Panel: Realising the First Wave of Data Centre Demand

08 Sept 2026
Datacloud Keynote Stage
Cloud, AI & Hyperscalers , Investors & Finance , Datacloud , Data Centre Operators , Market Growth
  • Regulatory frameworks that support competition and long-term connectivity investment

  • Coordinating telecoms, spectrum, data and energy regulation

  • Creating certainty for cross-border infrastructure and capital deployment

  • Where regulator-industry collaboration has accelerated rollout

Chairperson
Johann Adjovi
Johann Adjovi, Partner - Analysys Mason
Speakers
Ayotunde Coker
Ayotunde Coker, CEO - Open Access Data Centres
Snehar Shah
Snehar Shah, CEO - iXAfrica Data Centres
Nicholas Lodge
Nicholas Lodge, CSO & Co-Founder - WINGU AFRICA
Krishnan Ranganath
Krishnan Ranganath, CEO - UniCloudAfrica