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Top U.S. Connected Women Lead Connected World Magazine's 2014 Women of M2M List(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Carol Stream, IL (PRWEB) March 18, 2014 Yahoo's Marissa Mayer, IBM's Florence Hudson, Microsoft's Julie Larson-Green, Ford Motor Co.'s Nancy Gioia, Qualcomm Technologies Inc.'s Peggy Johnson, and IBM's Sandy Carter lead the blue chip roster that make up the 42 members of this year's Connected World magazine Women of M2M. The women selected will be honored at an invite-only dinner, sponsored by Synchronoss and Aeris, to be held at Carlucci Restaurant, just outside of Chicago on April 10. This year's Women of M2M list is comprised of some of the most powerful women in the technology sector representing many of the largest companies in the world. These women were selected because they each brought a unique lens to their respective companies that has helped push connected technologies forward. Connected World magazine is unique in its coverage of the rapidly growing space of interconnected technologies. Each of the women on the list has contributed to this, moving their respective company towards a common goal of bridging the gap between people and machines. "There are few lists that celebrate successful women and only one that recognizes women of the M2M and technology space. Call it the Internet of Things or M2M, our industry and these women have enabled the world of people and machines to collide gracefully," says Peggy Smedley, editorial director, Connected World magazine and president, Specialty Publishing Co. "I wish to extend my congratulations to each woman named, and am happy to be able to do so during Women's History Month." The 2014 Women of M2M: Marylin Arndt, Orange-France Telecom Cathy Avgiris, Comcast Cable Karen Baer, AT&T Saraswathi Balasubramaniam, Aeris Communications Mary Barra, General Motors Co. Terra Bastolich, NetComm Wireless Sanida Bratt, Synchronoss Terri Bresenham, GE Healthcare India Stacey Burr, adidas Sandy Carter, IBM Tamara Chamberlin, Verizon Networkfleet Sarah Cooper, M2Mi Laura Crisp, Verizon Wireless Pam Ferguson, Rogers Communications Betsy Francis, AT&T Digital Life Nancy Gioia, Ford Motor Co. Kristen Hale, Spireon Florence Hudson, IBM Peggy Johnson, Qualcomm Technologies Inc. Chandra Krintz, AppScale Systems Julie Larson-Green, Microsoft Peggy Lee, Jazz Wireless Data Doris Mattingly, Lantronix Marissa Mayer, Yahoo! Pamela McCauley Bush, University of Central Florida Desiree Mejia, Location Based Technologies Linda Mills, Northrop Grumman Corp. Laura Mitchell, GrandCare Systems Donna Morrow, AirStrip Mary Murphy-Hoye, Intel Michelle Pampin, Cambium Networks Cathy Peng, Ethertronics Tiffany Sargent, Intel Meg Selfe Divitto, IBM Amy Sheng, CellScope Patricia Steele, KPN M2M Jen Stephan, ZoomSystems Kathy Tan, Intel Sophie Vandebroek, Xerox Corp. Pat Watkins, Sprint Jean Weiss, PeopleNet Meg Whitman, Hewlett-Packard Be sure to pick-up the Apr/May 2014 issue of Connected World magazine to find out more about the Women of M2M, as well as read their individual profiles. The issue is available in print or by downloading the Connected World app in the iTunes App Store or Google Play. Simply search for Connected World. About Connected World magazine Connected World is the business and technology publication that provides the intelligence industry titans need and the guidance consumers crave. It's all about M2M. http://www.connectedworldmag.com ### Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/03/prweb11678174.htm (c) 2014 PRWEB.COM Newswire |