Peggy looks at a new report that digs into the details of the state of EVs (electric vehicles) in the Southeast. She says electric vehicle sales in the Southeast grew 42%, beating the national average by 37%. She also discusses: The importance of an ecosystem of players in order to ensure success. Growth trends across six indicators. What has stall…

Peggy Smedley and Chris McGuire, VP and general manager, Global Microsoft Strategic Partnership, IBM Consulting, and Lisa Slim, senior director, global partners, Microsoft, talk about the partnership between the two companies. McGuire says about four years ago the two companies decided to focus deeply on a partnership. Slim says this partnership is…

Urban populations are anticipated to increase by 2.5 billion by 2050, causing greater demand for new buildings. Peggy talks about how buildings are playing a huge role in greenhouse gas emissions. She also discusses: The challenge we face building new structures and retrofitting existing one. Examples of two new and unique projects. How to identify…

With 1.3 billion vehicles with internal combustion engines on the road, there are those that believe there should be no further investment in fossil fuels or internal combustion engines. Peggy Smedley talks to Zoran Filipi, professor and director, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Clemson University and founding director, Center for …

Peggy Smedley and Dan Miklovic, founder, Lean Manufacturing Research and leader, Third Eye Advisory, sit down for a candid conversation about gen AI (artificial intelligence) in the manufacturing industry. He says we were drowning in data in manufacturing and now AI is our life preserver. They also discuss: The history of the IoT (Internet of Thing…

The holidays are fast approaching! Peggy talks about how technology is playing a bigger role in travel than it ever has before. She says people need greater reassurance that digital tools are safe to use. She also discusses: How many adults had travel plans in 2024. Trends related to travel in general How travel will have an infusion of new technol…

Peggy Smedley and Matt Reeder, director, BlueFin3, and Anthony Williams, director, BlueFin3, talk about the company’s objectives and how they help organizations meet their decarbonization goals. Reeder says BlueFin3 is an engineering and digital advisory company within the rail sector, which includes heavy haul, freight, and Metra. Williams says wh…

Peggy Smedley and Andreas Welsch, chief AI strategist, Intelligence Briefing and author of the AI Leadership Handbook, talk about why 85% of AI (artificial intelligence) projects fail and how ethics play a role. He says he sees AI leaders chase AI as this shiny object. They also discuss: The importance of aligning your AI strategy with your busines…

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 manu…

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 mold…

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 strat…

Peggy Smedley and Keith Churchill, manager of construction, Bechtel Manufacturing and Technology, talk about the talent shortage in the construction industry. He says the craft professionals are key to being successful on any project, and the company is keeping tabs on the available workforce, and it is seeing a significant craft shortage of 40,000…

Peggy Smedley and Paul Connell, senior strategy and enablement consulting lead, Hexagon and Mark Mehta, senior solutions consultant, Hexagon, talk about the biggest challenges in the construction industry today. Connell says it is important that we are making the most of the technologies. Mehta says today it is all about the data and with that data…

Peggy takes a very unique approach on this episode, featuring two case studies. She unpacks how each company is leveraging technology to improve business processes. She unpacks: How TK Elevator approaches circularity and sustainability. How robotics in manufacturing is growing and how Boston Dynamics approaches this. peggysmedleyshow.com (10/15/24 …

Peggy Smedley and Monica Miller Brown, director of sustainability, TK Elevator, talk about how sustainability has changed in the last 12 months and the impact these changes are having. She says there are a lot of new regulations that are changing the way everyone is thinking about sustainability, with a move to embodied carbon in the building and c…

Peggy Smedley and Merry Frayne, director of product – Spot, Boston Dynamics, talk about how robotics in manufacturing has evolved in the last decade and what advances are being made specifically in robotics technology. She gives a little history lesson, saying the changes in robotics in manufacturing are remarkable, becoming so much smarter, more f…

Peggy talks to two guests today about how different industries are evolving with the use of new technologies including healthcare and infrastructure. Find out how these industries are evolving with the rise of AI (artificial intelligence). She talks to: Dr. David Liebovitz, Northwestern Medicine Dominique Meyer, Looq AI, and Ken Sharpless, Exo http…

Peggy Smedley and Dr. David Liebovitz, associate vice chair, Dept. of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, talk about clinical informatics and its impact on patient safety. He says clinical informatics relates to managing information effectively within clinical care. They also discuss: How it impacts patient safety. How AI (artificial intelligence) com…

Peggy Smedley and Dominique Meyer, CEO and founder, Looq AI, and Ken Sharpless, vice president, customer experience, Exo, talk about the urgent need for improvement in our infrastructure and energy response strategies. Ken says we are seeing years of utilities trying to keep their existing assets healthy. Dominique says the scale of the U.S. grid i…

This month we are doing things a little bit differently here on The Peggy Smedley Show. Each week, we will have two 30-minute segments, where we will get into the details with each guest about their invention or how their company is doing something unique with technology. She also: Discusses how digital transformation is changing the face of indust…

Peggy Smedley and Jayant Baliga, progress energy distinguished university professor, North Carolina State University, talk about the semiconductor device he invented 25 years ago and two new inventions he and his team are currently working on. He explains the power of the semiconductor device and what it does. They also discuss: What sparked his in…

Peggy Smedley and Ted Hall, founder and creative director, Spearhead, Josh Hall, partner and director of business development, Spearhead, and Ben Hall, partner and project manager, Spearhead, talk about their family business and what led to its launch. Ted says the company is specialty fabricators focused mostly on heavy timber construction. They a…

Why is the market for robotic surgical systems and their accessories on the rise? Peggy answers on the first segment and gives her thoughts on how organizations must prepare for this new era of work, explaining how the benefits are big, but the risks also need to be addressed. She also discusses: The benefits of robotics in both healthcare and manu…

Laurent Boinot, power and utility Americas leader, Microsoft, and Peggy Smedley talk about how AI (artificial intelligence) is impacting the utilities industry. He says AI has been generating a lot of excitement, especially with the shift from “traditional” machine learning to generative AI, and this advancement brings new opportunities, but also s…

Erin Sparnon, AI business integration strategist, ICA, and Peggy Smedley talk about who clinical engineers and healthcare technology managers are and what their relationship is to health AI (artificial intelligence). She says the AI technologies that are entering our clinical environment need to undergo similar risk management, governance, and trou…