As Chief Commercial Officer of Digital Parks Africa, Wiaan Vermaak is responsible for overseeing business development, CRM and service portfolio evolution. He brings over 30 years of technical and industry-specific expertise gained in service of leading service providers in Africa. Having worked in Morocco, Türkiye, France and East Africa, Wiaan has served in roles including
Denessa B. Loregnard is the founder of The Loregnard Group, an advisory practice built around a specific problem: the distance between what AI data center operators publicly commit to regarding water stewardship, community impact, and environmental responsibility, and what actually exists inside the organization to honor those commitments. Investment and accountability are not the same
Tolu holds years of experience in corporate finance, capital raising, and M&A, with a focus on energy and digital infrastructure across Africa. She has structured and managed multiple transactions, spanning both traditional energy infrastructure and emerging digital infrastructure, including data centres and associated power solutions. Tolu has held senior roles across leading financial institutions, managing
Having for more than +6 years with Camfil AB focusing on Air Filtration solutions and overall +18 years of total experience within HVAC; Mr. Hossein Mohrsazha being a Regional Business Development Manager for Molecular Contamination Control division responsible for EMEA is also known as a global expert on Corrosion Control applications specialised in Oil &
Léa Giroux is the Head of Business Development at ENGIE South Africa, with over a decade of experience in project finance, M&A, and public-private partnerships. She has held various roles within ENGIE across Africa and Europe, focusing on financial advisory, investment structuring, and project management. Léa brings deep expertise in renewable energy development and strategic
Rich is a seasoned technology evangelist, strategist, sustainability advocate and consultant with over 25 years of experience in the IT, deep tech, cybersecurity, cloud, and developing AI space. He bridges the gap between emerging technology trends and how it affects business, people and culture. Rich is a published author, has written several articles for major
Milan Radia is CEO of ConnectedCompute, a digital infrastructure advisory and execution firm based in the UAE, and a Senior Partner at Taranis Capital. He has over 30 years of global experience spanning asset management, data centres, digital infrastructure, capital markets, hyperscale deployment, and sovereign-level execution. Milan began his career in 1993 as an equity
Carlyn Frittelli Davies is a Consultant in the Natural Resources and Environment practice area. Carlyn’s areas of expertise include, natural resources and environment, ESG, mining, and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE). With extensive expertise in environmental-related authorisations, appeals, administrative and criminal proceedings, as well as environmental indemnities and warranties, Carlyn provides comprehensive legal support for
A commercially-driven Chief Revenue Officer with over 25 years of progressive leadership across data centre infrastructure, telecommunications, and IT technology. Currently CRO at Raxio Data Centres, a pan-African carrier-neutral Tier III+ colocation platform, where Ryan leads end-to-end commercial strategy, spanning sales, marketing, product, and GTM execution across multiple African markets. Ryan brings a rare combination of strategic and operational depth: from architecting