09:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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Registration and Networking
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10:15 AM – 10:25 AM
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Opening Remarks and Recap of Day 1
Vertex
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10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
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Keynote: A Bird’s Eye View of the African Data Centers Industry
And Navigating Legal and Compliance Challenges
Session Leader:
- Dr. Ayotunde Coker, Chief Executive Officer, Open Access Data
Centres
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10:50 AM – 11:20 AM
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Panel Discussion: “Advancing Data Centers’ Critical
Infrastructures”
Panelists:
- Michel Maalouf, Managing Director, Conciel
- Riaan de Leeuw, Country Director, Sudlows Consulting Africa.
- Eben Owen, Senior Business Director – Anglophone Africa, Uptime
Institute Professional Services
- Ude Enebli, General Manager IT Service Management and Governance, MTN
Moderator: Daniel Ale, Chief Technology Officer, Capital Sage
Holdings |
11:25 AM – 11:55 AM
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Panel Discussion: Tech Advancements and Design Strategies of the
Data Centers in the Last Five Years and Agenda for 2030
Panelists:
- Dr Krishnan Ranganath, Regional Executive – West Africa, Africa
Data Centres
- Adewale Adebisi, Vice President Technology & Operations,
Raxio Data Centres
- Gbenga Adegbiji, Chief Executive Officer, Geniserve
- Moderator: Riaan De Leeuw, Country Director, Sudlows Consulting Africa
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12:00 AM – 12:15 PM
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Keynote: AI at the Edge: Accelerating Africa’s Digital Transformation
Session Leader:
- Gbenga Adebowale,
Enterprise Sales Director, Vertiv
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12:20 PM – 12:35 PM
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Keynote: Cyber Securing National Interests: Security Concerns in the African Data Center Landscape: Safeguarding Critical Information
Session Leader:
- Vincent O. Olatunji, National Commissioner & CEO, NDPC
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12:40 PM – 01:10 PM
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Fireside: Connectivity Across Borders: Enhancing Interconnectivity in the African Data Center Ecosystem
Panelists:
- Nommy Paul, Chief Technical Officer, Spectranet
- Peter Olusoji, Country Manager & Managing Director Ericsson
Nigeria
- Adebayo Adeleke, Chief Executive Officer, RouteWatche
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01:10 PM – 01:40 PM
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Networking Break and Exhibition Tour
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01:45 PM – 02:15 PM
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Spotlight Discussion: Infrastructure Development Challenges in African Data Centers – Navigating Power and Connectivity Issues
Session Leader:
- Oluwole Adeoti, Head Of Operations, Digital Realty
- Wole Abu, CEO, Liquid Intelligent Technologies Nigeria
- Bimpe Adebisi, Head of Retail and Operations, Simba Group
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02:15 PM – 02:30 PM
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Fireside Chat: Sustainability and Green Initiatives in African
Data Centers: Bridging the Gap
Panelists:
- Ezekiel Egboye, Chief Operating Officer, Rack Centre
- Timmy Shi, Representative, Hexing-Livoltek
- Adebayo Obayomi, General Manager Network Division, MTN
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02:35 PM – 03:00 PM
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Fireside Chat: Navigating the Future: Colocation Strategies for
Next-Gen Data Centers
Panelists:
- Dr Krishnan Ranganath, Regional Executive – West Africa, Africa
Data Centres
- Gbenga Adegbiji, Chief Executive Officer, Geniserve
- Ella Gozie-Iwudoh, Head of Value Sales Enterprise Business, MTN
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03:10 PM – 03:30 PM
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Spotlight Session: Edge Computing in Africa: Enhancing Data
Processing at the Fringe
- Eunice King, Vice President Digital Innovation, Arravo
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03:50 PM – 04:00 PM
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Conference Wrap-up and Closing Remarks
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04:30 PM
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Africa Data Centres Association Member Workshop (Invite Only)
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06:00 PM
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Africa Data Centres Association Cocktail & Networking Dinner
(Invite Only)
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