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21 June 2023, Marrakech
The annual conversation for data center, digital connectivity and sustainable energy infrastructure in Africa.
Challenges and opportunities for investing, building, powering, deploying and operating Digital Energy Hubs and Infrastructure to serve Africa’s 1.2bn population
Africa’s growing importance coincides with a global influx of capital to build digital infrastructure. Yet the continent’s infrastructure remains massively under-invested with reportedly less than 1 per cent of global data centre supply, outdated power systems, and scant terrestrial fibre.
South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt stand out as more advanced in terms of data center infrastructure development but fibre, dark fibre, new subsea cable systems and cable landing stations around the continent are driving new markets and opportunities.
Hyperscale is at a very early stage across the continent, but industry reports suggest that future demand will be driven by small and medium-sized enterprises, government agencies, data privacy laws, increased mobile deployment, use of fintech, video and gaming. Digital Africa is beginning to emerge, with an estimated 70% of African organisations estimated to move to the cloud by 2025.
Africa represents potentially the largest investment opportunity for data centers and Edge in the near term.
Investing in Africa Datacenter Markets
Over the past two years digital demand in Africa has accelerated through ecommerce, mobile, video, gaming, fintech and data residency legislation among other local drivers as well as the general intensity of increased demand generated across the pandemic.
New infrastructure developments are taking place simultaneously across the African continent.
New cloud regions are in the process of being deployed by global infrastructure providers, hyperscale is emerging, along with significant investment in subsea cable and landing stations connected to new and planned facilities and the opening up of new economies.
Looking forward, changes in energy and digitisation will introduce new dynamics to existing infrastructure and this event will explore both the challenges and tremendous investment and growth opportunities emerging across the continent.
How to assure sustainable power for Africa’s future datacenters?
Climate change and sustainability are driving global conversations about corporate social responsibility, ESG and reaching Net Zero. Reducing carbon emissions is one of the most critical goals for the data center industry today. As demand for digital infrastructure accelerates, data center operators need to find the means to meet new and unprecedented levels of demand, while taking immediate steps towards curbing carbon emissions.
Power remains a key challenge across the continent and the programme will address how operators are sourcing renewable energy, designing, building and managing data centers and digital infrastructure sustainably and will track evidence of progress each year.
Platform Africa Celebration of Industry Peers 2023
To celebrate and honour exceptional achievements of people and players in datacenter, digital and energy infrastructure, we will hold a Celebration of Industry Peers during the event.
The Celebration of Industry Peers is a step change away from more traditional formats that have been used until now. The process for these accolades will be open and transparent and presented in a more exciting but informal setting.
An announcement from a new council of Peers will be made detailing the Celebration categories and submission process.
Event Overview
20 June Pre-Event Cocktail Reception
21 June Conference and Exhibition
21 June Evening Reception and Celebration of Peers
Industry Exhibition
Previewing technologies to support sustainable construction of datacenters, fibre, submarine cables, new power management resources, cooling, carbon mitigation, sustainability, and performance.
Celebration of Industry Peers
To celebrate and honour exceptional achievements of people and players in datacenter, digital and energy infrastructure, we will hold a Celebration of Industry Peers during the event.
Register today for 2023
| Pass includes | Premium Pass | Business Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Invitation to private cocktail reception on the evening before the event (20 June 2023) |
Yes | Not included |
| Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Reception & Celebration of Industry Peers (21 June 2023) |
Yes | Yes |
| Access to Event Networking App for appointment setting before the event |
Yes | Yes |
| Limited Period Price 3 for 2 tickets open Close date: 28 February 2023 |
GBP 595.00 | GBP 495.00 |
| All prices in British Pounds Sterling. | Register | Register |
Contact
Platform Contacts
Gregory Gerot
Co-founder
Managing Director
Platform Markets Group Limited
