A monthly podcast tracking “potentially disruptive trends in the construction and agriculture equipment industries” has been launched by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
The Thinking Forward Podcast is available on many popular podcasting apps, including iTunes and Google Play, says a recent news release from the AEM.
The association will post the podcasts on its website at aem.org/think. The AEM’s Industry Advisor electronic newsletter will also have links to new episodes.
“Podcasts are increasingly an important part of the way many people get their information,” the
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Nicole Hallada, AEM’s vice president of marketing and communications
release quoted Nicole Hallada, AEM’s vice president of marketing and communications. “Our Thinking Forward initiative is in its second year of equipping attendees to succeed in a changing marketplace, so it just makes sense to build on that success by pushing into this new medium.”
Podcast producer and host Dusty Weis, AEM’s strategic communications manager, will tap the expertise of technology pioneers, industry heavyweights, and experts. Guests in the first three episodes include Dr. Lonnie Love of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory; drone automation pioneer Danny Ellis, CEO of Sky Specs; and Eric Lescourret, AGCO Corporation’s precision agriculture advocate.
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Podcast producer and host Dusty Weis, AEM’s strategic communications manager
Topics will include three-dimensional printing, drones, big data, the Internet of Things, “and other disruptive forces in the equipment manufacturing sphere,” the release said.
The AEM’s more than 950 member companies include dozens in service truck-related industries.
Inquiries about the podcasts can be sent to podcast@aem.org.