William Weeks Keynote Speaker

Director of Microsoft's Philanthropic AI for Health Research Program
Medical Director for Bing
Author of 'AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health'

William Weeks's Biography

William B. Weeks, MD, PhD, MBA, is a Physician-Economist leading Microsoft’s Philanthropic AI for Health effort. In concert with not-for-profit organizations and academic centers, he conducts research designed to improve health and health outcomes, applying AI in three areas: imaging, public health, and large language modeling.

Dr. Weeks also serves as the Medical Director for Bing, Microsoft’s search engine. Dr. Weeks has published extensively on the economic and business aspects of healthcare delivery science, physicians’ return on educational investment, social determinants of health, population health, and healthcare value. Dr. Weeks has received multiple national awards for his research efforts.

He is the co-author of ‘AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health’ – he has also published over 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts examining economic and business aspects of health care services utilization and delivery, physicians’ return on educational investment, health care delivery science, and healthcare value.

AI for Health: Promise and Peril

AI for Social Good: Solving the world’s problems with artificial intelligence

He brings rare authority at the intersection of medicine, economics and artificial intelligence, leading Microsoft’s Philanthropic AI for Health work to improve outcomes at population scale.
He translates advanced AI applications in imaging, public health and large language models into practical insight for leaders shaping the future of healthcare delivery.
He draws on extensive research leadership and more than 250 peer-reviewed publications to help organisations understand how technology, incentives and value intersect in health systems.
He connects clinical credibility with platform-level responsibility through his role as Medical Director for Bing, offering a real-world view of how AI is deployed responsibly at scale.
He delivers evidence-led briefings that help healthcare, technology and policy leaders make smarter decisions about innovation, impact and long-term health value.