DIF-AfIDA Digital Catapult pitch sessions
Join DIF and AfIDA in the 12th investment pitches by six entrepreneurs presenting exciting projects focused on DRC, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia, Zambia, and Senegal with solutions covering green data-centres, rural connectivity, fibre and IOT. Over thirty minutes, each project will receive feedback on sources of capital and innovative ideas for improving the risk-reward of these by a panel of mentor consisting of seasoned deal-makers.
14.30 – 14.40 Welcome remarks
Vivek Mittal, CEO, Africa Infrastructure Development Association (AfIDA)
Ville Wacklin, Expert, Digital Investment Facility
14.40 – 15.10 Navon World
1.5 MW High Performance Computing Tier III Enterprise Data Centre powered by geothermal energy
Romi Sumaria, Co-Founder, Navon World
Erin Beilharz, Advisor, Navon World
Ben Roberts, Advisor, Navon World
15.10 – 15.40 DemshiTelco
5 MW Colocation data-centre with an initial 3MW phase1
Ferdinand Nghiyolwa, DemshiTelco
Werner Shilunga, Managing Director, DemshiTelco
15.40 – 16.10 Ukama Inc
4G data local area networks - providing access for 300,000 rurual consumers in Zambia
Kashif Ali, Founder & CEO, Ukama Inc
16.10 – 16.40 Mirahtec
2 MW data centre and Wireless Network with IOT solutions for rural Senegal
Mamadou Lamine Faye, Director General, Mirahtec
Ramatoulaye Fall, Commercial Director, Mirahtec
16.40 – 17.10 Rain Communications
5 edge data centres connecting a new submarine cable landing station in Mombasa to tier 2 cities in Kenya and Uganda.
Barry Macharia, Co-Founder & CTO, Rain Communications
Alex Nayagah, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Rain Communications
17.10 – 17.40 Techminds Technologies
5 x 0.5 MW edge data-centres, combined with fibre and cloud for e-Government
John Gitau Kariuki, Director Strategy & Growth, Techminds Technologies
