Cognizant Podcasts

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, speaks with Bret Greenstein of Cognizant and Inder Kochar of Novartis Oncology about the challenges, opportunities and best practices around centering an enterprise around data and AI. To learn more, visit cognizant.com/ai.

The content of this episode is a reproduction of Jason Stoughton’s podcast episode titled ‘Successful AI Journeys Depend on Best Practices’ that was originally posted on www.thepulseofai.com.

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 and entrepreneur, speaks with Babak Hodjat, VP of Evolutionary AI at Cognizant, and Naveen Sharma, Head of AI and Analytics – Life Sciences at Cognizant, on major shifts taking place in the pharma and healthcare areas amidst COVID-19 and promises of Evolutionary AI. To learn more, visit cognizant.com/ai.

The content of this episode is a reproduction of Jason Stoughton’s podcast episode titled ‘AI is Changing Healthcare and Pharma Fast’ that was originally posted on www.thepulseofai.com.

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 AI at Cognizant, and his associate Maria Nazareth who is Head of AI and Analytics for the Banking and Financial Services Industry, on finding solutions using Evolutionary AI that work. To learn more, visit cognizant.com/ai.

The content of this episode is a reproduction of Jason Stoughton’s podcast episode titled ‘The Covid Crisis is Forcing Banks to Embrace a Digital Future’ that was originally posted on www.thepulseofai.com.

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 Chief Operating Officer of Cognizant’s Digital Business, and Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of the AI & Analytics Practice, about how Cognizant immediately responded to the crisis and over the following weeks changed the way the entire company operated. To learn more, visit cognizant.com/ai.

The content of this episode is a reproduction of Jason Stoughton’s podcast episode titled ‘Cognizant’s COVID-19 Response? Rapid Internal Transformation’ that was originally posted on www.thepulseofai.com.

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, David Sarnoff professor of Business Administration and co-director of the Laboratory for Information Science at Harvard and of the Digital Initiative at Harvard Business School, and Bret Greenstein, Senior Vice President and Global Head of the AI & Analytics Practice at Cognizant. To learn more, visit cognizant.com/ai.

The content of this episode is a reproduction of Jason Stoughton’s podcast episode titled ‘Digital Transformation: Covid-19 Changes Everything’ that was originally posted on www.thepulseofai.com.

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 Cognizant and Babak Hodjat who is the VP of Evolutionary AI at Cognizant. Jason asks Bret and Babak about their AI journey, how Cognizant is focused on AI delivery, and more. To learn more, visit cognizant.com/ai.

The content of this episode is a reproduction of Jason Stoughton’s podcast titled ‘Unleashing the Power of Data and AI in the Enterprise’ that was originally posted on www.thepulseofai.com.

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 Rob Brown from the Cognizant Center for the Future of Work as he and Meow Wolf’s XR Producer Kara Kittell engage in a fascinating discussion about the real reality of the role of Augmented Reality Journey Builder on the Experience Economy’s cutting edge.

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 CMO has said, brands are effectively competing against the latest Beyoncé song. Therefore, firms need to develop content that aligns with what they do, and their audience’s dreams and goals.

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 it needs a different set of criteria to prepare and curate data. By making AI a “first-class citizen” for data and creating a feature store to develop AI models, firms can accelerate and enter a new era where they can re-engineer their businesses by reimagining processes and rethinking challenges.

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 Design Show.