CONFERENCES 2024

Conférences: Salle 1

Welcome coffee

08:30 - 09:00

Come and meet our sponsors, partners and speakers over breakfast.

Opening session: "I want a data centre!"

09:00 - 09:20
Yves Grandmontagne - Datacenter Magazine

African data centres have the strength of their weaknesses... Built in environments that are not always favourable, they transcend technologies and bring innovation to the way they operate and the way they are used. And if digital technology is an opportunity for Africa, then the data centre is the medium for all its projects, from telecoms to the cloud, from electronic payments to innovation.

"Forum Data Center Africa instructions for use"

09:20 - 09:30
Yves Grandmontagne - DC MAG

• What are the strengths of African data centres? • Are African data centres ready to meet the challenges of the African digital age? • How are data centres, telecoms, new uses, the cloud, etc. evolving? • Should we replicate the experience of European, American or Asian data centres? • What technologies are needed now and in the future? • Are we moving towards a responsible African digital future?

"Facility Trend | How the Decentralised Network is Changing the Estate"

09:30 - 10:00
Jonathan Abbott - VERTIV

Resumer

"Smart DC, Building the Future"

10:00 - 10:45
Faouz Boutaleb Joutei - HUAWEI

The rise of computing power in the digital era is not only underpinning the future of our society, but has also become essential to our daily lives. And by 2030, we'll be well on our way to the Yottabyte (YB) ageAs an important carrier of computing power, data centers gather huge volumes of digital assets and are positioned as an integral part of the new digital infrastructure. Their strategic importance as the driving force of the digital economy cannot be overstated. With the increasing demand for high density and high computing power across multiple industries, it has never been more crucial to ensure the secure and reliable operation of data centers, the conference will be focused on how we can overcome these challenges by helping data center operators and service providers build reliable, green, simplified, and smart data centers.

"Network capacity constraints, speed of deployment and sustainability: the equation to solve"

11:30 - 12:00
Jérémie Pleynet - EATON

The conference looks at some of the current challenges posed by environmental aspects and constraints on electricity networks. It highlights them in the light of the need to standardise and simplify the deployment of these infrastructures, which are following a trend towards ever higher power ratings. These elements are the variables in the equation that aims to ensure long-term sustainability and efficiency.

"État des lieux du datacenter en Afrique"

12:00 - 12:30
- ADCA (Africa Data Center Association )

Resumer

"The challenges facing data centres in Africa and our feedback"

12:30 - 13:00
Sofia Benqassem, Achille Sarr, Khalid Touirs - APL

Building and operating a data centre is a challenge that is impacted by many issues. Against a backdrop of growing digital transition in Morocco, and more broadly in Africa, many data centre projects are seeing the light of day. Khalid Touirs, Achille Sarr and Sofia Benqassem discuss the major issues involved in designing and operating data centres in Africa, and share their experiences with you.

Lunch break & Networking

13:00 - 14:00
Exhibitors' hall

Lunch break at last! Take time to enjoy your meal and join our sponsors, partners and speakers for a great networking session.

"2024 results of the PUE survey in Africa"

14:00 - 14:30
Olivier Labbe - BLUESUN DC

In collaboration with the Africa Datacenter Association (ADCA), we have delivered the biennial survey on the energy performance of datacenters on the African continent. The average PUE (1.7) is only 8% higher than the world average, despite an unfavourable climate.

"5 Data Center Predictions for 2024"

14:30 - 15:00
Tarik Bahanniss - UPTIME INSTITUTE

In Uptime Institute Annual Five Trends report aim to highlight crucial yet often overlooked topics; The report goes beyond the surface level, and some of these topics may be featuring prominently in the conversation, some might not – but regardless, it always examine in context, and try to name the variables at work shaping the real-world impact that is expected over the next year and beyond.

"Towards a Code of Conduct for Data Centres in Africa"

15:00 - 15:30
Bernard Lecanu- BLIC-CONSULTANT

Résumer

Round Table: "Datacentres for Africa, from political will to hyperscalability"

15:30 - 16:30
Yves Grandmontagne - DC MAG

At a time when hyperscalers and cloud giants are invading the planet, Africa still offers many opportunities for data centre projects of all sizes. But we still need to meet the demands of a developing digital market. And we need to bring together the resources to ensure that data centres support the continent's digital transformation. How can we bring together the forces, the investment and the people who will make digital Africa a success through its data centres?

Closing & Networking

16:30

FINAL CLAP!

Other events:

Data Center Forum