Cognizant Podcasts

The global COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the foundation of businesses in ways unimaginable until recently. The epidemiological, professional and socioeconomic impact due to the crisis requires unique ways to cope with the unfolding epidemic. Enterprises have started to accelerate digitization of core business processes and functional areas. Organization leaders have also stepped on the gas in addre...

As businesses and society continue to rely on AI, concerns around trust and explainability have become more apparent. Future adoption of AI can be impacted by a failure to successfully address these issues. In this scenario, Evolutionary AI can be a key tool in helping create more trustworthy AI. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entreprene...

We’ve been well on the road to the future of work for a while, and it has to travel straight through the human resources function to come to pass. Meanwhile, the black swan event of the COVID-19 crisis has compressed time like an accordion, and the future is NOW for HR (while seeming to shred “the now of work” before our very eyes). This is HR’s moment of truth to lead organizations to a post-cont...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many to ask the question “where is AI in this fight”? The challenge with a new pandemic is the lack of a large amount of training data, which AI initiatives require. A project developed at Cognizant is the closest to answering questions raised around AI's response to the pandemic. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusias...

Adopting a digital transformation strategy across all aspects of business is not easy, however, some enterprises thrive at it and successfully complete their journey to AI and data transformation. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, speaks with Saket Malhotra of Takeda and Bret Greenstein of Cognizant, on the importance of data...

During this global crisis, helping enterprises that are struggling to successfully transform their organization digitally, is the need of the hour. Through data strategy, AI, change management and design thinking, organizations can understand and improve the customer journey and much more. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, spe...

AI is expected to trigger innovation across the entire gamut of a life sciences ecosystem. From quicker and efficient drug discovery, to improved manufacturing and new business models that will revolutionize the way patients interact with healthcare, AI will lead to cost reduction and improve health outcomes. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author a...

As COVID-19 rages on, there is an accelerated digital transformation efforts by banks to rethink how to interact with customers and find better models to evaluate and deal with risks. Data and AI are fueling this metamorphosis in exciting and innovative ways. In this episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, talks to Babak Hodjat, VP of Evolutionary...

With an almost 300k global workforce, Cognizant is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis by virtually changing the way it operates overnight. A must listen for every business leader set out to transform their enterprise to deal with the disruption caused by COVID-19. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, talks to Seth Bartlett, Global...

As organizations are caught in the midst of Covid-19 across geographies, it is time to reflect on how the pandemic is impacting companies, their ongoing digital transformation efforts, and successful opportunities for innovation, while others are forced to play catch-up. In this podcast episode, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, talks to Marco Iansiti...

As we move through a digital transformation revolution, there is a heightened need to make AI both understandable and actionable to unleash the power of data and AI in the enterprise. In this podcast, Jason Stoughton, a veteran technologist, AI enthusiast, author and entrepreneur, talks to Cognizant executives, Bret Greenstein who is the SVP and Global Head of the AI and Analytics Practice at Cogn...

The future of work happening TODAY in Santa Fe, New Mexico at Meow Wolf. Never heard of it? Installed inside an old bowling alley (donated by George RR Martin of Game of Thrones fame), it’s a mind-blowing immersive experience that’s hard to describe. Disneyland it ain’t, but in its own way, light-years ahead in creativity (see our latest video, or the “origin story” of Meow Wolf on Amazon). Join R...

Matt Simpson, Head of Consumer Goods at Cognizant, talks about the importance of content and storytelling at a time when consumers hold all the cards. A shopper in a store aisle can compare against online prices, read product reviews, and understand the provenance of goods and the background of the seller. The battle for attention goes even further. In a world of infinite touchpoints, as Pepsico’s...

Matt O’Kane, Vice President and EMEA Head of AI & Analytics at Cognizant, discusses how companies can mimic the successes of digital and internet giants such as Google, Facebook and Uber, using AI and analytics. In this episode, as Matt says, Google is becoming a Machine Learning-first company, layering AI and ML into every area. But to succeed in optimizing for AI, firms must recognize that i...

In this podcast episode, Emma Aiken-Klar, SVP Human Insights at Idea Couture, a Cognizant company, speaks with Marc Fonteijn from Service Design Show, on her experience of moving away from service design projects and embarking on a new type of engagement process. This installment is a reproduction of Marc Fonteijn’s podcast episode titled ‘Moving away from service design projects’ from Service Des...

Career fluidity is now a stable of the modern working world. Many of us entering the workforce will not have similar roles in years to come to what we do today. But herein lies the issue, how are organizations equipping this future workforce for ever changing roles? Not very well is the answer, as among US learners who have needed to upskill for their jobs in the last two years, 42% said they foun...

Cognizant is helping clients to adopt a digital first strategy with zero-based operations by combining digitization, machine learning and AI to automate end-to-end operational processes and deliver transformational efficiency gains. In the first of this series, Mike Cook from the Cognizant Center for the Future of Work, Sean Heshmat, and Elisabeth Olafsdottir discuss exactly what zero-based operat...

Just like our phones, watches and thermostats, so too our cities are becoming smart. These smart cities will utilize IoT, data analytics, quantum computing and artificial intelligence to drive new waves of convenience, safety, efficiency, sustainability and economic growth. Around the world these cities will become the nucleus of industry 4.0. CEO of ESI Thoughtlab, Lou Celi and Cognizant’s Rob Br...

Though the future of work will always be in the future, the future of your work has never been closer. For nearly 10 years, Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work has cataloged and commented on these developments, as well as other extraordinary workplace dynamics. In this second part of the podcast series on the ever-morphing dynamics of work, we bring you insights into the powerful technologic...

Though the future of work will always be in the future, the future of your work has never been closer. For nearly 10 years, Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work has cataloged and commented on these developments, as well as other extraordinary workplace dynamics. In this two-part podcast series on the ever-morphing dynamics of work, we bring you insights into the powerful technological, busine...

Artificial Intelligence is an inescapable reality that businesses and individuals must come to terms with. It is becoming a pervasive force, simultaneously promising productivity gains and operational challenges for us all. AI can help ensure that businesses stay ahead of market changes, anticipate customer desires, and forecast faster and more accurately than competitors. However, if businesses a...

Data modernization is the fastest way to achieve an AI-driven foundation with a proven method and platform, to source all data that matters to the business and deliver enterprise-wide intelligence. This episode reveals ways established organizations can rethink how they can modernize data. Our conversation is moderated by former Computerworld Editor, Paul Gillin, with expert insights provided by L...

The future of our modern society currently swings in the balance. With rising carbon emissions and diminishing global forests we are currently facing a new reality as global temperatures continue to increase. Through this shift, oceans around the world will begin to rise and seaside cities such as Osaka, Shanghai and Rio De Janeiro will be vulnerable to flooding. In our recent 21 More Jobs of the...

Digital technologies are fundamentally changing the way we live, socialize and work. Blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning and connected devices are supercharging industry at an astonishing rate. Ultimately, our future of work is shaping up to be vastly different to the work we’ve done in the past. And in the Center for the Future of Work, these topics are our bread and butter. So...

Businesses can more effectively pivot to a fully integrated digital infrastructure, and establish a cloud strategy that works for them. Learn how from today's conversation between Bill Martorelli, Principal Analyst, Forrester, Venu Lambu, Vice President of Cognizant Cloud Services and Baiju Panicker, Chief Technology Officer, Comerica Bank.