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- Benefits of Autonomous Vehicles
- The Future of Retail
- Impact of Air Quality on Human Health
- Global Engagement During Crises
- Find Peace With Money Even When Things Feel out of Control
- 3 Ways to Help Nonprofits You Love
- 3 Things to Consider When Purchasing a Security System
- Protect Wildlife to Prevent the Next Pandemic
- Laid Off? Financial Advisor's 5 Steps You Should Take
Today
- Pandemic Business Skills: Practice the Art of Listening
- Tap Into Resilience to Meet the Challenges of Massive
Disruption
- 3 Ways Women of 2020 Can Continue the Legacy of the
Suffragettes
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Benefits of Autonomous Vehicles
Bill Taylor
Managing Director, kVA by UL
UL
"Autonomous vehicles solve lots of problems with the so-called
'last mile' of delivery. The economics of home delivery already
favor autonomous systems to provide the final shipment to your
door. But with Covid-19 there's another advantage: reduced human
contact with the delivered goods -- be they groceries or pizzas or
packages -- and hopefully fewer opportunities for contact-based
transmission of the virus. Autonomous delivery vehicles are very
real, and are already being used in field tests. It's just a matter
of time until they become part of the landscape."
Due to current need to social distance due to COVID-19, there is a
need to address safety challenges for autonomous contactless
deliveries. The concept of autonomous vehicle technology used for
contactless deliveries today for groceries, meals and medical
supplies is gaining traction. Although self-driving car companies
have paused on-road testing in the U.S., as it is not considered an
essential business, pivoting to deliveries allows them back on the
road to gather more data. Bill
Taylor is able to address: Significance of autonomous
contactless deliveries, safety control systems complexities as
vehicles become more connected, autonomous and capable, safety
dependencies on software, testing needs necessary for functional
safety to help ensure that software functions are executed
reliably, and the application of standardized safety best-practices
can help to prevent autonomous vehicle errors. Taylor is also able
to discuss the importance of advising, evaluating and certifying
the functional safety aspects of products and systems to address
functional safety challenges. In addition, he can share examples of
how UL serves the automotive functional safety community by
actively participating in automotive standards writing for electric
vehicles (EV), electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), safety of
the intended functionality (SOTIF), cybersecurity and autonomous
vehicles.
Publications include: Das, N. and Taylor, W. "Quantified Fault Tree
Techniques for Calculating Hardware Fault Metrics According to ISO
26262." presented at the IEEE Symposium on Product Compliance
Engineering (ISPCE) in Anaheim, CA
May 2016. (Winner, IEEE ISPCE
Symposium Best Paper) George, A., Taylor, W., and Nelson, J., "Writing Good Technical Safety
Requirements," SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-0127, 2016,
https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-0127 Krithivasan, G., Taylor, W.,
and Nelson, J., "Developing
Functional Safety Requirements using Process Model Variables," SAE
Technical Paper 2015-01-0275, 2015 Cahill, E; Taylor, W., and
Sperling, D., "Low-Mass Urban Microcars for Emerging Market
Megacities" Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Issue
2394, April 23 2013 Kado, R.,
Nelson, J., and Taylor, W.,
"Impact of Functional Safety on EMC: ISO 26262," SAE Technical
Paper 2013-01-0178, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-0178
Taylor, W. and Nelson, J.,
"High-Voltage Battery System Concepts for ISO 26262 Compliance,"
SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-0181, 2013,
https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-0181 Taylor, W., Nelson, J., and Krithivasan, G., "System
Safety and ISO 26262 Compliance for Automotive Lithium-Ion
Batteries" presented at the IEEE Symposium on Product Compliance
Engineering (ISPCE) in Portland,
OR, 2012. B. Taylor, J. Nelson and J. Winkelman, "Tradeoffs in
Ultra-Efficient Vehicle Design: Lessons from the Automotive
X-Prize" IEEE Vehicle Power & Propulsion Conference,
Chicago, Sept 6-9 2011 Bevan, K. and Taylor, W.,
"Simulated Performance of a Diesel Aftertreatment System for U.S.
2010 Application," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-3551, 2006 Khadiya,
N., Crane, S., Huffmeyer, C., and Taylor, B., "A Fast Start-Up
On-Board Diesel Fuel Reformer for NOx Trap Regeneration and
Desulfation," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-2684, 2004,
https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-2684. Kong, Y., Huffmeyer, C.,
Johnson, R., Taylor, B. et al.,
"Applications of an Active Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration
System," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-2660, 2004,
https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-2660 Kong, Y., Crane, S., Patel,
P., and Taylor, B., "NOx Trap Regeneration with an On-Board
Hydrogen Generation Device," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-0582,
2004, (Winner, SAE Award for Excellence in Oral Presentation)
Fuehne, J., Taylor, B., Kim, J.,
and Lee, J., "Characterization of
Catalytic Converter Mat Material for Predictive Analysis," SAE
Technical Paper 2000-01-0218, 2000 Taylor, W., Fuehne, J.,
Lyon, R., Kim, J. et al., "FEA Simulation and
Experimental Validation of Catalytic Converter Structural
Integrity," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-0219, 2000 Taylor, W.,
Leylek, J., Tran, L., Shinogle, R. et al., "Advanced Computational
Methods for Predicting Flow Losses in Intake Regions of Diesel
Engines," SAE Technical Paper 970639, 1997 Taylor, W., Leylek, J.,
Sommer, R., and Jain, S., "IC Engine Intake Region Design
Modifications for Loss Reduction Based on CFD Methods," SAE
Technical Paper 981026, 1998 Taylor, W., "CFD Prediction and
Experimental Validation of High-Temperature Thermal Behavior in
Catalytic Converters," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-0454, 1999
(Winner, SAE Arch T Coldwell Award for Outstanding Paper).
Website: https://www.kvausa.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-taylor-b85a187
Media contact: Steven Brewster,
steven.brewster@ul.com
The Future of Retail
Xin Zhao
Professor, Business and Marketing
University of Redlands
"The future of retail—storefront and online—depends on many factors
including the rapidly and continually changing effects of the virus
on the economy."
Dr. Zhao can specifically speak to questions concerning the future
of retail. What is selling in this pandemic? What goods and
services are essential and what are not? Who will emerge less
impacted by the end of the pandemic? Who will not? Will online
retailing stay as strong as now? What will large retailing space
look like after reopening? Would we see Zombie Malls? Retail
industry's outlook if the virus ends before summer, before fall, or
longer?
Zhao is fluent in Mandarin.
Website: www.redlands.edu
Media contact: Jennifer Dobbs,
jennifer_dobbs@redlands.edu
Impact of Air Quality on Human Health
Dr. Marilyn Black
Vice president and senior technical advisor, Underwriters
Laboratories
Chemical Insights
"Children spend over 85% of their time in their homes and schools
where the indoor air quality is influenced not only by outdoor
pollutants that find their way inside, but also by sources of PM2.5
and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) coming from cooking-related
activities, cleaning product use and even emissions from building
materials and furniture," said Dr. Black. "Our research offers
insights on solutions to combat the effects of those pollutants
among sensitive groups."
Dr. Black can discuss pollutant exposures, air quality and the
impact on human health. Most recently, Dr. Black and team published
a research report alongside Duke that
focused on the influence of outdoor and indoor air pollution on
asthmatic children. This study is the first to document that
physiological improvements occur in children's small airways when
air filters designed to trap ambient fine particulate matter are in
use.
Dr. Black and her team of researchers at Chemical Insights are
focused on the following initiatives: 3D Printing: Evaluating
current and future additive manufacturing techniques and the
effects of their pollutant releases on human health; Flame
Retardants and Furniture Flammability: Assessing flame retardant
exposure levels, routes of exposure, and flammability
characteristics of residential furniture constructed with different
materials and flame retardants; Global Air Pollution: Identifying
chemical and particle sources of pollution in different countries
and measuring human exposure routes to advance solutions for
improving health outcomes; Chemical Exposure: Determining the
sources and influence of indoor and outdoor pollutant exposure from
consumer products on acute and chronic health impacts She and team
have recently have had research reports publish in medical journals
including JAMA Pediatrics, a journal of the American Medical
Association. You can access all here:
https://chemicalinsights.org/resources/library
Website: https://chemicalinsights.org
www.linkedin.com/in/marilyn-black-97420214
Media contact: Erica England,
eengland@arketi.com
Global Engagement During Crises
Dr. Jennifer Clinton
President and CEO
Cultural Vistas
"There have been crises before that have halted movement, but not
quite to this scale. I think the greatest opportunity that will
emerge from this will come in the areas of equity and access to
global education, engagement and collaboration. Work-based, global
learning opportunities are no longer a 'nice-to-have.' They are a
must. Too many people are left out of opportunities to study, work
and travel abroad because of the physical and financial barriers.
As we all pivot to virtual work and engagement, the playing field
in some ways becomes more level. At the same time, the wide-ranging
economic effects of the pandemic will undoubtedly create further
divides in our society. The need to ensure access to these
cross-cultural learning opportunities to students and people of all
backgrounds is greater than ever, and there's considerable
opportunity for our field to broaden its impact."
Jennifer can discuss all things international: foreign policy,
international relations, public diplomacy, global higher education,
State Department, and global mobility. She can also speak about
careers and leadership: internships, skill development, challenges
facing women business leaders, professional development,
intercultural competencies, nonprofit management, executive
leadership, career guidance, D&I, career preparation and
guidance, and employee engagement.
Jennifer is an accomplished Senior Executive with more than 20
years of success across the non-profit, government relations,
telecommunications, and education industries. She has extensive
experience in strategic business development and turnaround
management. She has led major organization-wide initiatives
including strategic planning and implementation, communications,
corporate positioning, brand development, regulatory compliance,
community engagement, data and analytics, talent management, and
HR.
www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-clinton-91a5b05
Website: www.culturalvistas.org
Media contact: Anthony Naglieri,
anaglieri@culturalvistas.org
Find Peace With Money Even When Things Feel out of Control
Ken Honda
Author
Ken Honda
"There is another way of living your life, especially around money.
Clear the fog of anxiety around financial issues. Worry is not good
for your health, and you can be free from financial worries. When
you feel more relaxed about money, you can trust your future
more."
Money and happiness expert Ken Honda
is a best-selling self-development author in Japan, with book sales surpassing seven
million copies since 2001. His latest book is called "Happy Money:
The Japanese Art of Making Peace With Your Money" (June 4, 2019, Simon & Schuster). Ken studied
law at Waseda University in
Tokyo and entered the Japanese
workforce as a business consultant and investor. Ken's financial
expertise comes from owning and managing several businesses,
including an accounting company, a management consulting firm, and
a venture capital corporation. His writings bridge the topics of
finance and self-help, focusing on creating and generating personal
wealth and happiness through deeper self-honesty. Ken provides
ongoing support through mentoring programs, business seminars,
therapeutic workshops, and correspondence courses. Ken is the first
person from Japan to be voted into
the Transformational Leadership Council, a group of personal and
professional development leaders. He is fluent in Japanese and
English; lived in Boston,
Massachusetts for two years; and currently resides in
Tokyo, Japan. Learn more at
KenHonda.com.
Online Press Kit: www.kenhonda.onlinepresskit247.com
Website: www.KenHonda.com
Contact: Michelle Tennant,
Michelle@WasabiPublicity.com
3 Ways to Help Nonprofits You Love
Bob Bryant
Chief Technology Officer
Mission K9 Rescue
"1) Donate. 2) Share on social media. 3) Invite friends to
participate."
Bob Bryant is the chief technology
officer of Mission K9 Rescue, an animal welfare group dedicated
solely to rescuing, reuniting, rehoming, repairing, and
rehabilitating American working dogs. Since 2013, the group has
provided a wide array of services to working dogs in an effort to
offer them a comfortable and peaceful retirement. Mission K9
focuses on retrieving dogs both from overseas and national shelter
situations where they are suffering without proper care or medical
attention. Their work has been featured numerous times in the
national media, including appearances on "America with Eric Bolling" and "Pit
Bulls & Parolees." Learn more at
www.MissionK9Rescue.org.
Online Press Kit: www.missionk9rescue.onlinepresskit247.com
Website: www.MissionK9Rescue.org
Contact: Anita Jakab Kovacs,
ibookinterviews2@gmail.com
3 Things to Consider When Purchasing a Security System
Joe Anderson
Founder
Reflex Protect
"Before purchasing a security system: 1) Do your research. Ask
family, friends and coworkers what they use and like, and read
reviews. In addition, many police crime-prevention units and fire
departments have alarm specialists who you can connect with for
advice. 2) It's very important to go with a reputable company. When
an alarm sounds, you want to be completely assured that your system
is going to function as it should. 3) Remember, this is a long-term
investment for your home. You don't need to break the bank, but you
also don't want to go with bottom of the barrel. At the end of the
day, a system that provides daily peace of mind and is a deterrent
to would-be criminals is the goal."
In 1993, on a Thursday just before 3
p.m., Joe Anderson was in a
deposition when a gunman entered his former law firm Pettit &
Martin in San
Francisco. That day, nine of Joe's friends and colleagues
lost their lives. Joe was shocked, in a state of disbelief. In the
following years, Columbine, Sandy
Hook, and The Pulse nightclub shootings all occurred, and
all Joe could think was "How can we stop this from ever happening
again?" So, when his friend, co-founder and inventor Steve came to
him with the idea for the Reflex Protect® product, he thought, "I
wish this had been in the receptionist's hands 25 years earlier; it
might have changed everything." Reflex Protect® is a safety company
dedicated to providing highly effective non-lethal products and
training for where you live, work, worship, and play. In short,
it's a highly effective yet non-violent alternative for violent
situations. Learn more at www.ReflexProtect.com.
Website: www.ReflexProtect.com
Contact: Michelle Tennant,
Michelle@WasabiPublicity.com
Protect Wildlife to Prevent the Next Pandemic
Dr. Nicole Benjamin-Fink
Founder
Conservation Beyond Borders
"We, as a global society, have a responsibility to act to defend
our wildlife. Inaction will result in the next pandemic."
Dr. Nicole is the founder and director of Conservation Beyond
Borders. Her goals are twofold: (1) Shape conservation strategies
and tactics, and (2) Establish a network of colleges in order to
transcend regional conservation effectiveness beyond political
borders. Nicole's research focuses on the global poaching crisis,
wildlife crime, and the link between the illegal wildlife trade and
human trafficking. Nicole applied Bayesian Theory and Game Theory
to create mathematical models that predict ecological uncertainty.
Her models are used to understand the trade-offs between wildlife
needs and stakeholders' objectives in order to optimize wildlife
decision-making in complex, real-world contexts when there are
limited data and resources. Her publications focus on maximizing
informed decision-making concerning endangered species, and the
human-wildlife conflict. Visit
www.conservationbeyondborders.org.
Website: www.conservationbeyondborders.org
Contact: Michelle Tennant Nicholson,
pr4antipoaching@gmail.com
Laid Off? Financial Advisor's 5 Steps You Should Take Today
Stephanie Mackara
Author, finance expert, JD, CDFA
Stephanie Mackara
"1) Understand your flows. How much do your essentials actually
cost you each month? 2) Once you are clear on what your carrying
costs are, eliminate everything else. 3) This one pains me, but if
you are paying into your 401(k), your kids' 529s, or other savings
accounts, now may be a time to pause your savings. 4) Can any of
your current expenses be delayed? Contact all of your providers and
ask if they can work with you: mortgage, rent, insurance, car
payments, etc. 5) Are there expenses you can eliminate? Cable,
recurring subscriptions, gas, etc. Now is the time to dig deep and
clearly define needs versus wants so you can get lean."
Stephanie W. Mackara, JD, CDFA™, is
President & Principal Wealth Advisor of Charleston Investment
Advisors, LLC. A financial socialization expert, Stephanie is a
wife, mother, and author of the new book "Money Minded Families."
She teaches people that financial wellness begins with your
mindset, not your bank account. Learn more at
www.moneymindedfamilies.org and
www.charlestoninvestmentadvisors.com.
Online Press Kit: www.stephaniemackara.onlinepresskit247.com
Website: www.moneymindedfamilies.org and
www.charlestoninvestmentadvisors.com
Contact: Klaudia Simon,
ibookinterviews@gmail.com
Pandemic Business Skills: Practice the Art of Listening
Dr. Anita Sanchez
Author, transformational leadership consultant
Dr. Anita Sanchez
"Listening is a basic business skill. It's a requirement for
achieving healthy working relationships. And during the pandemic,
it has proven to be the greatest gift you can give yourself and
your team."
Anita Sanchez, Ph.D., Aztec and
Mexican-American, is a transformational leadership consultant,
speaker, coach and author of the international best-selling book,
"The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times,"
available in paperback, hardcover, e-book, and audiobook from Simon
& Schuster. She bridges indigenous teachings with the latest
science to inspire and equip women and men to enjoy meaningful,
empowered lives and careers. With four decades of experience
coaching and training executives and their teams in dozens of
Fortune 500 companies, governmental groups and non-governmental
agencies, Anita is an established leader in global organizational
change initiatives. She is a member of the Transformational
Leadership Council with luminaries such as Jack Canfield, Marianne
Williamson and John Gray, as
well as the Association of Transformational Leaders, the
Evolutionary Business Council, and serves on the Boards of the
Bioneers organization and the Pachamama Alliance. Anita holds a
Ph.D. in organizational development from the University of Colorado, Denver. She resides in the
mountains outside of Boulder, CO
with her husband and youngest son. For more information and to
download the free song that is based on the book, visit
www.FourSacredGifts.com. For information on Anita's diversity,
inclusion, and unconscious bias training, see consulting website
www.SanchezTennis.com.
Online Press Kit:
anitasanchez.onlinepresskit247.com
Websites: www.FourSacredGifts.com and
www.SanchezTennis.com
Contact: Klaudia Simon,
ibookinterviews@gmail.com
Tap Into Resilience to Meet the Challenges of Massive
Disruption
Adam Markel
Author, resilience expert
Adam Markel
"Times like these require us to cultivate and practice greater
levels of resilience and self-care. It means doubling down on your
resilience rituals, committing at a deeper level to show up for
yourself (mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually) and
to fully utilize and embrace the unique opportunities that are in
front of you."
Bestselling author, keynote speaker and resilience expert
Adam Markel inspires leaders to tap
the power of resilience to meet the challenges of massive
disruption — for themselves and their organizations. Adam is author
of the #1 Wall Street Journal, USA
Today, Los Angeles Times, and
Publisher's Weekly best-seller, "Pivot: The Art & Science of
Reinventing Your Career and Life." Learn more at
www.AdamMarkel.com.
Online Press Kit: www.adammarkel.onlinepresskit247.com
Website: www.AdamMarkel.com
Contact: Anita Jakab Kovacs,
ibookinterviews2@gmail.com
3 Ways Women of 2020 Can Continue the Legacy of the
Suffragettes
Kimberly Faith
Author, systems thinking expert
Kimberly Faith
"There are three key leverage points to drive significant change
during this window of time. They are: 1) Focus on bringing men into
the conversation — Many are already doing so. … 2) Focus on the
'structures driving behavior' — Initiatives driving conversations
around issues like pay equity are vitally important. The unintended
consequence of structures we have considered to be 'the way things
are done' is they are unconsciously driving inequality. … 3) Focus
on individual change AND collective change — The sobering reality
is many women still have deeply ingrained mindsets hidden in the
subconscious from past generations which are impacting us today —
mindsets being passed on to our daughters and the young women we
mentor. We have unconsciously become a partner in keeping the old
narrative alive — the one we are so adamant about changing. This
window of time is a game changing opportunity to invest as much
attention — or more — to our internal story as we are the external
one. We would not wear our grandmother's clothes today, so why are
we still wearing her mindset?"
Systems thinking expert, futurist, and thought leader Kimberly Faith is the author of the
award-winning book, "Your Lion Inside: Discover the Power Within
& Live Your Fullest Life." Her podcast, "The Sisterhood
Report," is a leadership portal for women to connect the dots
between past, present, and future. Kim has trained and coached over thirty
thousand leaders from Fortune 500 companies. She translated her
coaching experience into a system known as Breakthru Branding™ and
now offers an online course to inspire leaders to take ownership of
their signature personal brand. To learn more, visit
www.KimberlyFaith.com and www.YourLionInside.com for more
information specifically about the book.
Online Press Kit: www.kimberlyfaith.onlinepresskit247.com
Websites: www.KimberlyFaith.com and
www.YourLionInside.com
Contact: Anita Jakab Kovacs,
ibookinterviews2@gmail.com
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