"Don’t Gamble! One Voice - RISE" is the theme of the 2005 RISE Annual Meeting taking place at the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas resort Sept. 6 to 9. This meeting will highlight future industry trends and technology, as well as what RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) has accomplished, in partnership with its members, for the benefit of the entire specialty industry.
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To register and make hotel reservations online, click here. You may register online with a credit card or download registration materials, including a form to mail to RISE, along with your check.
This year’s keynote address will be delivered by the well-known expert in business and investing in the global marketplace, Todd Buchholz. Buchholz is a former director of economic policy at the White House, a managing director of the $15 billion Tiger hedge fund, and an award-winning economics teacher at Harvard.
Buchholz targets his entertaining remarks to the cutting edge of economics, finance, and business strategy. He has advised President Bush, and is a frequent commentator on ABC News, PBS, and CBS, and recently hosted his own special on CNBC.
Buchholz has debated such luminaries as Lester Thurow and Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz. He is the Co-founder of Enso Capital Management. He has authored numerous books that have been translated into a dozen languages and are used in universities nationwide, the likes of which include Harvard, Brigham Young and Princeton.
Other topics of interest during the Annual Meeting include a presentation on a new technology that is directly affecting the specialty industry – Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).
The RISE Governing Board has declared 2005 the “Year of the Alliance” and expects many of its Alliance partners to attend the Annual Meeting. Several of them will present success stories on their partnership with RISE to address serious issues impacting your business in areas around the country.
Alex Avery, author of “The Rachel Carson Syndrome,” will speak at the Thursday breakfast, and RISE President, Allen James will close the Annual Meeting on Friday morning.
You won’t want to miss the Thursday evening dinner celebration, “RISE Meets the Rat Pack” with entertainment by Vegas celebrity impersonators, dancing, and the usual fabulous buffet. Vegas attire for this party!
Plenty of time will be allowed on Friday for people to catch early afternoon flights, so attendees are encouraged to come for the entire meeting. Click here for a complete preliminary program agenda.
Also, don’t forget to sign up for the golf tournament. If golf isn’t your thing, there will be a RISE Poker Run scavenger hunt around the hotel and scenic surrounding areas.