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Peggy Smedley Show

IoT, AI, the Future of Work—if it"s revolutionizing industries, Peggy"s talking about it. Each week on The Peggy Smedley Show, she delivers cutting-edge perspectives from top experts, keeping 150,000+ listeners ahead of the curve.

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15:20

Distracted Driving: 1960s to Present Day

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/04/02

Peggy looks at the history of distracted driving in the United States—and shares her thoughts on the most dangerous form of distracted driving and what needs to happen next. She says distracted driving is dangerous and far too many lives have been lost. She also: Explores research that was done in the 1960s. Discusses some hard numbers related to distracted driving. Identifies what we can all do to lead by example. peggysmedleyshow.com Watch on YouTube (4/1/25 - 914) IoT, Internet of Things,

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27:05

Use Cases for AI

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/04/02

Peggy Smedley and Reddy Mallidi, AI strategist, COO, chief AI officer, and author of AI Unleashed, talk about three use cases for AI (artificial intelligence): manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and city financials. He says he hears a lot of big companies are still only nibbling on the edges of AI. They also discuss: The value, benefits, and major takeaways from these examples. The importance of starting small and learning very quickly. How businesses can apply these examples to their own business

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16:31

The Reality of Distracted Driving in 2025

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/04/02

Peggy Smedley and Aimee Cox, research scientist, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, talk about how big of a problem distracted driving is on U.S. roads. She says distracted driving could be any secondary task that takes our mind or focus off of safe driving. They also discuss: The challenges of distracted driving. The most effective ways to reduce distracted driving. How technology can help from being distracted in the car. iihs.org (4/1/25 - 914) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley,

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16:10

The 2025 Infrastructure Report Card

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/03/26

Peggy shares the 2025 Infrastructure Report Card, including three things we need to do to continue to raise the grade up. She says innovation is needed now more than ever before and she gives her thoughts on how we can achieve this. She also discusses: The history of the report card. Where we are today, including how many categories are still in the D range. What needs to happen next to ensure success with America’s infrastructure. peggysmedleyshow.com (3/25/25 - 913) IoT, Internet of Things,

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27:42

Paving and Infrastructure Investment

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/03/26

Peggy Smedley and Laura O’Neill Kaumo, president and CEO, American Concrete Pavement Assn., talk about the state of paving and infrastructure investment today, including some of the challenges state highway agencies will be facing in the near future. She says infrastructure investment from the federal government used to be this automatic bipartisan space that was reliable, and it was viewed as being important. Roughly 15 years ago, we saw a shift, she says. They also discuss: The impact of

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18:16

Opportunities in Space

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/03/26

Peggy Smedley and Matthew Weinzierl, professor, Harvard Business School, and Brendan Rosseau, strategy manager, Blue Origin, talk about how the space industry is changing. Rosseau says the biggest change is the model for how we did space activities has fundamentally changed. Weinzierl says it is natural to worry as we shift from NASA to startups and other companies. They also discuss: Opportunities that exist in the space industry. Examples that exist in the space industry. How to get children

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15:21

Women at Work in 2025

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/03/05

Peggy kicks off Women’s History Month by unpacking the history of women in the workplace and looking at where we are today, in anticipation of Intl. Women’s Day on March 8. She says we are making progress, but not fast enough, especially considering many industries have a dire worker shortage. She also: Discusses three new university research reports that suggest some big trends at work. Determines when we will see gender parity. Identifies how this impacts the worker shortage across multiple

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31:08

The Energy Conversation

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/03/05

Peggy Smedley and Ani Aprahamian, Frank M. Freimann professor of physics, University of Notre Dame, talk about her research, energy conversion, and how nuclear energy fits into the equation. She says energy is essential to our lives and we have seen increased use of energy in the last 200 years. They also discuss: How we can reach carbon goals. The process of changing energy from one form to another. If we are going to hit the climate goals that we talk about.

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18:06

A Window to Tomorrow

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/03/05

Peggy Smedley and Brian Comiskey, futurist and senior director, Innovation & Trends, Consumer Technology Assn., talk about some of the big CES trends that will shape what happens next in 2025. He says even though we are looking back, the beauty of the show is it is about being a window to tomorrow, setting up for what the year ahead and beyond will look like. They also discuss: How AI (artificial intelligence) made an appearance at CES—and what comes next—for both enterprise and consumer. A new

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15:14

What’s Driving Data Centers

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/02/26

Peggy talks about the uptick in data centers and the top priorities, top challenges, and top opportunities for data centers. She says data centers will be one of the big topics of conversation for 2025—much like gen AI (artificial intelligence) was a huge topic of conversation for 2024. She also discusses: The top priority among 41% of executives. 10 hurdles that stand in the way. Some cost cutting measures we can take to decrease IT budgets in 2025. peggysmedleyshow.com (2/25/25 - 909) IoT,

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26:54

AI Use Cases, Limitations, and Opportunities

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/02/26

Tom Bradicich, chief product officer and CTO, Arete, returns to continue the discussion with Peggy Smedley around AI (artificial intelligence) and how AI integration is impacting vertical markets. He shares use cases in healthcare, automotive, and utilities. They also discuss: The importance of attacking both the business process and the technology. AI limitations, 3 risk categories, and what we need to take into consideration. How do we use AI safely and practically. areteir.com (2/25/25 - 909)

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17:19

How to Age in Place

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/02/26

Peggy Smedley and Kristen Garrett, manager of market research, Consumer Technology Assn., talk about what consumers are going to need to age in place. She says those aged 50 and older represents 46% of the U.S. adult population, and last year we saw 11,000 people turning 65 per day. They also discuss: Trends about aging in place from a recent consumer study. What consumers will need to age in place and how the smart home fits into the discussion. Reasons for using the technologies and what will

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15:01

Stargate and the Future of AI Infrastructure

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/01/29

Peggy discusses gen AI (artificial intelligence), data centers, and President Trump’s announcement of the Stargate project. She says gen AI is transforming many things—but we need the infrastructure to help spur growth. She also discusses: Demand, growth, and trends surrounding data center infrastructure. Details surrounding the Stargate project. A case study of how one company is seizing an opportunity—and how your company can seize opportunities too. peggysmedleyshow.com (1/28/25 - 905) IoT,

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29:24

Ethics and AI

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/01/29

Peggy Smedley and Brian Green, director of technology ethics, The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University, discuss ethics and technology. He says ethics is both the theory and practice of how to make good decisions, perform good actions, and ultimately become a good person. They also discuss: How ethics has evolved in the past several decades. How companies can create their own code of ethics. The importance of ethics champions. scu.edu/ethics (1/28/25 - 905) IoT, Internet of

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15:09

Cementing Green

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/01/29

Peggy Smedley and Grant Quasha, CEO, Eco Material Technologies, discuss his personal experience in the green cement sector and how it will develop in the coming years. He says the cement and concrete sectors are much bigger than people think, essentially there are 30 billion tons a year of concrete that are poured around the world. It is the most used manmade material in the world, just right behind fresh water, but there is a massive problem with it and that is that it represents 8% of global CO2

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25:41

Our Cyber Report Card

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/01/22

Peggy talks about new research that has come out about cybersecurity and gives her ideas for how to build greater cybersecurity awareness. She says we need to shift our perspective, and we need better cyber resilience, as cybersecurity needs to be a priority across the entire organization. She also discusses: How many companies fail to conduct cybersecurity audits. The report card for Fortune 500 companies. Three tips for cybersecurity in 2025. peggysmedleyshow.com (1/21/25 - 904) IoT, Internet

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32:47

The Age of AI in Automotive

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2025/01/22

Peggy Smedley and John Reed, global solutions leader, manufacturing and mobility industries, Microsoft, talk about key customer learnings and automotive takeaways from CES 2025 and how it will shape the year ahead. He says the centerpiece was the customers, including manufacturers, and digital, whether it was the technology from Microsoft or that the customers are building. They also discuss: Four key learnings from the customer perspective. What we can expect to see in the next five years. Steps

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15:46

A Closer Look at the Industrial Revolutions

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2024/10/30

Peggy says a confluence of factors are playing a critical role in manufacturing today including geopolitical risks, supply-chain disruptions, sustainability, and the worker shortage. She says with all this in mind, digital transformation is something that is vital for today’s manufacturing industry to thrive. She also discusses: The history of manufacturing, including how the industry has evolved through the industrial revolutions. How technology has evolved right alongside manufacturing. What we

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46:48

Manufacturing: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2024/10/30

Peggy Smedley and Simon Floyd, general manager, manufacturing and mobility, Microsoft, talk about the history of manufacturing and insights about the workforce and technology and how we can apply these lessons to the future of manufacturing. He explains about when we saw the first big analog dials turning up in manufacturing, plastic injection molding, programmable logic controllers, machine vision, computer vision, the IoT (Internet of Things), predictive analytics, and deep learning and machine

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05:09

All about Construction

Peggy Smedley Show ·

2024/10/23

The construction sector has added jobs. Progress is being made, but is it fast enough? Peggy answers, citing statistics and giving her thoughts on some of the challenges the industry is facing and how technology factors in. She also talks with: Keith Churchill, manager of construction, Bechtel Manufacturing and Technology Paul Connell, senior strategy and enablement consulting lead, Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence Mark Mehta, senior solutions consultant, Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence

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