Over 650 million households worldwide will have broadband and over 430 million will have a data network by the end of 2013.

Connected home services have seen an influx of support by the pay TV industry and unlikely partnerships have been established across a variety of vertical sectors such as energy, healthcare, education and vehicles.

This in turn will see improvements in remote healthcare, communication of all electronic appliances in the household, remote interactive education in distant villages, and traffic safety and congestion communication between vehicles, plus efficiency in access and cross transfer of all media files in the home anytime, anywhere on multiple devices.

Digital Home World Summit brings together thought-leaders to present and discuss new user interface and content discovery ideas, plus, innovative new platforms and solutions relating to this fast-moving industry.

Network and learn best practice from 50+ thought-leaders at Digital Home World Summit.

Over two days the event will feature in-depth discussions, interactive debates and panel sessions across a range of topics, plus provides the very best networking opportunities with key-decision makers across the industry.

Key topics covered include:

• Boosting revenues through attractive VaS for the Digital Home

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  Combining new media and traditional TV accessories in the home

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  Home gateways and their position in the home digitisation battle

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  Looking at connectivity challenges brought by the connected home and strategies to overcome these

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  Switching from the bridged mode to the routed mode painlessly

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  Non-media services explored: remote healthcare, energy management, and monitoring and security in the home

Attendees include:

• Telecom operators
• Cable operators
• Content providers
• Equipment manufacturers
• Vendors
• Software and service providers
• Press
• Analysts
• Industry regulators and investors

Gain the value and knowledge you need to stand ahead of the competition.

Key topics at this year's Digital Home World Summit include:

• The Smart Home market: Global opportunities – local preferences
• Monetising the Digital Home Environment and creating value for consumers
• Driving the appeal of Digital services in the Digital Home
• Panel Discussion: Developing the go to market strategy: Best practice for pushing Smart Home services to consumers
• Developing the cross-device strategy
• Evolution of Broadcasters’ services in the Digital Home
• Benefiting from increased usage of multiple screens in the home
• Developing perfect cross-device user experience
• The opportunities in the home cloud
• Panel discussion: Which connected platforms will control the Digital Home
• Architecture for fully automated homes
• Looking at connectivity challenges brought by the Connected Home and strategies to overcome These
• Achieving TV anywhere through robust infrastructure
• Offering access to both premium & user generated content in the Digital Home
• Panel discussion: Making the most of interactive and Hybrid TV standards
• Addressing Future challenges for cable companies in the Digital Home
• Developing the business case for the connected home as a natural evolution from IP
• Enabling future scenarios for fully connected world
• Converging energy, smart grids and telecom
• Creating new customer relationships through the Smart Home for energy companies
• Digital Home deployment by small telecom operators
• Leveraging next generation network services for intelligent data management
• Creating a Connected product that consumers want and need
• Launching second screen Apps to offer interactive VoD
• News, Radio and DIY Apps to create immediate consumer uptake
• Achieving healthcare reform through remote healthcare projects
• Developing remote monitoring solutions for patients
• The importance of the last meter for visible robustness of in-home speeds
• Panel discussion: Leading the emergence of new services in the Digital Home
• The practical challenges of cross-platform content delivery in the Connected Home:
• Adding value through second screen content
• Planning for the future: Providing the bandwidth for future needs throughout the Home
• Creating digital profiles as a way to prepare targeted marketing communication