CONNECTIONS Welcomes Another Keynote Speaker, Amy Banse with Comcast

Right off the press! Amy Banse of Comcast accepts keynote invitation at CONNECTIONS 2008.

Amy Banse serves as President of Comcast Interactive Media, a division that is responsible for the development and growth of the company’s Internet businesses, including the Comcast.net. In 2003, Banse was named by Multichannel News as one of the “Wonder Women” of the cable industry, and to Broadcasting and Cable magazine’s “Next Wave” of industry leaders.

Amy Banse with be presenting the keynote presentation on Wednesday, June 25th at 12:15 PM.

New TM Forum Device Management Summit to be held at CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase

TM Forum, the world’s leading trade association focused on management of information, communications, and entertainment services, is hosting a pre-show device-management Summit on June 24 in conjunction with CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase. The TM Forum Device Management Summit on “Low-Cost Device Deployment and User Support” addresses the growing management requirements generated by intelligent interconnected devices in the home, including mobile handsets, set-top boxes, and gateways. With one trillion devices expected in the next 15-20 years, service providers must solve device-based management issues, leading to reduced support costs, improved customer experience, and potentially add additional service revenues.

CONNECTIONS™, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with CEA®, is the largest executive conference and showcase focused on the market developments and growth factors for advanced digital lifestyle solutions. The 12th annual conference will be held June 24-26 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

For more information, check out the full press release or visit the Parks Associates blog.

CONNECTIONS Keynote Speaker List Now Includes Rebecca Jacoby, Cisco

Rebecca Jacoby joins prestigious list of keynote speakers at this year's CONNECTIONS event.

Currently, she is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Cisco Systems, Inc. At this time, Rebecca is scheduled to present the opening keynote presentation on Wednesday, June 25th.

Paul Liao Accepts Keynote Invitation from CONNECTIONS 2008

Parks Associates and CEA welcome Mr. Paul Liao as a keynote speaker at the June 24th-26th CONNECTIONS event.

Mr. Liao represents Panasonic North America as the Chief Technology Officer. He will address the entire conference on Wednesday, June 25th as the closing keynote speaker.

CONNECTIONS Announces Keynote, Phil McKinney with HP

Parks Associates and CEA are pleased to announce Phil McKinney as a CONNECTIONS 2008 keynote speaker.

Currently, Mr. McKinney is the Vice President & Chief Technology Officer with the Personal Systems Group at Hewlett-Packard. CONNECTIONS, along with Parks Associates and CEA, look forward to having Phil McKinney as a participant.