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Speaker > Biography
Qondisa Ngwenya
President, Africa
Octagon Worldwide
Johannesburg
Read more about Qondisa Ngwenya in Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal,
Article “Emerging Industry Preps for World Cup”.
Career Summary
| 2002 – Present | Deputy Group MD and Group MD | Octagon Pty (Ltd) |
| 2001 – 2002 | Chief Operations Officer | S A Sports Commission |
| 1994-99 | Manager – Development | National Sports Council of South Africa |
| 1993-94 | Senior Sports Administrator | University of Cape Town |
| 1992-93 | Assistant Researcher | University of Cape Town |
Qualifications
- MBA, De Montfort University Leicester (UK)
- Diploma Management, Damelin Management School (SA)
- Bachelor of Social Science, University of Cape Town (SA)
Significant achievements include
- Advised the highest levels of national government on policy and consulting issues, enabling the needs of external stakeholders, government agencies and individuals to be identified and met within budgetary limitations.
- Co-ordinated and negotiated international sports initiatives between South Africa and the United Kingdom, Australia, and Norway
- Negotiated the MTN’s sponsorship of FIFA 2010 World Cup.
