Tshwane WUDC 2028 · Team
Organising committee
A leadership team spanning four continents and every facet of the activity — convening, adjudicating, tabbing, and organising the world’s biggest tournaments for over a decade combined.

Debating since 2016 at Monash South Africa — nearly a decade of experience as speaker, adjudicator, tab director, equity officer and convenor. Developing Debase, a debate management platform for African organisers.

A key leader within Gauteng Debate, known for exceptional organisation and a deep commitment to equity and inclusion — managing complex logistics and large volunteer and adjudication teams.

Debated for Wits and UCL; 30+ CA teams and 50+ judge breaks across WUDC, EUDC, PAUDC and more. Co-founded Uhuru Worlds and has always dreamed of bringing WUDC to his home country.

Began as a volunteer at Warsaw EUDC 2016 speaking no English; reached the EFL break at her first WUDC in 2020 and has judged four WUDC finals since. Chaired over 30 finals, including Oxford IV and Cambridge IV.

Debating since 2019 at the University of Sydney, competing on five continents. As DCA of Sofia WUDC, has led motion-setting, judge pool management and manual updates for the world championship.

Debating since 2008; part of the story of transformation in global debating — first Asian team to win Australs, first Asian top speaker at Cambridge IV. Returning from retirement to help bring an accessible WUDC to the Global South.

