DALLAS, TX — (Marketwired) — 07/04/16 — Parks Associates today announced showing a significant spike worldwide in the adoption of smart home controllers starting in 2016. The annual installation of smart home controllers in Western Europe will grow from just over 100,000 in 2015 to more than nine million in 2020. The firm will host the 11th-annual , 2-3 November 2016 at the
“The security industry is the leading channel for the smart home market in Europe,” said , Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates. “However, this is changing as companies such as Samsung begin embedding smart home controllers into their smart TVs and appliances, driving substantial growth in the adoption of smart home controllers globally. At CONNECTIONS Europe, we will explore these shifts in the IoT, connected CE, and smart home markets and their implications for Europe and worldwide.”
note that the smart home market is also buoyed by growing interest from the insurance industry, although these companies are still working to identify the right business models in new and regulated markets. CONNECTIONS Europe will address these challenges for the IoT and smart home with over 150 industry executives in an intimate networking environment, with multiple sessions on the impact of IoT, cloud services, and the smart home on the consumer.
The conference features keynotes from , Chief Evangelist, Alexa and Echo, Amazon; , Managing Director Europe, SmartThings; and , Head of Product Partnerships, Nest Europe, Nest Labs, Inc.
for the event include:
Lewis Brown, President, MiOS
Seb Chakraborty, Director of Technology, Connected Homes, British Gas Connected Homes
Simon Hunt, CTO Secure Home Gateways, Intel, Corp.
Mario Moura, Vice President and General Manager, Honeywell
Andrew Thomas, Co-Founder & CRO, SkyBell
Parks Associates, a global market research firm specializing in the connected home, is currently accepting , which has from Ayla Networks, Icontrol Networks, ROC-Connect, Z-Wave, and ZigBee.
CONNECTIONS Europe supporters include Antenna Group, Appliance Design Magazine, BayPay Forum, Best Web Design, Agencies (Eventures, LLC), bestseos.com (Eventures, LLC), CableFax, Conference Guru, CrowdReviews.com, FTTH Council, FierceCable, FierceMobileIT, FierceOnlineVideo, FierceTelecom, FierceWireless, HomeGrid Forum, HomePlug, HomeToys, IPSO Alliance, Open Connectivity Foundation, PharmaVOICE, Smart Insights, Thread Group, topSEOs.com (Eventures, LLC), and Visibility Magazine (Eventures, LLC).
For more information on CONNECTIONS Europe, visit or contact , 972-490-1113. To schedule a meeting with an analyst or to request specific research data, contact Holly Sprague at , 720.987.6614.
Produced by Parks Associates, the 11th-annual CONNECTIONS Europe is a two-day executive conference focused on the impact of IoT on the consumer. The event explores innovative business strategies, new crossover industry partnerships, and advancements in IoT (Internet of Things) solutions that are creating more consumer engagement and business opportunities for smart home, cloud services, and connected entertainment solutions. Parks Associates industry analysts moderate all sessions, with discussion, insights, and networking with leading executives representing all IoT ecosystems. will take place 2-3 November 2016 in Amsterdam at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky.
Holly Sprague
Parks Associates
720.987.6614
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