Workshop Subsea Cables and Africa’s New Digital Corridors

08 Sept 2026
Workshop 1 - Kifaru, Floor 1
ITW Africa
  • Where new subsea cables are landing – and why it matters
  • How subsea investment is creating new regional hubs
  • Resilience lessons from cable cuts and outages
  • The relationship between subsea, IXs and data centres
Chairperson
Lanre Kolade
Lanre Kolade, Founder & CEO - Koltronics Nigeria
Speakers
Sudhir Juggernath
Sudhir Juggernath, CEO Telcables South Africa - ANGOLA CABLES
Zia Khan
Zia Khan, Network Development Manager - Meta
Chongguang Ma
Chongguang Ma, General Manager of MEA Region - HMN Technologies Co., Limited
Joe Marsella
Joe Marsella, VP International Business Development - CIENA