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Cognizant Discovery 2025

Engineering AI for impact

Effective AI implementation is no longer next year’s goal—it’s today’s business necessity.

Leading companies are applying AI across their organisations to drive smarter operations, hyper-personalised experiences and intelligent innovation.

Yet the transition is challenging. At this year’s summit, we’ll discuss how AI can be engineered for meaningful business impact. Helping you move beyond pilot implementations to unlock breakthrough results—at enterprise scale.

Keynote speaker

Join us for an inspiring roster of guest speakers who will share their unique stories and lessons learned in leadership, resilience and maximising team performance. Prepare to gain new perspectives and walk away with valuable insights that can transform your approach to business and life.

Indra Nooyi
Indra Nooyi
Corporate leader, board member and best-selling author

Indra Nooyi served as Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2019, where she led the company through a period of significant growth, driving an 80% increase in revenue. She was the chief architect of the “Performance with Purpose” program, which emphasized healthier products, environmental sustainability and community empowerment. Before becoming CEO, she held roles as president and CFO at PepsiCo, and previously worked in senior positions at Asea Brown Boveri, Motorola and The Boston Consulting Group.

Nooyi currently serves on the boards of Amazon, Philips and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She is also featured in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery  and is the author of My Life in Full, a memoir exploring leadership and work-life balance. Her academic background includes degrees from Madras Christian College, the Indian Institute of Management, and Yale University.

Clients and advisors

Phil Fersht

CEO and Chief Analyst at HFS Research

Lidia Fonseca

Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Executive Vice President at Pfizer

Our leaders at Discovery

Ravi Kumar S

Chief Executive Officer

Surya Gummadi

President, Cognizant Americas

Sandra Notardonato

Senior Vice President, Partnerships and Alliances

Babak Hodjat

CTA of AI

Prasad Sankaran

Executive Vice President, Software and Platform Engineering

Sailaja Josyula

Global Head, Global Capability Center (GCC) service line

Naveen Sharma

Senior Vice President, Global Practice Head AI & Analytics

Partners & advisor leaders

Phil Fersht

CEO & Chief Analyst, HFS Research

Stephen Smith

General Manager, Service Partners, IBM Ecosystem

Paul Hardy

Innovation Officer - EMEA, ServiceNow

Accelerating business transformation with technology

Join us for a series of pragmatic sessions showcasing how businesses can supercharge performance, reduce risk and take advantage of opportunities in the new era of AI. Our experts will demonstrate how enterprises can achieve impactful results by combining AI with cloud transformation, automation, data modernization and modern business process services, Sessions will include:

Connect your processes, people and insights across the enterprise with AI-enabled intelligent process automation (IPA) and achieve breakthrough performance at lower costs. Hear where your peers are rethinking how they create value, innovate and grow by combining business and process expertise with intelligent digital, AI-enabled platforms that optimize business operations.

Today's dynamic business landscape requires adaptable infrastructure to maintain a competitive edge. Hear how organizations are utilizing modern Cloud and Infrastructure Services to ensure their business remains agile, enhances employee productivity and satisfaction, fosters seamless collaboration across departments and safeguards their organization for the future.

Across industries, software is the alchemy that powers modern business. In this session we’ll explore how Automation and AI are transforming both IT Engineering and Operations enabling sustainable systems of delivery with ecosystems and platforms that gain insights, respond with agility and deliver impact with real world client use cases.

Brownfield or greenfield? Public or private cloud? RISE or non-RISE? Business-led process harmonisation, or IT-led technology modernisation? Learn how clients are optimising their SAP journey for success.

Experience the excitement of Formula One

As Global Technology Services Partner for the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One team, we’re already helping turn cutting-edge technology into on-track results. Learn how our F1 successes can translate to your business. Then join us for exclusive access to the 2024 British Grand Prix race weekend after the conference.

 

Leading the way in AI thought leadership

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

Cognizant Discovery is an invitation-only event. If you have questions related to your attendance please contact our events team at GlobalEvents@cognizant.com.

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