Mistakes Happening in Healthcare Design | Geeta Nayyar, MD
Geeta Nayyar Speaker Biography
Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA, is a globally recognized chief medical officer, technologist, and bestselling author who helps leaders leverage a human approach to innovation, including rapid advances in AI, to achieve better health and business outcomes.
A widely sought-after speaker and author of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller “Dead Wrong: Diagnosing and Treating Healthcare’s Misinformation Illness,”Dr. G has appeared on CNBC, CNN, CBS, and other prominent media outlets. She has served as chief medical officer for Salesforce and AT&T, among other executive roles. She currently serves on the board of the American Telemedicine Association and as an advisor to the American Medical Association.
A rheumatologist, Dr. G earned her medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where she was admitted into an accelerated program at age 17, and her MBA at The George Washington University School of Business.
Health Technology
Talk Title: Healthcare, Technology, and a New Tomorrow
Summary:
Healthcare is at a critical juncture. Down one road, misinformation, unchecked technology, and questionable leadership will worsen long-standing issues. Along the other path, smart partnerships, ethical AI, and sensible policies will strengthen patient engagement, drive business success, and improve outcomes.
In this talk, the globally recognized chief medical officer, technologist, and bestselling author, Dr. Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA, “Dr. G,” reveals the route to unlocking the full potential of today’s evolving healthcare landscape. She unpacks the state of the industry, spotlights success stories, separates fact from fiction, illustrates the modern consumer, and reveals how to scale trust.
Key Points & Objectives:
● A survey of the state of healthcare, reviewing emerging trends
● A candid look at innovation, healthcare partnerships, and the health-conscious consumer — and what they mean for healthcare organizations in an era of burnout and misinformation
● A guide to scaling trust and building patient engagement to enhance care delivery and enterprise success
● Identifying the challenges and opportunities in today’s key healthcare trends
● Deciphering AI hype vs. reality, as well as doomed vs. promising partnerships between healthcare and technology organizations
● Learning how to build and maintain consumer trust in a technology-forward healthcare world
Misinformation
Talk Title: Diagnosing and Treating Healthcare’s Misinformation Illness
Summary:
A perfect storm of health misinformation is brewing. Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and social media, public health cuts, and health policy shifts risk worsening trust, outcomes, and costs. But misinformation’s rise also presents healthcare executives with an opportunity to address these long-standing challenges in new ways, improving their organizations and patients’ lives.
In this talk, the globally recognized chief medical officer, technologist, and author of the bestselling book on health misinformation, “Dead Wrong,” Dr. Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA, “Dr. G,” shows how conspiracy theory and conjecture are pushing healthcare to a reckoning. She reveals how healthcare organizations can come out on top through innovative strategies spanning clinical approaches, emerging technologies such as AI, and marketing.
Key Points & Objectives:
● The state of healthcare misinformation today
● Misinformation’s effects on patient health, clinician well-being, and healthcare organizations’ business objectives
● Innovative approaches to address misinformation and create enterprise value
● Understanding the evolving nature of health misinformation
● Recognizing misinformation’s business implications across different types of healthcare organizations, including effects on key success measures
● Identifying strategies and tools, from partnerships to emerging technologies, for addressing misinformation to achieve well-established goals
November 24, 2025