Archives: Speakers

David McAuley

David is a specialist in infrastructure for data centres. He established Bitpower in 2017. Bitpower offers insights and services to clients in the data industry. David’s extensive background in energy technology and sustainability with Irish and EU policymakers provides a unique position from which to advise data centre developers and operators. David previously worked with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.

Menno Parsons

Menno Parsons founded Master Power Technologies in 1999, a critical power and Data Centre solutions provider that brings innovative and quality solutions to the market. Menno has led the company to evolve from an entity selling solely UPS systems to the continent’s largest turnkey Data Centre solutions provider. Master Power Technologies has a footprint in… Read more »

Ryan Sher

As C.O.O., Ryan is responsible for global non-shareholder sales, developing and managing all WIOCC Group product offerings, network operations, and procurement. Ryan joined WIOCC in 2009, having held senior-level roles over eight years with Reliance Globalcom (previously FLAG Telecom). He holds an M.B.A. from the London Business School and a degree in Electrical Engineering from… Read more »

Norman Moyo

Norman is currently the Group CEO of Distributed Power Africa, a pan African renewable energy and technology group.  Having begun his career journey at Standard Chartered Bank, he moved into the Telecommunications industry when GSM Technology was introduced in Africa by being part of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe team. Thereafter he moved to Celtel International as Commercial… Read more »

Michelle McCann

Michele McCann is the Head of Platforms and Interconnection at Teraco. She is a key member of the Teraco executive and the team responsible for developing and growing the NAPAfrica Internet Exchange into the largest IXP in Africa, focused on servicing sub-Saharan Africa.  Michele has a passion for peering, content and carrier aggregation in Africa and has a… Read more »

Heath Andersen

A mechanical engineer and data centre project director and design manager.  Heath leads teams, develops designs and supervises data centre construction. His strength and passion is in strategically developing and managing data centre design, from feasibility through to operations. He works with data centre operators, enterprise clients, property developers, private equity firms and consulting teams…. Read more »