29 October 2026 venue Maslow Hotel Sandton, JohannesburgAfrica's Digital Backbone: powering a connected continent
Where the data centre build-out meets the energy, water and capital to deliver it
Data centres are emerging as Africa's new industrial powerhouse — with global demand projected to jump 788 TWh and drive a 20% increase in power demand. The Data Centre Summit brings together developers, operators, utilities, regulators and investors to close the continent's 20-gigawatt infrastructure gap and build the digital capacity Africa's growth depends on.
- The AI goldrush and the grid capacity to power it
- Data sovereignty, localisation laws and the shift to domestic builds
- The resource nexus: power, water and next-generation cooling
- Financing, designing and greening Africa's digital infrastructure