Lagos, Nigeria. August 3, 2026 – Africa’s next digital economy will be defined by the infrastructure decisions being made today. As demand for cloud, artificial intelligence, digital payments, streaming, enterprise platforms, and public digital services accelerates across the continent, The Africa Hyperscalers Company will convene the third edition of Hyperscalers Convergence Africa 2026 in September under the theme “Africa’s Great Digital Buildout,” bringing together the policymakers, regulators, investors, infrastructure operators, technology companies, and enterprise leaders shaping the systems required for Africa’s next phase of growth.
HCA 2026 will focus on the policy, capital, connectivity, energy, data centre, cloud, and AI infrastructure required to support this transition, and feature high-level conversations on data sovereignty, digital infrastructure financing, cloud adoption, connectivity resilience, AI readiness, regional market integration, and the role of enterprise demand in accelerating infrastructure development.
Current confirmed speakers include Amine Idriss Adoum, Director of Economy- Infrastructure, Trade, AU-NEPAD, African Union Development Agency; Dr. Ayotunde Coker, Chief Executive Officer, Open Access Data Centres; Nonye Ujam, Director, Government Affairs, West Africa, Microsoft; Temitope Osunrinde, Executive Director, Africa Hyperscalers; Gary Chomse, Regional Director, Vertiv; Dotun Adekunle, Chief Operating Officer/Chief Technical Officer, OPay; Guy Zibi, Managing Partner, Xalam Analytics; Dr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General/Chief Executive Officer, National Information Technology Development Agency; Chiderah Ike-Okonkwo, Africa Director, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Nina Jojer Africa; Begna Gebreyes, Senior Vice President, Investments, Africa Finance Corporation; Muhammed Rudman, Chief Executive Officer, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria; Hon. Chukwuemeka Ujam mni, Managing Partner, Nina Jojer Africa; Dr. Fiona Asonga, Chief Executive Officer, Technology Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK); Kanwulia Okafor, Director, Industry Services (Africa) GSMA,and Jane Munga, Fellow, Carnegie Africa Program.
Speaking ahead of the event, Temitope Osunrinde, Executive Director of Africa Hyperscalers, said HCA 2026 is designed to move the continent’s digital infrastructure conversation from ambition to delivery.
“Africa’s digital future in 10 to 20 years will depend on the infrastructure decisions being made today. HCA 2026 will bring the right institutions into the room to address the hard questions around demand, capital, regulation, connectivity, cloud, data centres, AI, and sovereignty. The goal is not only to discuss Africa’s opportunity, but to work with the right institutions to shape a practical delivery agenda for the next phase of growth.”
The event will also feature honours of Africa’s digital pioneers including Andile Ngcaba, Chairman, Convergence Partners; Funke Opeke, Founder, MainOne; Strive Masiyiwa, Executive Chairman, Cassava Technologies; Alan Knott-Craig Sr; Founding CEO, Vodacom; Chris Wood, Chief Executive Officer, WIOCC; Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, Former Executive Vice Chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission; Michuki Mwangi, Distinguished Technologist for Internet Growth, Internet Society; His Excellency, Olusegun Obasanjo, former President, Federal Republic of Nigeria; the late Khaled Bichara, co-founder, Orascom Telecom, and Mohamed Nasr, former CEO, Telecom Egypt.
HCA 2026 is hosted by The Africa Hyperscalers Company, with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Xalam Analytics, and Nina Jojer Africa as Institutional, Research and Knowledge Partners, respectively.
