Keynote presenters announced for RISE West 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA, July 19, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- RISE is excited to announce the three speakers who will present keynotes at RISE West 2022, September 1-2, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

The premier Medicare Advantage senior leadership conference will kick off Thursday morning, September 1, with a special presentation by Ryan Brolliar, founder and author of "The Music is Medicine Tour." His latest book chronicles his tour across the entire United States playing music for people in need. He visited all 50 states, 78 hospitals, and more than 1,500 patients in nine months. Brolliar will offer inspiration and help attendees feel better connected during a time when so many have felt more disconnected than ever before.

Futurist Kian Gohar will follow with a keynote address on how to compete in the new world of work. He will offer research-led insights into using radical adaptability to win in a world of unprecedented change.

Gohar, a sought-after strategist and advisor, coaches entrepreneurs, executives, and leaders to make their impossible, impossible. He is the coauthor of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book, "Competing in the New World of Work," the former executive director of the XPRIZE Foundation, and founder of GeoLab, an innovation research and leadership development firm.

Melanie A. Prince, MSN, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CCM, FAAN, former president, Case Management Society of America, retired military Colonel U.S. Airforce, will participate in a fireside chat Friday morning, September 2, for her keynote on learnings from grief, grit, and focusing on the light at the end of the tunnel.

Prince served 30 years in the armed services, retiring in the rank of Colonel assigned to Headquarters Air Force, where she was responsible for developing strategies to eliminate interpersonal violence in the military and advanced the Air Force Surgeon General's global health care strategy. During her presentation, she will discuss lessons from her service, from rising to the rank of Colonels to working with Congress, insights from her experience in health care, and leadership lessons learned coming out of the other side of COVID-19.

RISE West 2022 will take place September 1-2, with preconference workshops on August 31, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Proof of a negative COVID-19 test, or proof of vaccination is required to attend the live event. View the full agenda, list of speakers, registration information, and our health and safety protocols.

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