Alexandra Felekis
Speaker Group: Speaker 26
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
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
Jesse Machill
Grant Ralph
Grant is a Commercial Lead at Envusa Energy, primarily focussed on positioning tailored energy solutions and contracts with customers and partners. In addition, Grant tracks policy, regulatory and electricity supply industry developments to ensure Envusa continues to deliver first-to-market innovations. With 7 years of experience in the industry, Grant has had a front-row seat to
Emilie Wilson
Emilie Wilson has spent over 15 years working in market intelligence and strategic advisory across the African continent. As the head of Rising Advisory, she works closely with investors and organizations to help them navigate the complexities of emerging markets through data-driven insights. Emilie recently coordinated the research and production of the “Data Centres in
Lars Johannisson
Mr. Lars Johannisson, an accomplished leader with extensive experience in transformative industries, assumed the CEO role in January 2024. Lars has extensive experience working in Telecom, IT Delivery, Managed Services, and Digital skilling. He is passionate about leading organizations in transformative industries in Africa over the last 14 years and has executed large B2B projects