Press Release

Parks Associates’ 29th Annual CONNECTIONS™ Conference Addresses Growth for Connected Home Landscape

45% of US internet households own a smart home device, with adoption flat year-over-year

DALLAS, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Parks Associates today announced the preliminary speaker lineup for the 29th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 13-15 at the Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel, featuring keynotes from Raymond James, Amazon Web Services, Vivint, and Wi-Fi Alliance. Parks Associates’ latest research shows adoption of smart home devices is flat, with 45% of households owning at least one of these devices.

“The smart home market saw slightly disappointing adoption and purchase data in 2024, coinciding with challenging economic and political news,” said Elizabeth Parks, President and CMO, Parks Associates. “Smart home players need to stay laser-focused on partnerships and their value proposition.”

CONNECTIONS™ keynote presenters will address present and future growth areas and opportunities for integration and collaboration:

  • Alper Cetingok, Senior Managing Director, Raymond James
  • Maureen Gallagher, VP of Marketing, Wi-Fi Alliance
  • Dave Kranzler, GM, IoT Services, Amazon Web Services
  • Dave Porter, Managing Director, Vivint

CONNECTIONS™ sponsors represent key players in the industry. Companies will showcase their solutions throughout the event.

Research Sponsors

  • Cardinal Peak, an FPT Company
  • Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA)
  • Cox Communities
  • Silicon Labs
  • Ubiety Technologies
  • Vivint
  • Johnson Controls

Platinum Sponsors

  • Alarm.com
  • Origin
  • Rapid Response Monitoring
  • Schlage
  • SkyBell
  • Shelly Group

Reception Sponsor

  • Kwikset

Registration Sponsor

  • Becklar

Wi-Fi Sponsor

  • Calix 

Event Sponsors

  • ADT
  • Affiliated Monitoring
  • Cognitive Systems
  • Z-Wave Alliance

Breakfast and Break Sponsors

  • AIG
  • Moen
  • Grid Connect
  • Nice

For more information about attending or sponsoring, contact Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein at [email protected] or 972-490-1113.

When surveying consumers on smart home ownership, Parks Associates lists the following smart devices: thermostats, door locks, video doorbells, cameras, lights, lighting control systems, outdoor light fixtures with video cameras, outlets/switches/dimmers, smart plugs/adapters, sprinkler systems, garage door openers, smoke/CO detectors, water leak detectors, water shut off valve, robotic vacuum cleaner, appliances, and smart home control hub.

About CONNECTIONS™
Parks Associates’ will host the 29th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference on May 13-15, 2025, in Plano, Texas. The event focuses on the adoption of technology and services including smart home, security, connected health, energy, and home automation.

CONNECTIONS™ brings together key players across the connected home ecosystem, offering a powerful blend of high-impact networking, historical research insights, and forward-looking industry forecasts. Hosted by Parks Associates, the conference features expert-led sessions that explore emerging technologies, evolving consumer behaviors, market adoption trends, and product and service innovation. Attendees gain strategic perspectives on business models, partnerships, monetization pathways, and the development of value-added services that drive growth in the smart home landscape.

For more information, contact [email protected], call 972-490-1113, visit www.connectionsconference.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. https://www.parksassociates.com 

Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein
Parks Associates
972.490.1113
[email protected] 

Cision View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/parks-associates-29th-annual-connections-conference-addresses-growth-for-connected-home-landscape-302420126.html

SOURCE Parks Associates

Author

Leave a Reply

Related Articles

Back to top button