The Z-Wave Alliance has announced the newly elected Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors alongside updates on the organization’s upcoming core initiatives and 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

In addition to the announcing the updated roster of Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors for 2024, the Z-Wave Alliance took a moment to publicly thank and recognize Mitch Klein for all his service and devotion during his tenure of Executive Director for the Z-Wave Alliance.

In light of all of his contributions and dedication, the newly elected Board of Directors unanimously agreed to retire the optional board position in his honor, stating there is no replacement for the role Mitch Klein provided.

The Z-Wave Alliance also wished Mitch Klein all the best in his future endeavors.

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“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.”

Z-Wave Open Source and Certification Updates

The Alliance touted 2023 as an explosive year for the Open Z-Wave Project. Started at the end of 2022, the project saw Z-Wave source code published to GitHub for Z-Wave Alliance members to freely collaborate on the development of Z-Wave source code. As of December 2023, the userbase has grown to 100 users across 30 membership companies with over 130,000 lines of code being added or modified.

The Alliance cites the success as a testament to the dedication and willingness to collaborate from Z-Wave members with the project providing members a forum to play a direct role in the advancement of the Z-Wave standard.

This past year has also reportedly been an impressive one for Z-Wave certifications. Across the year, a total of 160 new Z-Wave devices including 50 Z-Wave Long Range devices passed certification.

These advancements bring the total number of Z-Wave devices that have been certified for interoperability to over 4,400 devices.

2024 Z-Wave Alliance Summit and Unplug Fest

In 2024 the Z-Wave Alliance will hold two sanctioned events 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.

These events include the Z-Wave Alliance Summit and Unplug Fest April 30 – May 2, 2024 in Austin, Texas and the Z-Wave Alliance Summit in Seoul, Korea October 21 – 23, 2024.

“The most recent Z-Wave Alliance Summit and Unplug Fest was a resounding success, showcasing the most pressing Z-Wave advancements and the ever-evolving landscape of our industry,” said Gustaf Lonaeus, Vice Chairman of the Board for the Z-Wave Alliance. “The hands-on workshops and in-depth discussions on both the marketing and technical front are invaluable as a Z-Wave Alliance member and help provide practical, implementable strategies that chart the course for the future of Z-Wave.

“Our slated events for 2024 promise to be even more impactful, filled with new insights, strategies, and unparalleled networking opportunities. For those interested in not just keeping pace with change, but driving it, these Z-Wave events are for you.”

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