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