Panel: Where Data Centres are Scaling Across Africa

08 Sept 2026
Datacloud Keynote Stage, Floor 1
Data Centre Operators , Cloud, AI & Hyperscalers , Investors & Finance , Market Growth , Datacloud

  • Why data centre growth clusters in specific markets

  • How fibre, latency and proximity to users influence location decisions

  • Lessons from South Africa, Kenya and West Africa

  • How emerging hubs are positioning themselves for growth

Chairperson
Guy Zibi
Guy Zibi, Managing Director - Xalam Analytics
Speakers
Achille Sarr
Achille Sarr, Project Director - APL DATA CENTER
Oluwasayo Oshadimi
Oluwasayo Oshadimi, Director, Solutions Architect - Equinix West Africa
Stefano Resi
Stefano Resi, Head of Data Center Sales, MEA - NOKIA
Ryan Holmes
Ryan Holmes, CRO - RAXIO GROUP