Strategy Stream - Day 1

Supported by:

Speaker

Dr Ayotunde Coker

Chairman

Africa Data Centres Association (ADCA)

Speaker

Mark Acton

Independent Consultant

Acton Consulting

Mahmoud Bennani

Senior Investment Associate

Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration

Paul-Francois Cattier

Managing Director

Africa Data Centres Association (ADCA)

Dr Ayotunde Coker

Chairman

Africa Data Centres Association (ADCA)

Menno Parsons

Managing Director

Master Power Technologies

What will be discussed?

  • Where are we seeing the biggest growth opportunities
  • What is attracting overseas investors
  • How growing investment is strengthening local supply chains

Speakers

Representative –

Sudlows

Russell Bartley

Director - Client Services

Mavin Group

Nils Gerstle

MD

Collaboretix

Henning Rasmuss

MD

Datascape Africa

What will be discussed?

  • Trends in data centre design – an overview and what’s new
  • Where sustainability fits in to the design agenda
  • Ensuring fit-for-purpose on existing designs

Speakers

Heath Andersen

Data Centre Consultant

Will Clarke

International Head of Site Selection and Development

Future-Tech

What will be discussed?

  • The new pop up areas of 2024
  • What’s driving site selection? Power, connectivity, price of land?
  • Key considerations for 2024 and beyond

Speaker

Representative –

Master Power Technologies

Speakers

Nabeel Mahmood

Managing Director

Nomad Futurist

What will be discussed?

  • Demystifying diversification
  • Engagement strategies for employers
  • Why Africa is a diversification hub for data centres