Datacloud Africa 2027

Datacloud Africa is the African continent edition of the Datacloud conference series, co-located with International Telecoms Week (ITW) Africa. Organized by Datacloud and BroadGroup (techoraco Limited), the four-day gathering runs September 6–9, 2027 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill in Nairobi, Kenya. The combined gathering convenes more than 1,800 decision-makers from over 80 countries, with senior leadership (C-suite, SVPs, VPs, and directors) making up roughly 45% of attendees.

The conference serves as a meeting point for operators, hyperscalers, energy providers, investors, and public officials working on digital infrastructure delivery across Africa, with dedicated tracks covering investment, power availability, and regional build-outs.

Programming Focus

• Data center deployment and expansion across Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, and Morocco
• Power generation, substation capacity, and renewable energy procurement for African data centers
• Hyperscaler and enterprise cloud expansion across sub-Saharan Africa
• Submarine cable landings, terrestrial backhaul, and regional fiber interconnects
• Digital infrastructure financing, private equity, and bankable project development
• Sovereign data frameworks, local content rules, and telecommunications regulation

Featured Speakers

Government and Regulatory Officials:

• H.E. William Kabogo Gitau, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Kenya
• Hon. Dr. Mohammed Adams Sukparu, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Republic of Ghana
• Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General and CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigeria
• Dr. Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner and CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission
• Joshua Tshifhiwa Maumela, Councillor, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)
• Dennis Chepkwony, Director Universal Service Fund, Communications Authority of Kenya
• Eng. Kefa Seda Odhiambo, Director General, Public Private Partnerships Directorate, Kenya

Data Center Operators and Cloud Providers:

• Ike Nnamani, CEO, Digital Realty Nigeria
• Johnson Agogbua, CEO, KASI Cloud
• David Bunei, Managing Director Kenya, Oracle
• Lydia Carroon, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Microsoft
• Judy Nguru, Senior Strategic Negotiator, Google
• Alex Masu, Head of Network Investments Middle East and Africa, Meta

Telecom and Digital Infrastructure Leaders:

• Mugo Kibati, CEO, Telkom Kenya
• Andile Ngcaba, Chairman, Convergence Partners
• Tony Izuagbe Emoekpere, President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON)
• Thelma Quaye, Chief Digital Infrastructure, Skills and Empowerment Officer, Smart Africa

Sponsors

Host Sponsors: Cassava Technologies, Telkom Kenya

Diamond Sponsor: Acepeak

Gold Sponsors: AVA Group, Nokia, Omobio, Raxio Group, Telecom Egypt

Who Should Attend

• African and international data center operators and facility developers
• Hyperscaler and public cloud infrastructure procurement leads
• Submarine cable consortium leads and terrestrial fiber network operators
• African utility leaders, independent power producers, and microgrid developers
• Infrastructure funds, commercial banks, and development finance institutions
• Sovereign cloud architects and enterprise IT directors
• Telecom and digital economy regulators

Logistics

The conference takes place September 6–9, 2027 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill, situated at Elgon Road in Nairobi, Kenya. The gathering is co-located with ITW Africa 2027.

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