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 stalled EVs in the past and what is needed to pick up speed in the future.

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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 grounded in a shared vision.

They also discuss:

• The role of generative AI (artificial intelligence) in business today.
• The results of a hackathon.
• How clients can embrace digital transformation.

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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 innovation and opportunities in all stages of a project lifecycle.

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