Energy Roundtable: Building successful energy partnerships

08 Sept 2026
Workshop 3 - Mount Elgon Ballroom, Floor 1
Data Centre Operators , Power & Energy , infraXchange Summit

Energy remains one of the biggest operational costs for digital infrastructure operators, from towers to data centres, with fuel and generation expenses rising sharply in recent years. Grid reliability challenges and connection delays continue to slow the rollout of towers, fibre networks, and new data centre capacity.

This roundtable brings together leaders from across the energy and digital infrastructure ecosystem to discuss how organizations are managing power today, what drives decisions to outsource versus manage energy internally, and what successful energy partnerships now look like in a shifting operational and regulatory environment.

Chairperson
Nemanja Vucevic
Nemanja Vucevic, Partner - McKinsey & Company
Speakers
Stephen Ngala
Stephen Ngala, Chief Technical Officer - Infratel
Alykhan Kassam
Alykhan Kassam, CEO - Netis
Allen Fairbairn
Allen Fairbairn, Chief Technology & Digital Officer (CTDO) & Executive Director, DRC - Helios