Speakers at Mandate 2023
Agu Irukwu
Agu Irukwu is a law graduate of the University of Warwick, UK. A former investment banker and partner in a law firm; he is now the Senior Pastor of Jesus house for all nations London.
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Agu Irukwu
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Agu Irukwu is a law graduate of the University of Warwick, UK. A former investment banker and partner in a law firm; he is now the Senior Pastor of Jesus house for all nations London.
He is the founder of the Mandate Men’s Ministries, a ministry which seeks to empower, equip, encourage and raise Godly men.
He is also a key member of the One People Commission of the Evangelical Alliance. A body set up to integrate ethnic minority churches more fully into the Evangelical Alliance.
He was one of the Presidents of Churches Together in England (CTE) representing the Pentecostal churches in England. He serves with the 5 other presidents including the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby & Cardinal Nichols The Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
He was voted Britain’s most inspirational black person in a poll conducted by the mayor of London’s office and the London Metro in 2012.
He co-founded a children’s charity with his wife, Sola, called Bright Futures for African Children. A charity which seeks to break the cycle of poverty by providing educational facilities and resources to children in poverty-stricken communities in Africa.
Pastors Agu and Sola Irukwu have three children and they live in Eastcote, Middlesex, United Kingdom.
Dr. Maxwell Ubah
Dr. Maxwell Ubah is a seasoned professional dedicated to assisting executives and the organizations they lead in achieving enhanced productivity and excellence. With a proven track record
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Dr. Maxwell Ubah
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Dr Maxwell Ubah is a leadership, strategy, culture and organisational transformation consultant. He helps senior executives improve their personal and business/organisational performance through training, coaching and consulting engagements.
Dr Ubah holds the prestigious Sloan Fellowship in Leadership and Strategy from the London Business School (2011). He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Consultants (FCIMC), USA and Canada and a Fellow of the International Management Consultants Board (FIMCB. He has attended the Wharton Executive Education Programme on Strategic Thinking and Leadership for Growth. He is also a graduate of medicine and surgery from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Akoka (1997).
He has designed and delivered training and coaching interventions to thousands of busy executives for such organisations like United Bank for Africa (UBA), PZ. Cussons, Zenith Bank, Nestle Nigeria Plc, MTN Communications, Lafarge WAPCO, Heirs Holdings, MAXWELL. UBAH First Bank of Nigeria, StanbicIBTC, Fidelity Bank, Sterling Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigerian Military, Nigerian Maritime and Safety Administration (NIMASA), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Federal Inland Revenue Service The Alphabet Of LEADERSHIP (FIRS), amongst others. He has also facilitated training programmes across Africa (Ghana, Cameroun, Kenya, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Zambia and Liberia) with a proven track record of success.
He is the author of three powerful books:
- The Difference— What Successful People Know e Do That Ordinary People Do Not (published 2015),
- The Alphabet of Leadership—The A-Z of Improving Leadership Effectiveness (Published 2016), and
- Success At Work: A Practical Guide for Succeeding At Work (published November 2021).
Matt Bird
I'm Matt Bird, a global speaker, leader, and entrepreneur. I'm the Founder of the NAYBA Foundation, where we empower thousands of churches worldwide to better love their neighbours.
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Matt Bird
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Matt Bird is a global speaker, leader and entrepreneur. He is Founder of global foundation NAYBA helping 1,000s of churches worldwide to better love their neighbours. CEO of PublishU enabling 100s of people a year to write, publish and launch their books globally.
CEO of The Great Entrepreneur coaching people to conceive, plan and launch a business or charity in 30-days. He has spoken in 50 countries to more than a million people, authored 20 books and writes for publications such as The Times newspaper. Matt lives between Covent Garden at the heart of London’s West End and the historic city of Noto on the island of Sicily, Italy.
JHDC has strategically impacted its local community spiritually, physically, and otherwise over the years. At the height of the pandemic, JHDC (in partnership with its community development corporation – RCDC) responded to the rising demands of the community. The Church partnered with Montgomery County (and other county organizations) to provide support and to help combat the food insecurity challenges at the time via the ‘Grab & Go’ drive-through food distribution initiative. JHDC has maintained these partnerships as they continue to deliver food monthly to over 50 families under the Montgomery Housing Partnership in the County. In addition, Pastor Ghandi has continued to lead in the community via JHDC’s various outreaches that help empower its members and community in business, leadership, youth development, discipleship, faith-based counseling, and more.
Pastor Ghandi has been recognized globally as an influential leader; he has served as an Advisor and Council Member on the Council for New Americans by the Maryland State Governor, Martin O’Malley. He has also received various awards, including the Youth Empowerment and Positive Mentoring of Africans in the Diaspora Award and an image award for Community Leadership by the Nigerian reunion corporation. Pastor Ghandi has also been featured in many newspapers and electronic media.
Pastor Ghandi enjoys traveling; he has been to over 55 countries in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, the Americas, and Africa. His other interests include swimming and playing scrabble. Pastor Ghandi along with his wife Pastor Omo (an attorney) have served as pastors in the Redeemed Christian Church of God for over 30 years, and they are blessed with twin daughters.
George Bloomer
Bishop George G. Bloomer began fulfilling destiny’s call as a teen while ministering from his native home of Brooklyn, New York. Bishop Bloomer founded and began serving as pastor of Bethel Family Worship Center in Durham, North Carolina
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George G. Bloomer
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Pastor, Best-selling author, renowned speaker, and entrepreneur
Bishop George G. Bloomer began fulfilling destiny’s call as a teen while ministering from his native home of Brooklyn, New York.
Bishop Bloomer founded and began serving as pastor of Bethel Family Worship Center in Durham, North Carolina. Bethel Family Worship Center is a multi-cultural ministry which seeks to “reach the heart to save the soul.” Bishop Bloomer built the ministry on the premise of “pastoring whoever walks through the church doors and impacting their lives for the few hours in which I have them in my presence in order to provoke a positive change.”
Bishop Bloomer has been named by Upscale Magazine as one of the nation’s leading ministers to watch in the twenty-first century; been featured on CNN’s “Faces of Faith,” in Charisma Magazine as “The Man with the Plan,” and in Jet Magazine, to name a few.
One of his most prominent bestsellers, Witchcraft in the Pews sold over a million copies and remains a favorite amongst avid readers.
As an entrepreneur, Bishop Bloomer has founded Blooming House Publishers, Blooming Records.
Bishop Bloomer resides with his family in Durham, North Carolina.
Ghandi Olaoye
Pastor Ghandi Olaoye is a visionary leader, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur, fondly known as “PG”. He is the Senior Pastor of Jesus House, DC (JHDC).
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Matt Bird
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Matt Bird is a global speaker, leader and entrepreneur. He is Founder of global foundation NAYBA helping 1,000s of churches worldwide to better love their neighbours. CEO of PublishU enabling 100s of people a year to write, publish and launch their books globally.
CEO of The Great Entrepreneur coaching people to conceive, plan and launch a business or charity in 30-days. He has spoken in 50 countries to more than a million people, authored 20 books and writes for publications such as The Times newspaper. Matt lives between Covent Garden at the heart of London’s West End and the historic city of Noto on the island of Sicily, Italy.
JHDC has strategically impacted its local community spiritually, physically, and otherwise over the years. At the height of the pandemic, JHDC (in partnership with its community development corporation – RCDC) responded to the rising demands of the community. The Church partnered with Montgomery County (and other county organizations) to provide support and to help combat the food insecurity challenges at the time via the ‘Grab & Go’ drive-through food distribution initiative. JHDC has maintained these partnerships as they continue to deliver food monthly to over 50 families under the Montgomery Housing Partnership in the County. In addition, Pastor Ghandi has continued to lead in the community via JHDC’s various outreaches that help empower its members and community in business, leadership, youth development, discipleship, faith-based counseling, and more.
Pastor Ghandi has been recognized globally as an influential leader; he has served as an Advisor and Council Member on the Council for New Americans by the Maryland State Governor, Martin O’Malley. He has also received various awards, including the Youth Empowerment and Positive Mentoring of Africans in the Diaspora Award and an image award for Community Leadership by the Nigerian reunion corporation. Pastor Ghandi has also been featured in many newspapers and electronic media.
Pastor Ghandi enjoys traveling; he has been to over 55 countries in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, the Americas, and Africa. His other interests include swimming and playing scrabble. Pastor Ghandi along with his wife Pastor Omo (an attorney) have served as pastors in the Redeemed Christian Church of God for over 30 years, and they are blessed with twin daughters.