Panel: Designing Efficient and Sustainable Data Centres

08 Sept 2026
Datacloud

Efficiency and cooling strategies are now central to how data centres are designed, operated and scaled 

  • Cooling approaches suited to African climates 

  • Reducing water and energy intensity through design 

  • Retrofitting existing facilities vs new builds 

  • How efficiency improves long-term economics 

Speakers
Wojtek Piorko
Wojtek Piorko, Managing Director, Africa - VERTIV
Edwin Thompson
Edwin Thompson, CTO - PAIX DATA CENTRES