Archives: Speakers

Niraj Shah

Niraj started his telecommunications career as the Business Markets and Wholesale marketing manager, when France Telecom entered the Kenyan market in 2008 with Orange. He has been in the African data centre industry for the last 5 years and has managed Tier III data centres. Niraj has 15 years’ experience in thought leadership and management… Read more »

Paul-Francois Cattier

As VP Economic Development, Paul-Francois Cattier focuses on off-grid energy, the water grid and data centers. In the past, he was Schneider Electric President of French speaking Africa & Islands, covering over 60 countries. Prior to Schneider Electric, he held different positions in sales and general management functions in companies like Alcatel, Philips, Digital Equipment… Read more »

Mark Acton

As both a Chartered Engineer and Chartered IT Professional with over 25 years of experience in the data centre sector Mark has been a specialist in the field of data centre operations and technical management for more than 2 decades. During this time he has focussed on the delivery of business critical services from highly… Read more »

Dr Ayotunde Coker

Dr Ayotunde Coker is one of the leading players in the development of the data centre industry in Africa and is the Chairperson of an influential industry group, the Africa Data Centres Association. Before joining OADC as Chief Executive Officer, Dr Coker led Rack Centre to becoming a household name in Nigeria and a leading… Read more »