The Agent Effect

Cognizant Podcasts

Hear from AI pioneers and enterprise leaders on “The Agent Effect,” where we explore how autonomous AI agents and multi-agent systems transform the way businesses operate and innovate. This podcast unpacks real-world AI implementations and ethical considerations—offering a strategic roadmap for getting ahead in the era of agentic AI. Brought to you by Cognizant

Episodes

  1. 28 May

    How Cognizant Scaled Agentic AI Across 350,000 Employees

    Most enterprise intranets have many disparate, isolated chatbots representing different departments which can cause confusion for employees on where to get their answers and can result in overloaded support tickets. Cognizant took a different path, transforming its OneCognizant platform into a multi-agent system to help streamline inquiries and deliver more accurate responses faster. In this episode, we unpack how agentification turned a traditional intranet into a unified, conversational decision layer—serving 350,000 employees, reducing support tickets by 50%, and delivering 10M+ agent interactions with 92% positive feedback. Learn how orchestration, governance, and distributed intelligence come together to move from AI agent pilots to real enterprise impact. Guests:  Dan Fink, Associate Vice President-Platform Engineering  Venkatesh Balaji, Associate Vice President - AVP Enterprise Architecture

  2. 10 Mar

    When AI agents make the call: Governing Autonomy at Scale

    Enterprises are racing to deploy AI agents and discovering that “it works in a pilot” isn’t the same as “it’s safe in production.” In this episode, Benjamin Larsen unpacks the World Economic Forum’s AI Agents in Action report, exploring how organizations can classify agentic systems, assess risk, measure performance, and design governance frameworks that enable — rather than slow — innovation in the decade of AI agents.

  3. 9 Feb

    Laying the groundwork for autonomous decision-making across agricultural operations

    Patricio Salvatore La Rosa shares how Bayer is building the foundational components of agentic AI in a complex, biologically driven production environment. He explains the prerequisites for adoption –data quality, system connectivity, governance, and cultural trust – and how these elements enable agents to support everything from operational scheduling to future autonomous field interventions.

  4. 03/12/2025

    How Cognizant leveraged agentic AI to host and judge the world’s largest GenAI hackathon

    Cognizant set a Guinness World Record by hosting the world’s largest GenAI hackathon with over 53,000 participants across 40 countries. In this episode, Arumugam Kamaradassan and Deepak Singh share how Cognizant vibe coded the submissions process including the entry portal and used a multi-agent system for judging, evaluating over 30,000 submissions in under 24 hours.

  5. 17/11/2025

    Enabling agentic AI: Why trust, ethics, and partnership come first

    Leo S. Mackay, Jr. shares what it takes to scale agentic AI at the enterprise level — and why most organizations are starting in the wrong place. Drawing on leadership roles in national defense, ethics, and the boardroom, he unpacks how trust, domain expertise, and the right strategic partners create the conditions for real AI transformation.

  6. 23/10/2025

    Building the enterprise playbook for agentic AI

    Kim Krogh Andersen joins Paul Jarratt to share how enterprises can move beyond AI hype and build the foundational systems and leadership mindset to scale agents safely and strategically.

  7. 30/09/2025

    Building a Trust Layer with AI Agents

    Krishna Gade, Founder and CEO of Fiddler, explores how businesses can build trust in agentic AI – from investing in responsible practices to implementing observability tools that ensure agents behave reliably at scale.

  8. 23/09/2025

    Cognizant CEO’s Vision on Building Smarter Enterprises with AI Agents

    Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S unpacks how AI agents are changing the enterprise equation – from expanding capacity through agentic capital to building entirely new operating models. He shares how Cognizant is applying agents internally, why context is critical to scaling them safely, and what leaders need to do now to stay ahead in this new era of intelligent collaboration.

  9. 02/09/2025

    Without Responsible AI, Can Multi-Agent AI Truly Scale?

    Lisa Bechtold, Zurich Insurance’s Global Head of AI Governance, and Amir Banifatemi, Cognizant’s Chief Responsible AI Officer, share what it takes to scale agentic AI safely and why strong governance is essential for delivering ROI and long-term impact.

  10. 28/07/2025

    The Evolution of AI Agents | The Past and the Present (Part 2)

    In part two, Adam Cheyer and Babak Hodjat break down how businesses can begin their agentic transformation—from collapsing silos to designing systems that think, act and scale with intelligence.

  11. 28/07/2025

    The Evolution of AI Agents | The Past and the Present (Part 1)

    Adam Cheyer and Babak Hodjat reflect on the evolution of AI agents since Siri—and what makes multi-agent systems so powerful in today’s enterprise landscape.

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Hear from AI pioneers and enterprise leaders on “The Agent Effect,” where we explore how autonomous AI agents and multi-agent systems transform the way businesses operate and innovate. This podcast unpacks real-world AI implementations and ethical considerations—offering a strategic roadmap for getting ahead in the era of agentic AI. Brought to you by Cognizant

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  • Creator
    Cognizant Podcasts
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
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