystems for the Internet of Things. Moorman is an international speaker and columnist, and has been featured as a thought leader in dozens of mass media outlets and publications including: U.S. News & World Report, Fast Company, Inc Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Yahoo! News, Philadelphia Inquirer, The Boston Globe, the Huffington Post, and others. She's also a frequent writer, speaker, and presenter on the Internet of Things and has been featured at CES, SXSW, Samsung DevCon, Eric Ries' Lean Startup Conference, Smart Cities Innovation Summit Asia, NMHC OpTech, NAA Apartmentalize, Greystar's Innovation and WAM Summits, and more.

James is CTO of Enersponse and loves building technology for scale. James has held senior roles with other innovative leaders such as InvertedPower, Zen Ecosystems, and planet Planet Innovation.  Since starting his engineering career at Bosch, he has been involved in several projects ranging from digital health to now connecting massive pumping loads and fortune 100 building portfolios to grid service programs.

Veteran product business leader Antero Norkio is Vice President of Product Management for F-Secure’s Consumer Security business, where he brings more than 20 years of experience across telecommunications, security and financial sectors. Prior to joining F-Secure, he held several senior positions for product management and channel sales at Airwide Solutions (Mavenir), Sonera SmartTrust and start-ups. He received his MSc (Eng.) in International Marketing and Strategy from Aalto University.

Leah Page is the Senior Vice President, Product Strategy & Innovation at ADT. She is responsible for defining consumer use-cases and architecting the differentiated offerings that will drive ADT's growth and innovation. Page also helps establish and deliver a strong overall customer value proposition by prioritizing, integrating and coordinating efforts across company functions, including sales, marketing, technology and supply chain. Since joining ADT in 2016, Page has solidified ADT's position in several emerging markets. In addition to growing our Health business, she and her team launched SoSecure (named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2021), integrated Safe by ADT into the Uber, Lyft and DoorDash apps, and established new capabilities in wearables with invisaWear. Page was also instrumental in the creation of ADT's Canopy joint venture with Ford, which will lead to new automotive security offerings. Page graduated with a BS in International Business from the University of Southern California.? She currently lives in South Florida with her family.

Dr. Kerry Palakanis is the Executive Director of Connect Care at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah where she heads up the direct to consumer telehealth product lines.  She is a Family nurse practitioner who has worked for over 28 years in family practice specializing in rural health and telemedicine.  Dr. Palakanis has served as a featured speaker at State and National programs on issues related to rural health care delivery and telemedicine, has provided testimony to state and federal legislature on telemedicine, has received state and federal grants for telemedicine programs, piloted remote patient monitoring and telehealth programs; consulted in the development chronic disease management platforms and collaborates with various organizations to develop/initiate innovative programs to provide connectivity and telehealth solutions.

Tobin J.M. Richardson serves as President and CEO of the Zigbee Alliance, leading the alliance's efforts to develop and promote world-leading open, global standards for the Internet of Things. In this role, he works closely with worldwide brands and market-changing innovators to steer worldwide IoT agendas with industry leading consumer electronics, industrial and commercial companies. Tobin has more than two decades of experience in executive leadership, strategy and development for technology firms and organizations. His experience spans large-scale technology implementations, new service and product rollouts, and transformational change in Fortune 500 companies and world-leading firms. He currently serves in a number of industry leadership roles, including Co-Chair of NAESB's Energy Usage Information standard committee. He holds a Master's degree from Georgetown University, and a Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis.

Karsten Russell-Wood is a healthcare marketing professional with over 20 years of global product development, marketing, and strategy experience. He currently serves as the Chief Marketing & Experience Officer for Equum Medical. Karsten is responsible for linking the innovation and service solutions of Equum to build the brand, create consumer awareness, dominate thought leadership, and drive customer preference through all channels, every day. His responsibility for experience spans customers as well as Equum colleagues, designing programs and communication to reinforce joy in care delivery and affirming a healthy culture for career growth.Prior to joining Equum Medical, Karsten has held global product management and marketing roles within Philips and GE's healthcare businesses with an orientation to targeted patient populations and continues to be active in venture capital and start-up phase HealthTech businesses. Karsten received both undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Johns Hopkins University, and holds an MPH from University of Massachusetts. Karsten presently is pursuing doctoral work at the LeBow College of Business, Drexel University where his dissertation concentrates on adoption of online health and pharmacy into consumer populations and new marketing approaches in the healthcare solution market.

Mark Samuel is the CEO of Ezlo Innovation. With expertise in strategic planning and digital consumer systems, he has Ezlo focused on initiatives that will transform the home automation landscape. Most recently, Mark served as the CRO at Cirrent, which was sold to Cypress Semiconductors in 2018, and as the COO/EVP at Savant Systems.

David has been involved with central station monitoring since 1989 with experience in operations, multi-site operational management, employee development, acquisitions, building and compliance of UL listed monitoring facilities and consolidations. David joined the COPS Monitoring team in 2008 and is now VP of Marketing & Business Development, with a cross-functional role that involves the identification and qualification of new products, services, emerging technology, and other growth opportunities with new and existing business partners. David is also responsible for all aspects of promoting of the COPS brand across various media types.

Ankur Sood joined Bitdefender in 2019 as the Director of Business Development for the Americas. In this role he is responsible for expanding all partnerships tied to Bitdefender’s SMB/Consumer IoT solution. He has facilitated numerous ISPs on positioning IoT security for the connected home and to protect mobile devices on-the-go. In addition, he is currently expanding lateral partnerships to help enhance different ecosystems tied to connected IoT security. Ankur worked with an ISP for over 13 years in various roles after which he transitioned over to the cybersecurity industry. He is uniquely qualified in this space having experience both in the ISP world and as a vendor.

Sumati Stewart leads global business development and marketing for the Yonomi Platform. She has spent more than 15 years driving growth and scaling technology companies by taking AI, IoT and Cloud solutions to market. Prior to joining Yonomi, Sumati served as head of business development at Amazon for the Alexa Smart Home team, where she led strategy and partnership development for smart home solutions with companies across various industries. Prior to Amazon, she held senior business development roles at Intel within its Internet of Things Group and worked at HP as head of worldwide business development for the company's Snapfish division. Earlier in her career, she led strategy and business development for several high-growth companies focused on cloud and e-commerce solutions in both in-house and external consultant roles.

Joe Teng helps design and deliver demand-side programs for the 480k customers served by Austin Energy, the nation’s 8th largest municipally owned electric utility. To help the City of Austin achieve its goal of carbon-free electricity generation by 2035, Joe leads efforts to help commercial and multifamily customers invest in new energy efficiency and demand response technologies. Joe’s team is currently focused on improving marketing and outreach efforts and designing new programs that increase connected loads in buildings.

Tony Testa inspires wireless connectivity product innovations for Qorvo. With his 20 plus years of experience supporting industry alliance activities and customers, he helps engineers create state-of-the-art RF solutions that have a profound impact on our daily life.

Jai Thattil is heading the marketing for Nokia Technologies globally. With over 20 years or experience in IT and Telco in various geographies, he is big believer of capabilities of technological innovations that can positively impact human life and sustainable living. He is also a public speaker, promoting technological advancement and have recently been focusing heavily on the use cases for 5G including connected cars. He holds an MBA from Manchester Business School in strategy and marketing and currently resides in the UK.

Emilie Tullis is Head of Demand Management Solutions including Uplight's Orchestrated Energy, a tailored end-to-end approach to demand response. She leads Uplight's efforts to deliver solutions with focus on customer comfort while still delivering the highest per household load shift. Emilie is passionate about changing the way we value and consume energy with a balance of advanced technology and pragmatic customer experience. Before joining Tendril, Emilie ran lithium-ion and power electronics development for electric vehicles, data centers and the military. She offers a deep understanding of energy storage technology and the capabilities and shortcomings within this landscape. She has an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Fritz is the General Manager of North America for Tuya Smart. He leads with two decades of IoT and smart home experience. He spent over 17 years at Legrand, where he propelled the development of sales channels, key customers, products, and brands, including the Home Systems product lines.  Under his leadership, Tuya’s North American team assists brand partners to bring smart-enabled products and value-added services to the market faster, at a reduced cost, with the ability to easily expand into other product categories, achieve a seamless supply chain experience, and create new monetization opportunities.

Paul Williams is a visionary leader with a proven track record of leading organizations to high-growth results through building teams with clear objectives and support of the overall vision. Paul's career spans startups to Fortune 500 companies. Paul joined Nice North America in 2022, where he serves as the Chief Product Officer. In this role he leads product management teams and develops the product road map across all brands. Paul excels at aligning real world problems and anticipating customer needs to create unique and innovative solutions. Paul previously served as GE Lighting's GM of Product Management and Growth where he was charged with reimagining lighting solutions. In three years, Paul's team created a DIY smart home ecosystem with innovative products and scaled the consumer mobile app, taking it from just 30,000 users to more than 2 million. During his 14+ years of executive leadership at Control4, a manufacturer of smart home solutions, he was instrumental in building the company from a startup to IPO with double-digit, year-over-year growth.

David is a research director at Parks Associates bringing over fifteen years of experience in teaming with clients, gaining an understanding of their needs, and leveraging his expertise in research and spatial analytics to provide them intelligence to address their business requirements.

His ability to incorporate the “where” component into his research projects with spatial analytics provides clients with new and valuable insights for making fact-based decisions to increase their revenue.

David earned his BA in Geography with a focus on Geographic Information Systems (“GIS”) from the University of North Texas in Denton.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Consumer electronics, mobility services and devices, connected health and wellness

Kristen Hanich heads Parks Associates' consumer electronics and mobility research, with expertise in other verticals including connected cars, mobile networking, healthcare, wellness, and independent living. She leads a mix of custom and syndicated research projects throughout the year, with a focus on major players and emerging trends. Kristen specializes in bridging the gap between data-driven and narrative approaches to understanding the consumer markets via a mix of qualitative and quantitative research approaches.

Kristen has dual master's degrees in applied anthropology and public health from the Universities of North Texas in Denton and Fort Worth. She earned her BSc in health at the University of Texas at San Antonio and has a graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems.

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INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Connected Health, Connected Home Technologies and Services, Connected Entertainment Products and Services

Jennifer manages the research department and Parks Associates' process for producing high-quality, relevant, and meaningful research. Jennifer also leads and advises on syndicated and custom research projects across all connected consumer verticals and guides questionnaire development for Parks Associates’ extensive consumer analytics survey program. Jennifer is a certified focus group moderator, with training from the Burke Institute.

Jennifer earned her PhD in religion, politics, and society and an MA in church-state studies from Baylor University. She earned her BA in politics from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

Elizabeth leads the marketing team and supports the research and operations teams. Elizabeth manages and directs the integrated strategic communications plan for Parks Associates, including advertising, public relations, and marketing campaigns for research and events hosted by Parks Associates. Elizabeth is the key organizer for all of Parks Associates' events, including CONNECTIONS™. She also supports Parks Associates' Business Development Team with prospective client searches, overall support, and maintenance of Parks Associates' databases.

Elizabeth joined Parks Associates on a full-time basis in 1998 after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in psychology.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Connected home technologies and services, IoT data privacy and security, home networking, insurtech, connected health, housing innovation, home energy management

Brad leads Parks Associates’ connected home team, exploring leading-edge issues converging in the connected home—smart home devices and services, residential security, home networking, IoT data privacy and security, data-driven applications, and platform services. Brad’s custom research work includes market sizing and forecasts, ecosystem and competitive landscapes, channel analyses, and go-to-market strategies. Brad balances the art and science of market research to generate insights that lead to more astute business strategy and value-generating practices. He has a background in marketing communications, technology startups, and online media.

Brad received his Bachelor of Science degree in advertising and marketing from the University of Texas at Austin. He also earned a M.Div. and a D.Min. with concentrations in ethics and cross-cultural collaboration.

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INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Television Services, Broadband Services, Technical Support Services, International Markets, Digital Music

Patrice Samuels studies digital home technical support services across global markets, with a focus on market trends, business models, and provider strategies. In addition to exploring events and disruptions in the technical support space, she examines pay-TV and broadband services in North America and Europe, digital media, and digital music services.

Patrice earned her MBA from Texas A&M University at College Station and BSc. in Psychology from the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.

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