Shaun is an Director of MCF (Mission Critical Facilities) department with Atana. Specifically focused on the Data Centres he has a great passion for the industry with a focus Africa and its growth for digitalisation.
Shaun Versfeld
Speaker Group: Speaker 26
Leon Kleyn
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 Director and Head of Energy at NSDV Law, specialising in energy regulation, environmental compliance, and natural resources law. She advises on the regulatory frameworks underpinning power-intensive infrastructure, with a particular focus on grid access, permitting, and land use. Mandy has extensive experience across South Africa’s independent power producer procurement programmes, as well
Mike Meyer
With over 30 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
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
Lee Perrin
Menno Parsons
Menno Parsons founded Master Power Technologies in 1999, a critical power and Data Centre solutions provider that brings innovate and quality solutions to the market. Menno has led the company to evolve from an entity selling solely UPS system to the largest turnkey Data Centre solutions provider on the continent. Master Power Technologies has a
Dr Angus Hay
Dr Angus Hay, PrEng, CEng, MIET, MIEEE, FSAIEE, is Regional Executive – South Africa for Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies. He was part of the team that started Neotel where he held various roles, including CTO. He has been involved in a variety of aspects of information and communications technology. Dr Hay