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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024

Reframe the future: New paths to progress with generative AI

Get our unique perspective on the potential for AI to address climate change, healthcare costs and access, and energy sustainability—as well as the reskilling of the workforce it requires—as told through the perspectives of some of our leaders.

New work, new world

Generative AI will deliver more than $1 trillion in annual growth by 2032, and disrupt up to 90% of existing jobs. How can leaders navigate this upheaval and realize AI’s full potential? By investing in people.

Leading the way in AI thought leadership

Our team and our partners share insights about how AI will transform the world of work.

A symphony of expert voices

Cognizant’s “Trusted Voices” podcast series showcases the diversity of thoughts, backgrounds and identities of our 350,000 associates all over the world, while our “Trusted Disruptors” miniseries features associates reflecting on what it takes to build trust specifically in the age of AI. 

Episode 12
David Fearne, Cognizant’s Global Head of Gen AI

David Fearne, Cognizant’s Global Head of Gen AI

Gen AI and Healthcare

Tune in as David discusses Cognizant’s award-winning Virtual AI clinician and delves into the world of synthetic intelligence.

Episode 11
Sushant Warikoo, Cognizant's Business Unit Head of Retail

Sushant Warikoo, Cognizant's Business Unit Head of Retail

AI and Retail

In this insightful conversation, Sushant shares his vision of Cognitive Retail and the transformative power of AI in creating unparalleled customer experiences.

Episode 10
Elisabeth Sund – Senior product designer, Cognizant and Jyotirmoy Bhardwaj – Data scientist, Cognizant

Elisabeth Sund – Senior product designer, Cognizant and Jyotirmoy Bhardwaj – Data scientist, Cognizant

Transformative potential of AI

Listen to Elisabeth and Jyotirmoy from Cognizant Ocean discuss the critical significance of our planet’s life-giving waterways and the transformative potential of AI in safeguarding these precious ecosystems.

Episode 9
 John Fanelli, VP, NVIDIA Enterprise Software and Mykola Hayvanovych, Offerings lead for AI/ML and Gen AI, Cognizant

John Fanelli, VP, NVIDIA Enterprise Software and Mykola Hayvanovych, Offerings lead for AI/ML and Gen AI, Cognizant

Cognizant and NVIDIA partnership

John and Mykola discuss the Cognizant and NVIDIA partnership and the benefits to clients.

Episode 8
Prabha Anand – VP, Delivery Excellence and Ravishankar Ganesan – VP, Delivery Excellence

Prabha Anand – VP, Delivery Excellence and Ravishankar Ganesan – VP, Delivery Excellence

Innovation and Gen AI

In this episode we discuss the momentum of Cognizant’s grassroots innovation program, Bluebolt. Bluebolt is Cognizant’s unique approach to inspiring enterprise innovation by tapping into the ingenuity of its 350,000 associates.

Episode 7
Nageswar Cherukupalli, SVP & BU head - Banking and Capital Markets & Strategic Initiatives

Nageswar Cherukupalli, SVP & BU head - Banking and Capital Markets & Strategic Initiatives

Discover how Generative AI is transforming wealth management

In this episode, we explore how this cutting-edge technology empowers advisors and account holders in an ever-evolving financial landscape.

Episode 6
Ollie O’Donoghue (Senior Director, Cognizant Research) & Duncan Roberts (Associate Director, Cognizant Research)

Ollie O’Donoghue (Senior Director, Cognizant Research) & Duncan Roberts (Associate Director, Cognizant Research)

Cognizant and Oxford Economics partner on Gen AI's impact on the future of work

This podcast explores generative AI’s impact on productivity and the future of work, and the economic model we created in partnership with Oxford Economics.

Episode 5
Babak Hodjat - CTO, AI & Tahir Latif – Global Practice Lead, Data Privacy & Responsible AI

Babak Hodjat - CTO, AI & Tahir Latif – Global Practice Lead, Data Privacy & Responsible AI

Transparency, Accountability & Responsible AI

Listen in as Babak and Tahir discuss how companies need to be open about their AI algorithms, data sources, data privacy concerns and decision-making processes.

Episode 4
Monica Weekes – VP & Practice Lead

Monica Weekes – VP & Practice Lead

Healthcare and Life Sciences Consulting

Listen in to hear how Cognizant crafts trust-focused AI healthcare solutions with expert collaboration

Episode 3
Philip Smith & Stig Martin Fiska

Philip Smith & Stig Martin Fiska

Global Head, Sustainable Business Transformation Practice & Global Head, Cognizant Ocean

Hear more about AI’s impact on change management and the essence of being a trusted disruptor in the AI era.

Episode 2
Philip Smith & Stig Martin Fiska

Philip Smith & Stig Martin Fiska

Global Head, Sustainable Business Transformation Practice & Global Head, Cognizant Ocean

Learn the role AI will play in climate change and the carbon footprint of AI solutions.

Episode 1
Shameka Young & Jeff DeMarrais

Shameka Young & Jeff DeMarrais

Chief Diversity Officer & Chief Communications Officer

Hear more about upskilling and future proofing the workforce.

Our leaders at Davos

Ravi Kumar S

Chief Executive Officer

Surya Gummadi

Executive Vice President and President, Cognizant Americas

Jane Livesey

Head of Cognizant Asia Pacific and Japan

Manoj Mehta

Head of Cognizant Europe, Middle East and Africa

Prasad Sankaran

Executive Vice President, Software and Platform Engineering

Gaurav Chand

Chief Marketing Officer

Tobi Young

Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Legal

Jeff DeMarrais

Chief Communications Officer

Sandra Notardonato

Senior Vice President, Partnerships and Alliances

Visit us in Davos

Cognizant’s chalet at the World Economic Forum will be located at Promenade 68 between Merantix and the Central Sporthotel. 

Davos. Switzerland