2025 Keynote Speakers

Barbara Annis, a former seminar leader for Landmark, is CEO of Gender Intelligence. Her insights and achievements have pioneered a transformational shift in mindsets for men and women across the globe on the importance of gender unity to organizational success. She began her career as the first woman in sales at Sony and became the first woman sales manager with 14 sales awards as well as Sony’s Most Valuable Player award. Annis and her 51 associates have partnered with organizations for 30 years to transform cultures and leadership behavior. She is also chair emeritus of the Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard Kennedy School.

Cathy Elliott, Ph.D., is a senior Landmark Forum leader and VP of Landmark’s Program Delivery Division. She is accountable for the delivery of all of the organization’s programs worldwide and the management and training of all of the program leader personnel within Landmark. She previously was a professional geologist and was the first woman to work on offshore oil rigs in Australia. After completing her doctorate degree in structural tectonics, she ran her own consultancy as an exploration geologist until she became a Landmark Forum leader in 1999.

Mike Hamra, J.D., became president and COO of Hamra Enterprises in 2003 and subsequently became CEO, leading the company in growth and focusing on the development of people and the culture of the business. Armed with a law degree and MBA, he integrates legal acumen with business strategy. His leadership is characterized by a dedication to fostering a people-forward company culture that empowers employees to take on what matters most to them, creating an environment for growth and development. In 2023, Hamra threw his hat into the ring in Missouri’s gubernatorial race. Even though he lost in the Democratic primary, Hamra gained immense experience building a statewide political campaign.

Angela Amado, Ph.D., a global leader in the field of disability for more than 30 years, has authored several books on the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities and has conducted trainings on the subject throughout the world for people with disabilities, families, support agencies, and state and federal governments. For more than 30 years, she has led transformational programs, including the Partnership Explorations program, for Landmark’s Wisdom Course Area. In addition, she oversees training and recruitment of leaders in the Wisdom Course Area.

Rochelle Frank, M.D., is a neurologist with 30 years’ experience and national recognition in integrative medicine and functional neurological disorders. As a clinical professor at University of California, Davis, she pioneered a unique academic program in integrative neurology and regularly lectures both locally and nationally on the subject. She is chair of the Neurohealth and Integrative Neurology section of the American Academy of Neurology. Committed to medical education and physician wellness, she has developed multiple courses in neurology and humanistic medicine and served on many physician wellness committees from local to national levels.

Jerrod Kerr is VP of North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium, a collaborative organization devoted to unified achievements in spinal cord injury research, care, cure, and policy. Leading the Project Review Committee, he focuses on the inclusion of people living with spinal cord injuries as partners throughout the entire research process. Kerr also serves on panel discussions for the U.S. Department of Defense’s medical research program for spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and psychological health – directed by U.S. Congress – where he is committed to generating a compelling future for those with such diagnoses. He is also a board member of United Spinal, Tennessee Chapter, a key organization that lobbied for and helped draft the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Kerr sustained a spinal cord injury in 2014 that left him with paraplegia and has been on a roll ever since.

Oliver McCrohan holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from University College Dublin, where he won an award for his research into producing low-cost cancer drugs. He works in the pharmaceutical industry for Daiichi Sankyo Europe, as the head of medical affairs across seven European countries. Born and raised in rural Ireland, he is also the co-founder and director of a social enterprise dedicated to causing a new future for rural Ireland and its marginalized communities. He loves the sea, nature, sailing, art, music, dancing, culture and food. McCrohan lives in Dublin, Ireland, with his husband Brian Higgins and their son.