THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
KEYNOTE SPEECH
THE EMERGING CONNECTED HOME MARKET IN CANADA
8:30- 9:00 AM
Speakers:
 Perry Stoneman, VP Smart Energy Services, CAPGEMINI
 John Barrett, Director of Research, PARKS ASSOCIATES
9:00-10:00 AM
ABSTRACT:
- The Smart & Digital Home in Canada
- The difference between the Canadian and the U.S. connected homes
- Is the Canadian consumer ready?
COFFEE BREAK
10:00-10:30 AM
CONNECTIVITY & CONTENT DELIVERY
The Fragmented System of the Connected
Home
Speakers:
1. Duncan Bees, Chief Technology Officer,
HOME GATEWAY INITIATIVE (HGI)
ENERGY & UTILITY MANAGEMENT
Smart Home Systems: Smart Meters & Beyond
Speakers:
1. Puica Nitu, Energy Specialist, ROLTA
2. Nik Schruder, Technical Services Manager,
ONTARIO POWER AUTHORITY
2. TBA
10:30-11:30 AM
ABSTRACT:
- The landscape of the connected home in
Canada: Telcos, Power Companies, Digital and
Content Providers.
ABSTRACT:
- R&D Investments
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- Monetizing the bridge
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Innovative technologies & bundling
strategies
Defending the bottom line: consumer
choices
Growing trend in cross industries
- Dynamic Partnering: 3P Partnership, and
Public-Private Partnership in all industries
App-ification of Home & MultiScreen Services
11:30-12:30 PM
Speakers:
1. Francois Bedard, VOD Strategist, PLAN B
DEVELOPMENT INC.
2. Dragan Nerandzic, Chief Technology Officer,
ERICSSON
Landscape of Smart Grids
What are the next steps in Smart
Meters?
- Utilities Industry Regulatory Challenges:
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TOU Rate
Company Growth
Deregulation.
Big Data, Smart Data: Unlocking the Value of
Big Data for Smart Energy Systems
Speakers:
1. Bruce Orloff, Canadian Smart Grids Leader,
IBM CANADA
2. Robert Wong, EVP & Chief Information & Risk
Officer, TORONTO HYDRO
ABSTRACT
- Reliable infrastructure for consumers:
success stories
ABSTRACT
- New technologies to transform Big Data into
Smart Intelligence
- Multi-screens:
- Transform Big Data into Big Value to
customers and utilities
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Tablets and TV Screens as enablers of
the connected home
Service providers to monetize and
personalize services to consumers
Smart consumers and regulation
- Latest analytics and insights into Big Data
solutions
LUNCH BREAK
12:30-1:30 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: New Partnerships & Collaborations to Achieve Smart Home Success
Speakers:
1. Ryan Shaw, Senior Manager (Smart Grids), ROGERS
2. Martin Rovers, Director of Energy Services & Solutions, POWERSTREAM INC.
1:30-2:30 PM
ABSTRACT
- It’s not all about energy: how can utilities achieve critical partnership strategies?
- Impact of connected devices on the energy landscape
- How can utilities examine who the right players are and the right time for creating a
partnership?
COFFEE BREAK
2:30-3:00 PM
3:00-4:00 PM
2014: The Internet of Everything
Monetizing Smart Energy
Speakers:
1. Mark Wright, Director of Product
Management, AYLA NETWORKS
2. TBA
Speaker:
TBA
ABSTRACT
- Next Generation Platforms: the new
technologies that connect smart devices
together.
- Smart appliances: A growing market
- Zigbee vs. Z-Wave vs. WiFi, is one better than
the other?
ABSTRACT
- What are some of the new monetization
strategies that can go beyond the consumer
recurring fees?
- What kind of changes need to happen to the
utilities business model so it can offer new
billing systems in 2014 & beyond?
Content Delivery vs. The Connected
Consumer
Speakers:
TBA
ABSTRACT:
- The rise of online streaming, Video on
Demand (VOD), and User-Generated content
4:00-5:00 PM
- Providing a reliable and high-quality online
experience for the consumers and their
content
- Addressing the challenges faced by cable and
broadcasters, such as illegal streaming, piracy,
change in consumer lifestyle.
- What are the strategies and business
models, adopted by network to keep up with
the latest technological trends?
Empowering Your Consumer
Speakers:
Sasha Sud, Energy Data Project Manager, MaRS
DATA CATALYST
ABSTRACT:
- Empower your customer: motivating and
empowering your consumers to participate in
smarter energy behavior
-Empowering and involving the smart users of
the future: emerging initiatives and the
importance of educating school kids on smart
energy behavior.
- Get closer to your customer
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What are the utilities innovative
engagement techniques?
How do you leverage your existing
customer relationship?
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014
8:30 – 9:30 AM
PUBLIC & GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES
Speakers:
 Deepa Kundur, Professor/Cyber-Security Specialist, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
 Michelle Chibba, Privacy Expert/Previous Director of Policy & Special Projects
ABSTRACT
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Government incentives to encourage market entry?
Current government regulations regarding the smart home?
Data Security and Privacy
THE GAME-CHANGERS OF 2014
Speaker(s):
 Steven McCartney, VP Start Up Services, COMMUNITECH
 TBA
9:30-10:25 AM
ABSTRACT
- The latest societal trends, such as:
 Home Digitization
 Digital Addiction
 Rise of Home Offices
- The “Big Data” Wagon: transforming Big Data into Smart Data
COFFEE BREAK
10:30-11:00 AM
THE INTEROPERABILITY CHALLENGE: MAKING IT A REALITY, NOT A NIGHTMARE (PANEL
DISCUSSION)
 David Jones, VP Product Marketing, ViXs
 Steve Hegenderfer, Director of Developer Program, BLUETOOTH
11:00-11:45 AM
ABSTRACT:
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Connecting content delivery, user experience, and interaction between multiple devices and
vendors.
The Residential Gateway solutions that handle facilitation into and within the home
Impact of interoperability on the long-term vision of the connected home
THE ROLE OF TELECOM COMPANIES: CAN THEY REVAMP THE CONNECTED HOME SYSTEM?
(PANEL DISCUSSION)
 Jeffrey Weber, Principal (Former President, AT&T Content and Advertising), 2D
PARTNERS
 David Wattling, VP Telus Health, TELUS
 Ian Pattinson, VP Emerging Business, ROGERS
11:45-12:30 PM
ABSTRACT:
 Impact on the quality of user experience
 Role of mobile operators in Data Management and Analytics
 Impact on the home health systems and home security systems
 What does the future hold for the role of telecom in the connected home?
12:30-1:30 PM
LUNCH BREAK
HOME SECURITY & MONITORING
1:40-2:20 PM
Traditional vs. Smarter Security Systems
Meeting The Growing Demand For
Automated Home Healthcare
Speaker:
Greg Roberts, VP Marketing, iCONTROL
NETWORKS
Speaker:
David Thomas, VP Telus Health, TELUS
ABSTRACT:
- Trends in consumer perceptions and
adoption of security systems
- Competitive landscape for DIY vs.
professionally installed systems
- Key inhibitors to the adoption of smarter
home security systems
Innovation & Business Acquisitions of Smart
Security
Speaker:
TBA
2:20-3:00 PM
ABSTRACT
- The impact of new internet-enabled
security and home monitoring systems?
- The use of fee-based self-monitoring
services
- Moving forward with acquisitions
3:00-3:40 PM
ABSTRACT:
- The digital and societal trends of the
Canadian smart health market
- Monetizing a market with uncertain
potential.
- Future of Smart Health in the Connected
Home
Connecting a Secure Infrastructure &
Partnerships With Health Institutions
Speaker:
Zayna Khayat, Senior Advisor, Health Systems
Innovation & Director, MaRS EXCITE
ABSTRACT
- Developing home products that prevent
health risks, crisis management, and daily
monitoring
- Partnering with pharmaceuticals and health
institutions
Increased Demand For Security System
Customization
E-Health: Promoting a Digital Healthy
Lifestyle
Speaker:
Speaker:
Ron Riesenbach, VP Innovation & Chief
Technology Officer, BAYCREST HEALTH CENTRE
Jason Falbo, VP Engineering, MIRCOM
GROUP OF COMPANIES
ABSTRACT:
- Customizing today’s busy lifestyles and
security needs
3:45-4:30 PM
SMART HOME HEALTHCARE
ABSTRACT:
- The future of e-health: how big will it get?
- Choosing your target audience and the right
marketing strategy
- Future of the Smart Home Security System
CLOSING REMARKS
Keynote Speaker: Ronald Zimmer, President & CEO
CABA
- Future And Vision Of The Smart Home