Peggy Smedley Show

Peggy says AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) are going to change the workforce. She points to a few sectors that are going to change such as education and retail, with remote work being more possible than ever before. She says retailers are looking for new ways to engage customers in the buying experience. Further, she talks about how 5G will accelerate AR and VR.

Peggy and Terri Lewis, director of digital for power generation, Caterpillar, talk about connecting product with people. She shares that the transformation is in the process and changing business. Further, she says Caterpillar spends a lot of time watching how people operate and identify the transformation in the process. She also talks about her experience visiting a diamond mine.

Peggy and Eric Schaeffer, senior managing director, Accenture, talk about how digital technologies are changing the entire experience and that today consumers and businesses are more interested in the outcomes, rather than the features of the product. He says we are at the beginning of the journey and recommends the steps for manufacturers to take. He suggests that a key component is to partner.

Peggy and Susan Dalton, vice president of smart technologies and IoT, GCP Applied Technologies, talk about how to create a diverse workplace. She shares how it offers technology for the concrete industry and her career experience. They also discuss how discrimination in construction has changed throughout the years and the importance of mentors.

Peggy and David Van Dorselaer, industry solutions GM for manufacturing, transportation, and CPG, AT&T Business, talk about how 5G is bringing a revolution in manufacturing and transportation. He explains how digital transformation means so many different things to different companies and that customer requirements are changing. He gives examples of how manufacturing is going to change with the adv...

Peggy says 5G is going to support the growth of the IoT (Internet of Things) in sectors like retail and manufacturing. She explains how 5G is going to disrupt manufacturing and help the factories of tomorrow derive insights from operational intelligence, pointing to specific examples of how 5G can help.

Peggy and John Pletz, senior reporter technology and airlines, Crain's, talk about how cities are going to be become more connected and smarter with the help of 5G. More specifically, he focuses on what Chicago has been doing to be more of a leader, than a follower, when it comes to tech infrastructure with the help of local companies.

Peggy and Jonathan Adelstein, president and CEO, Wireless Infrastructure Assn., talk about what we need to build five times the amount of infrastructure we have, in the next 5 years, to get to 5G. He explains the cost of making the move, and how it will need to be implemented both in urban and rural areas. He says getting government involved and using public-private partnerships will help. 5G is g...

Peggy says the growing demand for low latency is not the only reason we need 5G. It will add jobs, add to the GDP, and lower latency by a factor of a 100 over the current 4G. However, there are going to be many hurdles that need to be overcome like hardware, infrastructure, and software. She says to make the move we have to start taking the steps now.

Peggy and Christian Terwiesch, book author and professor of operations and information management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, talk about how connectivity is changing the customer experience. He distinguishes between the different types of connected relationships and how a connected strategy starts with understanding your customer. He suggests that companies understand how to touch...

Peggy and Chris Pearson, president, 5G Americas, talk about everything as it relates to 5G. He explains that we are using radio frequencies that we have never used before for cellular and that we can get great speeds with 5G. He also highlights the three big use cases for 5G and says that it is being designed to be more transformational for society. Additionally, 5G is a national priority in many...

Peggy says safety has to be a priority when creating AVs (automated vehicles) and partnerships are focused on shortening the time between now and the age of autonomy. She shares examples of partnerships and projects that are going to help put more AVs on the road. She adds that we need to talk about new ways to test the technology and work together as a community to bring it to fruition safely.

Peggy and James Arthur Ray, entrepreneur, author, and life and business coach, discuss what makes up success in business and personal life. He says that fear is a huge problem and the cause is that very few people think for themselves and most of us change very little after 13. Further, regardless of whether you are a Fortune 100 CEO or a startup entrepreneur, success is about 95% psychology and 5...

Peggy and Rasheq Zarik, managing director, strategy and analytics, Deloitte Future of Mobility Tech Center, joins the show to define mobility and how it is causing a paradigm shift in smart cities. He explains that the smartphone has given us greater choice and has changed our behavior and it is now extending to our cities. They discuss the importance of public-private partnerships and 5G in smart...

Peggy gives some examples of how smart-city competitions can open the doors for greater ideas. She shares how the IoT (Internet of Things) can go a long way in helping cities address pain points and enable better decision making. She also identifies how partnerships are key in furthering the reach in smart cities.

Peggy and Joshua Peschel, assistant professor of agricultural and bio-systems engineering, Iowa State University, talk about technology that is making the biggest impact in smart cities and developing countries. He shares how everyday people have more access to information, but developing countries aren't going to be turning over phones every year. He also explains that cities are becoming more sa...

Peggy and Michael Pegues, CIO, City of Aurora, Ill., talk about smart future-proofing the city, and that technology is the common denominator for local and global growth, but cities have to figure out how to leverage that. He explains that cities need a strong vision and to be able to execute smart-city initiatives and that he is a big advocate of best practices and not reinventing the wheel.

Peggy talks about urbanization and how technology is going to support population growth, pointing to examples such as monitoring water quality, air quality, and pollution level. She digs into a movement called Cittaslow, which is the idea that slowing down is better when it comes to quality of life in a city. She explains that we need to deploy purposeful solutions that keep the end goal in mind a...

Peggy and Stephanie Slocum, founder, Engineers Rising LLC, engage in a conversation about the role of women in engineering careers. They talk about the labor shortage and how we can get more women involved in the trades and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

Peggy and Michelle Anderson, director of operations, The National Road Safety Foundation, talk about the change that is happening today and leading to more distracted driving; not to mention how it is becoming an epidemic. They discuss the emerging FOMO (fear of missing out) syndrome and just how dangerous this is becoming when sitting behind the wheel of a car. Anderson discusses how it is raisin...

Peggy shares that the percentage of people clustered around urban centers is globally going to grow from 55% to 68% by 2050—which is going to bring new and exacerbated transportation challenges. She explains how one DOT (Dept. of Transportation) is developing relief plans to address congestion issues with the IoT (Internet of Things). She says technology is opening the door for new types of traffi...

Peggy and Praveen Edara, professor of civil and environmental engineering, University of Missouri, discuss a recent research project that looks at naturalistic driving. He explains that we need behavior-counter measures to reduce distracted driving—especially in work zones. He says that while it is one of the biggest, cellphones are just one of many distractions that drivers experience.

Peggy and Phil Renaud, executive director, The Risk Institute, talk about research related to the distracted-driving epidemic. He says we need to be more aware of our environment and that the approach to distracted driving can't be one dimensional. Rather, it has to be multi-dimensional. We need both legislation and behavioral changes to address it. He also indicates that urban planning—and rounda...

Is 5G connectivity necessary for an autonomous future? Peggy explains that 5G is going to be something to watch, as solutions are developed leveraging its power and speed. Still, she asks: Is 5G here? It depends on your definition of here. If you're saying 5G is here is that the hardware is here, then yes. She says we can potentially do a lot of things quickly, but we have to think about what we a...

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