2023 Speakers

Chris Vacher is a pastor, leadership coach, and certified Enneagram practitioner. Chris has spent the last 20 years focused on developing leaders marked by high character and high skill, including learning more about themselves through Enneagram assessments. He holds a Master’s degree in Leadership from Trinity Western University where his research was focused on transformational servant leadership behaviours for church leaders in 21st century Canada. He now works with churches to help them realize their mission- and vision-driven objectives.

Anu has 11 years of leadership experience with International Justice Mission (IJM). In South Asia, she served as the Director of Operations and the Director of National Interventions, and in Chennai, India she served as the Director of Legal. During her time with IJM, Anu worked extensively to impact the justice system by collaborating with state and local governments in India. Anu initiated and led IJM’s first ever Partnership Program and oversaw the training of more than 17,000 police officers, government officials, and NGOs on the rescue and rehabilitation of individuals trapped in slavery and bringing criminals to justice. As a result of Anu’s leadership, 10,000 individuals have been rescued from forced labour slavery. Anu holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Edith Cowan University, Australia and a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Eastern University.

She successfully completed her B.A., B.L. from Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College in Chennai and acquired a special diploma in Intellectual Property Law at the Indian Law Institute in Pune. Anu has used her creative communications skills to bring social issues to the public’s attention by writing and producing radio dramas and street theatre with social messages. Her dedication to the empowerment of the underprivileged, her vision for social change, and knowledge about international issues, have all led to Anu being awarded several honours, one of which was being recognized as a Sauvé Scholar by the Canadian Government. She represented India as a Youth Ambassador to Dhaka in 2003 through the National Cadet Corps, with the status of a Diplomat as a Cultural and Military Attaché.

During his last year of high school, Mike gave his life to Christ on a mission trip in what was considered the most dangerous city in the world at that time. Years before that decision, his parents broke up, and he was kicked out of his house when he was 14. He spent years walking the broad road until he was invited to a church event which is deeply connected to everything he does today in ministry. Over the years, Mike has done everything from skydiving in Dubai, serving in California, stand-up comedy at Yuk-Yuks, mountain climbing in China, celebrating with the Stanley cup, white water rafting in the central American jungles, climbing the Monty Python castle in Scotland, getting baptized in Israel, snorkelling in the ocean and being selected for fear factor in the US.