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
The open agentic web: Building the internet of AI agents
Today’s AI agents operate across disparate systems, but what happens when billions of agents can freely discover, trust, communicate and transact with one another, without needing to know in advance that the others exist?In this episode, MIT professor and NANDA founder Ramesh Raskar explores the rise of the open agentic web, a decentralized ecosystem he compares to the emergence of the World Wide Web in the 1990s. He unpacks why today’s internet infrastructure isn’t enough for a world of autonomous agents and what new layers of identity, authentication, reputation, security and commerce will be needed to make that future possible.From agents that can communicate bidirectionally to marketplaces where intelligence itself can be exchanged, discover how an open agentic web could connect disparate agentic systems and create an entirely new digital economy.
28 May 2026
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
10 Mar 2026
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.
9 Feb 2026
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.
3 Dec 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.
17 Nov 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.
23 Oct 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.
30 Sept 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.
23 Sept 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.
2 Sept 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.
28 Jul 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.
28 Jul 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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