Olympic-grade technology powers ONOC Annual General Assembly as four-year Wiz-Team partnership delivers for the Pacific

May 22, 2026
ONOC

The Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) is running its 2026 ONOC XLVI Annual General Assembly in Auckland on the same event-management technology that powers some of the world’s leading events. The platform is the centrepiece of a new four-year strategic partnership with Swiss technology company Wiz-Team, now ONOC’s preferred event management solutions partner.

The partnership was formalised earlier this year through a Service Level Agreement signed in March 2026, with a Letter of Intent confirming a partnership framework through to 2029. Its first major showcase is AGA Week (17–23 May) at the Hilton Auckland, where Wiz-Team’s Event-Works platform manages delegate registration, communications, travel, accommodation, accreditation and access control.

This year marks the first time ONOC has deployed the full delegate app, putting the live programme, session updates, push notifications and in-app messaging in the hands of every delegate — a smoother, more connected Assembly delivered by a small ONOC team.

“The platform ONOC uses for the AGA is built on the same technology we run for major international events such as World Rugby’s Women’s Rugby World Cup. It works a little like Lego blocks — a core application with modules you plug in and activate depending on what you need.” Johann Worringer, Founder and CEO, Wiz-Team

That technology grew out of a very practical problem. Wiz-Team Founder and Chief Executive Johann Worringer began his career as a teacher of young children before moving into design and advertising, where a natural aptitude for computers led him into IT and, later, web development. When he turned to managing data for conferences and events, he could not find a tool on the market that did what he needed so he built his own. Fourteen years on, that early in-house system has become Event-Works, a platform now trusted by organisations across the global sporting calendar.

For ONOC, the appeal is Olympic-grade capability without Olympic-scale resourcing.

“For ONOC we handle registrations, communications, the delegate app, travel, accommodation, access control and accreditations. We simplify it so the team can manage everything without 30 people doing data management full time.” Johann Worringer, Founder and CEO, Wiz-Team

The partnership was initiated by ONOC Secretary-General Ricardo Blas, who saw an opportunity to standardise event delivery across the region’s National Olympic Committees.

“Bringing Wiz-Team into the ONOC family gives our members access to the same calibre of event technology used at the world’s biggest sporting events, scaled for the realities of our region. This is about working smarter, safeguarding our data, and lifting the standard of every event we deliver.” Ricardo Blas, Secretary-General, ONOC

Both organisations see the agreement as a foundation for the future. All event data remains the property of ONOC, and the two parties are exploring a regional athlete database to further connect the Pacific sporting family.

“We are only just touching the potential of how valuable this is going to be. There is so much happening in this region, and a real opportunity to standardise and reduce costs by having as many National Olympic Committees as possible using the same tool. Data is the real value of what you are doing.” Johann Worringer, Founder and CEO, Wiz-Team

For ONOC President Baklai Temengil-Chilton, the partnership is about strengthening the foundations beneath every member.

“This is an investment in stronger governance, in protecting our information, and in giving every National Olympic Committee — from our largest to our smallest island nation — the systems to deliver world-class events. When our members are well supported, our whole region is stronger.” Baklai Temengil-Chilton, President, ONOC

The standards and systems established through the partnership will support ONOC events on the road to Los Angeles 2028, the 2027 Pacific Games in Tahiti, and a home Games at Brisbane 2032.

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About ONOC 
Established in 1981, the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) is one of five Continental Associations. It looks after the interests of 17 member nations in the Oceania Region, including Australia and New Zealand as well as seven associate members. 

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For more information, please contact;

Sitiveni Tawakevou
Chief Communications Officer (Acting)
sitiveni@oceanianoc.org

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