Hyperscalers Convergence Africa 2025 will bring leaders to Lagos on October 7 to debate how the continent can scale connectivity, cloud, and capital.
On October 7, 2025, Lagos will host the 2025 edition of Hyperscalers Convergence Africa, a one-day gathering of digital infrastructure operators designed to chart the future of Africa’s digital economy. Organized by Africa Hyperscalers, the conference will convene policymakers, investors, and industry leaders to debate how the continent can scale data centers, expand connectivity, unlock patient capital, and build trusted digital infrastructure.
The agenda will tackle Africa’s most urgent priorities – from the journey to 2,500MW of data center capacity, to weaving subsea and terrestrial fiber into a resilient backbone, to preparing enterprises for an AI-driven future. These themes are critical. Fixed broadband still reaches fewer than 6% of households, most local cloud infrastructure remains clustered in four markets, and last-mile access for homes, SMEs, and rural areas is limited – deepening the digital divide. With Africa’s population projected to hit 2.4 billion by 2050, the demand for localized, secure digital services is pressing. Open-access infrastructure, harmonized regulation, and workforce development will decide whether Africa captures its digital future or remains dependent on others.
“Africa’s digital trajectory is being shaped now,” said Kazeem Oladepo, COO, IHS and 2025 Conference Chairperson. “Connectivity, compute, and capital will decide whether the continent captures the value of its own digital future. We must take advantage of this window of opportunity.”
The conference will feature keynote addresses, panel sessions, and networking opportunities designed to foster collaboration across private sector operators, governments, and financiers. Confirmed speakers include Bill Kleyman, Chief Executive Officer, Apolo.US and Executive Chair for Data Center Programs, Informa; Guy Zibi, Managing Partner, Xalam Analytics; Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA); Begna Gebreyes, Head of Heavy Industries, Telecoms & Technology, Africa Finance Corporation; Chinyerugo Ugoji, Partner, AELEX; Vivek Mittal, CEO, African Infrastructure Development Association; Ben Roberts, Principal, Digital Economy Advisors; Dr. Houda Chihi, Sup’COM Tunisia; Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing Act; Johnson Agogbua, CEO, Kasi Cloud; Roger Shutte, General Manager for Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering, MTN Nigeria; Snehar Shah, CEO of IX Africa; Gbenga Adegbiji, CEO, Geniserve; George Etomi, Principal Partner, George Etomi & Partners; Lars Johannisson, CEO, Rack Centre; Lanre Kolade, Chairman, ConnectedCompute; Otuya Okecha, CEO, FibreSol; Abayomi Adebanjo, Director, Legal, Equinix; Muhammed Rudman, CEO, IXPN; Josephine Sarouk, Managing Director, Bayobab Nigeria; Bukola Ajayi, General Manager, MTN Nigeria; Dr. Ayotunde Coker, CEO, Open Access Data Centres; Dr. Yele Okeremi, CEO, Precise Financial Systems; Sayo Oshadami, Director at Equinix; Oguche Agudah, CEO, Pension Fund Operations Association of Nigeria (PenOp); Mohammed Besheer, Head, Network & Infrastructure, Central Bank of Egypt; Kazeem Oladepo, COO, IHS; Hakeem Adeniji-Adele, Deputy Managing Director, eTranzact, and Temitope Osunrinde, Executive Director of Africa Hyperscalers.
Who should attend? Operators seeking strategic visibility and regional partnerships, investors scouting infrastructure-ready opportunities, policymakers shaping regulatory frameworks, tech platforms and hyperscalers building Africa’s cloud and AI ecosystems, and builders and innovators ready to showcase ideas and learn from peers.
To register for Hyperscalers Convergence Africa 2025 on October 7 in Lagos, visit https://convergenceafrica.hyperscalers.news/hca2025/
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