Peggy Smedley talks with Brian Quirke, director of communications for the Midwest, U.S. Dept. of Energy, about how the stimulus money will impact the M2M industry. Brian also talks about the speech he will be giving at Connected World and the administration’s plans for the future of M2M technology.;

 

Peggy Smedley gives listeners a brief rundown of the schedule for M2M Connected World, including a description of the general session “How to Benefit from Stimulus Dollars.” She also talks with Laurie Lamberth, an independent industry analyst, about how Laurie initially came up with the idea to hold a session devoted to how the stimulus money can benefit the M2M industry.;

 

Steve Lundin, chief hunter and gatherer, BIG Frontier Communications Group, joins Peggy Smedley to talk about how the new movie “Terminator: Salvation” is essentially all about M2M technology. Lundin also discusses the investor panel he will be hosting at Connected World and how venture capital funding can play into the M2M industry.;

 

Roger Dewey, CEO & managing member, M2MV LLC., discusses why he thinks this is the time for M2M technology and why he thinks people should attend the Connected World conference. He also talks about which specific industries he sees growing in years to come and what people can get at Connected World that they can’t get at other conferences.