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Nkosinathi Ndlovu
Nkosinathi Ndlovu is a senior technology journalist and moderator at TechCentral, where he covers enterprise technology, telecoms, digital transformation and the evolving South African tech ecosystem. His reporting examines how organisations leverage digital innovation to drive competitive advantage, with a particular focus on the intersection between technology, business performance and socio-economic impact. Nkosinathi is especially
Thulani Ncube
Thulani Ncube is an energy specialist with years of experience in energy and engineering across Africa. He has extensive experience in powering critical infrastructure, with a strong focus on energy resilience, renewable energy integration, efficiency, and decarbonisation in data centres. His work sits at the intersection of power and digital infrastructure, making him a strong
Alexandra Felekis
Siya Madyibi
Siya Madyibi is the Executive Director for Microsoft’s Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) in South Africa. With over 20 years of experience in telecommunications regulation and ICT sector business development, Siya leads strategic legal and policy engagements that enable Microsoft’s commercial success in the region. His work focuses on supporting Microsoft’s sales and operations
Garid Glenn
Astrid-Irene van Etten
Dan Kwach
Dan Kwach is the Deputy CEO Holding of STELLARIX, where he leads the company’s pan-African expansion strategy, driving the development of secure and scalable digital infrastructure across the continent. With over 20 years of experience in digital infrastructure and telecommunications, Dan has built strong expertise across data centers, connectivity, and technical operations. He has held
Paul Schonborn
Paul Schonborn is the CEO of STELLARIX Madagascar, where he leads the development of secure and resilient data center, cloud, cybersecurity, and managed services infrastructure supporting the country’s digital transformation. With over 25 years of experience across the ISP, telecommunications, ICT, and data center sectors in Africa and the United Kingdom, Paul has held senior
Snehar Shah
Currently leading East Africa’s largest hypsescaler and AI ready Data Centre backed by Africa’s leading PE Fund, Helio Investment Partners 25 years in the tech sector of which 15 years is East Africa. Scale up specialist – grown businesses in Towerco and Paygo Energy Sector Ex CEO and Chair Position at Moringa School, leading tech
