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Key Takeaways:
1. Agentic transformation is a systems-engineering problem, not an LLM feature

The enterprise value comes from the complete operating system around the model: specialized agents, governed tools, shared context, persistent state, orchestration, evidence, controls, telemetry, and human authority. Changing the model alone does not create a production-grade capability.

2. Reason selectively, execute deterministically, and enforce control technically

The strongest architecture does not use AI everywhere. It reserves reasoning for ambiguity and judgment, directs repeatable work to deterministic mechanisms, and uses non-bypassable gates for security, quality, and operational acceptance. This is the central architectural principle running through the presentation.

3. Token discipline, quality discipline, and integration discipline determine whether agentic AI can scale

Enterprise adoption depends on more than successful demonstrations. Sustainable scale requires reusable connectivity, bounded context, fit-for-purpose model selection, measurable consumption, auditable decisions, and explicit escalation paths. These disciplines determine whether an agentic approach becomes a repeatable delivery capability or remains an expensive collection of pilots.
When
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -4:00)
Presenters
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Jared Harris
Webinar Host
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Dr. John Cupit
Chief Architect, AWS Business Group - Cognizant Technology Solutions
Dr. John Cupit – Chief Architect - AWS Business Group at Cognizant. Visionary Technology Leader and Evangelist - Progressive, decisive, innovative, and highly valued for his expertise in aligning corporate strategy and IT strategy with day-to-day tactical activities. Skilled at building strong customer relationships while creating innovative IT solutions, emphasizing continuity, value and reliability. John has over 30+ years experience providing solutions to multiple industry verticals, most recently delivering a Digital Transformation effort for Sun Life in Canada and AIG in the US. He has previously worked for leading companies such as Cisco Systems, IBM, AT&T, Huawei and AWS. He served as the Global CTO at Huawei for three years and was directly responsible for creating a $1.5 Billion Cloud Product business for Huawei during his tenure.
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Jon Swartz
Senior Content Writer - Techstrong Group