Panel: Resilience, Routing and Data Sovereignty in African Networks

08 Sept 2026
Data Centre Operator's , Carriers & MNO's , ITW
  • How subsea outages exposed routing, redundancy and sovereignty risks
  • How data localisation laws influence network design and traffic routing
  • Balancing national data control with regional and global connectivity
  • Lessons for future planning across subsea, terrestrial and IX strategies
Chairperson
Andile Lunga Stofile
Andile Lunga Stofile, Group Chief Enablement & Growth Officer - Empire Synergy
Speakers
Jacques Abeng
Jacques Abeng, Group Chief Marketing Officer - ST Digital
Wilfried Dudink
Wilfried Dudink, Senior Director Strategy & Business Development - DIGITAL REALTY
Douglas Njenga
Douglas Njenga, Director Regulatory and Strategic Affairs - WIOCC