Z-Wave Alliance Has New Board of Directors and Details Events for 2024
The Z-Wave Alliance announced the newly elected Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors, shared updates on the organization’s upcoming core initiatives and announced upcoming 2024 events.
Effective today, the updated roster of roles and representatives spanning the connected home and IoT industry is as follows:
- Chairman of the Board — Avi Rosenthal, bluesalve partners
- Vice Chairman of the Board — Gustaf Lonaeus, Alarm.com
- Treasurer — Kevin Kraus, Fortune Brands Innovation
- Secretary — Bill Scheffler, Trident IoT
- Chair Emeritus — Jonathan Adams, Amazon
- Director — Jake Alamat, Silicon Labs
- Director — Lisa Corte, ASSA ABLOY
- Director — Geoff Cummings, Johnson Controls Inc.
- Director — Scott Laing, Vivint
- Director — John Osborne, Lexi Devices
- Director — Andrew Weir, ADT
“To say that the past year for Z-Wave and the Alliance has been transformative would be an understatement,” said Avi Rosenthal, chairman of the board for the Z-Wave Alliance. “In 2023 alone, the Z-Wave Alliance has taken swift action to fully ratify Z-Wave as an open-source technology by announcing silicon availability via an additional resource. Z-Wave Alliance membership, which remains paramount, benefitted through the expansion of available certification laboratories and the creation of new membership levels to broaden the organization’s reach, foster innovation, and add new opportunities for Z-Wave involvement. Even with all of that, the Z-Wave Alliance is just getting started.”
The Z-Wave Alliance will hold two sanctioned events in 2024 as a chance to meet face-to-face with the diverse membership including the companies and representatives responsible for developing on Z-Wave technology and bringing certified solutions to the market.
In 2024, the Z-Wave Alliance will be opening up limited sessions within the agenda to both existing members and prospective members. The two sanctioned events in 2024 are as follows:
- April 30 – May 2, 2024 — Z-Wave Alliance Summit and Unplug Fest — Austin, Texas
- Oct. 21-23, 2024 — Z-Wave Alliance Summit — Seoul Korea
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