Speaker Group: Speaker 26
Rosemary Katz
Nils Gerstle
Nils has worked in many different environments over the years, from SMEs to corporates, and has managed teams, led people, and formulated and implemented strategies for a diverse range of industries. He has designed, built and delivered data centres in many African countries. Nils believes that a data centre project always begins with understanding its
Paul-Francois Cattier
Paul-Francois Cattier is currently Managing Director at Africa Data Centres Association which he founded in 2018, and President of African Aquarelle specialized in Distributed Infrastructures in Africa. Prior to this from 2015 to 2019 he was Schneider Electric President of French speaking Africa & all Ocean Islands covering more than 60 Countries, allowing him to
Eben Owen
Eben Owen has been affiliated with the data center industry since 1999. Owen’s broad knowledge of power and cooling systems began at American Power Conversion in 2000 where he served as district manager of Southern Africa. Owen relocated to the United Kingdom in 2004 where he worked for APC UK and Ireland as a Systems
Mandy Hattingh
Mandy Hattingh is a Senior Associate in NSDV’s Mining and Environmental Law Department. Her primary focus is energy regulation, environmental and natural resources law. She has experience in a wide range of matters across numerous sectors including energy, mining, oil and gas. Mandy also has experience in occupational and mine health and safety; consumer protection;
Russell Bartley
Mike Meyer
With over 25 years in the digital infrastructure, data centre, and IT sectors, Mike Meyer is an accomplished entrepreneur, director, executive, non-executive and board member. He has held senior leadership roles across PE-backed businesses, high-growth startups, and global corporations, bringing expertise in growth, diversification, scaling operations, M&A, and strategic leadership. Mike is currently the CEO/Managing
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
Adv. Mtho Xulu
Adv. Mtho Xulu holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree at UNISA. His areas of specialization include Commercial Law and Corporate Governance. After completing his LLB degree, Adv. Xulu was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa in 2011. As a National Business leader,