Peggy Smedley Show

Peggy and Nick McQuire, director of product management, growth innovation, and strategy, Microsoft, talk about the cloud and its direction. He says we are going to see the cloud increasingly be conne…

Peggy and Peter Martin, industrial performance consultant, talk about industrial automation, consulting, and how busy he has been since retirement. He recently started a company that focuses on effec…

The average cost of a data breach might surprise you. Peggy talks about the cost of a data breach. She gives the hard numbers and identifies which vertical numbers are higher than others.

She also di…

Peggy and Peter Koerte, chief strategy officer & chief technology officer, Siemens, talk about the IoT (Internet of Things) and digitization and how to enable it. He says many companies don’t know wh…

Peggy and Anne Munaretto, partner, sustainability services, Ernst & Young, talk about ESG (environmental, social, and governance) developments. She says more than two-thirds of investors are using in…

Peggy talks about the traits of a special mentor and mentee, and how we share wisdom and advice with others in a respectful way. She gives the example of her mother-in-law, Rosemarie Smedley, who rec…

Peggy and Mike Specian, research manager, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, talk all about energy efficiency. He shares his story and how he has had a sense of sustainability since ch…

Peggy and Dean Amhaus, president & CEO, The Water Council, share about the organization and why it has been engaged in water stewardship. He says it started 15 years ago when there was a high density…

Peggy talks about one of her favorite topics: cybersecurity, narrowing in specifically on ransomware. She gives an update on the state of the market and how organizations can make smarter decisions a…

Peggy and Jim Gandy, meteorologist, talk about climate change and how it is different from sustainability. He says climate is a long-term average of the weather and there are three ways it can change…

Peggy and Jason Rolland, SVP of materials, Carbon, talk about 3D printing technology and how the use of materials can create sustainable consumer products. He says from the very beginning of the comp…

Peggy talks about the importance of people, process, and technology—narrowing in specifically on technology bottlenecks and solutions. She says we need technology to proceed with digital transformati…

Peggy and Glen Allmendinger, president, Harbor Research, discuss the history of manufacturing and the impact of technology. He says with IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) the 10-year rule applies,…

Peggy and Dan Miklovic, founder, Lean Manufacturing Research, talk about technology trends in manufacturing. He says we saw manufacturing 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, and now 5.0, talking specifically about e…

Peggy talks about the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the metaverse, unpacking what it means. She says it is an ambiguous term that means different things to different people, and she breaks …

Peggy and Liz Martin-Malikian, CEO & executive director, The Cosanti Foundation, talk about ecology, digital transformation, architecture, and the future of the city. They talk about the idea of live…

Peggy and Julie Fraser, vice president research on manufacturing and operations, Tech-Clarity, Inc., talk about manufacturing and the IIoT (industrial Internet of Things). She is still seeing people …

Peggy talks about how software and sustainability are converging in an interesting way for manufacturing. She details some very big moves from some of the largest players in this space and gives her …

Peggy and Max Zhang, professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, discuss specific examples of the IoT (Internet of Things) for societal impact. He says he fe…

Peggy and Sam Abuelsamid, principal analyst e-mobility, Guidehouse Insights, talk about AI (artificial intelligence) in transportation. He says AI is being used in a variety of different ways in prod…