Internationally recognized patient advocate, health motivational speaker, author and educator Amye L. Leong, MBA, will be the keynote speaker at the Annual Eva M. Holtby Conversations and Lunch, Thursday, Feb. 13, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm St., Tucson. Open to the public, the event is sponsored by the University of Arizona Arthritis Center (UAAC) Friends. Leong will discuss “Getting a Grip on Arthritis.”

Leong is president and CEO of Healthy Motivation, a health education, advocacy and medical motivation consulting firm in Santa Barbara, Calif., and Paris, France. Her clients include governments, industry and non-government organizations in 18 countries.