South African Football Association (SAFA) Development Agency has joined forces with Beyond Sport, the global convener of sport for development, at this year’s Summit and Awards, to be held in Johannesburg from 28th to 30th October.
As an Official Supporter of the three-day festival of insight and innovation, SAFA Development Agency has offered financial backing for the Summit, which will bring together some of the industry’s leaders who will meet to discuss the ways in which sport can be used to tackle the key issues that are prevalent in today’s society.
Commenting on the partnership, Robin Petersen, Chief Executive Officer of SAFA Development Agency said: ‘We are proud to announce our partnership with Beyond Sport at this year’s Summit and Awards, an organisation with whom we share many beliefs and values.’
‘Our business is fundamentally about igniting the passion of young people and getting them engaged with football to achieve life changing results, so this partnership couldn’t be more relevant for us. We look forward to working with Beyond Sport over the coming weeks and offering our ongoing support to this inspiring movement.’
Speakers for the Summit, to be held between 28th and 30th October, will include David Grevemberg, CEO of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and recently appointed CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation, and former Bafana Bafana captain Lucas Radebe, a Beyond Sport ambassador, and popular local MC and CEO of Skududu Media, Dan Nicholl, will host the event.The event will showcase leading sport-for-social-change programmes making a positive impact across the city, and provide an opportunity for sharing of best practice from around the world, with representatives of various international organisations taking part, including UNICEF, Tottenham Hotspur, Boston Red Sox and many more. The event is supported by global partners Barclays, UNICEF and TIME.
For more information and to book your place at the highly anticipated event, visit http://www.beyondsport.org/event/beyond-sport-summit-2014/
