For most organizations, the question is no longer whether to adopt AI, software platforms, or connected technologies — but how to engineer them into complex physical products at global scale, without compromising safety, quality, or speed.

In this exclusive fireside chat, we bring together leaders who are navigating that reality today — operating at the intersection of software‑defined vehicles, connected platforms, and AI‑driven engineering inside one of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers.

This conversation is designed to be candid, experience‑led, and grounded in real decisions — not hype, predictions, or theory.

From software‑defined vehicles to AI‑enabled engineering

In this 25‑minute conversation, Vibha Rustagi, SVP and Global Practice Head, IoT & Engineering at Cognizant, sits down with Ned Curic, Chief Engineering and Technology Officer at Stellantis.

The discussion focuses on how AI is being engineered directly into vehicles and the broader mobility industry—moving beyond software‑defined architectures to intelligence that operates in real‑world, safety‑critical environments at scale.

Together, they explore how global automotive organizations are:

• Embedding intelligence into physical products — what we often refer to as Physical AI — while operating under real‑world constraints of safety, validation, and scale

• Re‑architecting vehicles as software platforms

• Scaling AI, data, and connectivity across complex engineering ecosystems

The focus is not on what’s possible — but on what it actually takes to execute at scale.

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Join us for a rare, executive‑level conversation on engineering leadership, technology at scale, and the future of intelligent mobility.