Title: Donovan and Chelsea Ryckis, Speakers Source: https://ethosbenefits.com/about/speaking Publisher: Ethos Benefits Last updated: 2026-11-12 Summary: Donovan and Chelsea Ryckis speak to HR leaders, CFOs and advisors on health plan fiduciary duty, plan costs and renewal strategy. See talks and past events. 1. [Home](https://ethosbenefits.com/) 2. [About](https://ethosbenefits.com/about) 3. Donovan and Chelsea Ryckis, Speakers # Speaking. Fiduciary duty, from the stage. Donovan and Chelsea Ryckis speak to HR leaders, finance teams and benefits advisors about running an employer health plan to a fiduciary standard. They have presented at SHRM, HR Florida, BenefitsPRO, ISCEBS and state SHRM conferences since 2020. [Request a Strategic Analysis](https://ethosbenefits.com/strategic-analysis) ## Talks _we give._ - **A Fiduciary Framework for Managing Employer Healthcare Programs.** How a benefits committee sets goals, monitors vendors and keeps a record that holds up, using the [Fiduciary Framework™](https://ethosbenefits.com/fiduciary-framework). For HR, finance and plan committees. - **Health Plan Lawsuits and Employer Fiduciary Duty, Explained.** What recent ERISA cases against employers say about the duty of a plan sponsor, and what a committee should do now. [Read about the duty](https://ethosbenefits.com/fiduciary). - **Understanding Healthcare Strategy in 4 Moves.** A plain-language plan for controlling health plan cost without cutting benefits. - **5 Better Questions That Will Transform Your Benefits Renewal Strategy.** The questions to ask before your next renewal, and what the answers tell you. [See renewals](https://ethosbenefits.com/services/renewals). - **Future Proofing Your Health Benefits.** Multi-year planning and plan design that holds up over three to five years. - **Stop-Loss Markets Explained.** How stop-loss is priced and placed for self-funded plans. [See stop-loss](https://ethosbenefits.com/services/stop-loss). ## Past _engagements._ | Date | Event | Talk | Speaker | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2026 | ASLRRA Conference | Small Steps, Big Rewards, Simple Actions to Improve Your Employee Health Plan | Donovan Ryckis | | Aug 2026 | HR Florida | A Fiduciary Framework for Managing Employer Healthcare Programs | Chelsea Ryckis | | Jul 2026 | IFEBP and ISCEBS webinar | A Fiduciary Framework for Managing Employer Healthcare Programs | Chelsea Ryckis | | Jun 2026 | SHRM26 | Future Proofing Your Health Benefits, Multi-Year Planning and High Performance Program Design | Donovan and Chelsea Ryckis | | Jun 2026 | Webinar | A Fiduciary Framework for Managing Employer Healthcare Programs | Chelsea Ryckis | | May 2026 | Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value | The Future of Health Care, Built by Employer Leadership | Chelsea Ryckis | | Apr 2026 | Oklahoma SHRM | You Can't Afford to Be Another Salesperson They Don't Trust | Donovan Ryckis | | Jan 2026 | Health Benefits Conference and Expo, Ponte Vedra | A Fiduciary Framework for Managing Employer Healthcare Programs | Chelsea Ryckis | | Sep 2025 | Chicagoland Health, Safety and Environmental Conference | Understanding Healthcare Strategy in 4 Moves | Donovan Ryckis | | Aug 2025 | SHRM Arizona State Conference | Understanding Healthcare Strategy in 4 Moves | Donovan Ryckis | | Aug 2025 | HR Florida, Orlando | 5 Better Questions That Will Transform Your Benefits Renewal Strategy | Chelsea Ryckis | | Jun 2025 | SHRM Annual, San Diego | Health Plan Lawsuits and Employer Fiduciary Duty Explained | Chelsea Ryckis | | May 2025 | [BenefitsPRO Broker Expo, Boston](https://www.event.benefitspro.com/bprobrokerexpo/session/2631150/advisors-then-now-and-next-navigating-the-changing-landscape-of-healthcare) | Advisors Then, Now, and Next, Navigating the Changing Landscape of Healthcare | Donovan and Chelsea Ryckis | | May 2025 | BenefitsPRO Broker Expo, Boston | Documentary premiere | Chelsea Ryckis | | Feb 2025 | YouPowered Symposium, Anaheim | Ballsy Brokers | Donovan Ryckis | | Feb 2025 | YouPowered Symposium, Anaheim | Knuckling Down on Fiduciary Responsibility | Chelsea Ryckis | | Jan 2025 | NexGen Advising Conference | Consultative Selling, From Broker to Advisor in Three Steps | Chelsea Ryckis | | Sep 2024 | ISCEBS Symposium | Avoid ERISA Health Plan Lawsuits | Donovan and Chelsea Ryckis | | Sep 2024 | Health Benefits Nation, Nashville | Stop Loss Markets Explained | Donovan Ryckis | | Sep 2024 | Health Benefits Nation, Nashville | The Changing Role of Advisors | Chelsea Ryckis | Before 2024, Donovan and Chelsea presented at the BenefitsPRO Expo in 2020, 2021 and 2022, including "Data-Driven Decision Making" in 2022, and at Q4i on benefits communication for a modern workforce in 2023. ## Invite _a speaker._ Email [service@ethosbenefits.com](mailto:service@ethosbenefits.com) with your event, the date, the audience and the topic you have in mind. ## Questions employers ask about this. How do we invite Donovan or Chelsea Ryckis to speak? Email service@ethosbenefits.com with the event, the date, the audience and the topic you have in mind. What topics do they speak on? Health plan fiduciary duty and lawsuits, the Fiduciary Framework™ for managing a health plan, multi-year benefits strategy, renewal strategy, stop-loss markets, and the changing role of benefits advisors. Do they speak to advisors as well as employers? Yes. Chelsea and Donovan speak to HR and finance audiences about running a plan, and to advisor audiences about moving from selling policies to advising as a fiduciary. ## See what your plan is really costing you. A Strategic Analysis starts with your plan documents and your broker agreement, then shows you what your plan costs, where the risk sits, and what a committee would decide with the full picture. [Request a Strategic Analysis](https://ethosbenefits.com/strategic-analysis) [Call (407) 803-4710](tel:+14078034710)