Africa’s Data. Africa’s Future:
The Sovereign Data Imperative
As the continent accelerates its digital transformation, one question takes center stage: Where does our data live, and who controls it?
Join 150+ leaders across enterprise, government, and regulation to answer that question and chart Africa’s sovereign data future.
Wednesday, September 18, 2025
10:00 AM WAT
Africa’s Data. Africa’s Future:
The Sovereign Data Imperative
As the continent accelerates its digital transformation, one question takes center stage: Where does our data live, and who controls it?
Join 150+ leaders across enterprise, government, and regulation to answer that question and chart Africa’s sovereign data future.
Wednesday, September 18, 2025
10:00 AM WAT
Event Overview: The Core of Africa's Digital Transformation
As Africa’s digital economy surges forward, so does the urgency for data sovereignty, regulatory compliance, and local infrastructure resilience. Across sectors, national regulators are enforcing data domiciliation to protect sensitive information, improve cybersecurity, and drive sovereign infrastructure growth. But many enterprises still rely on offshore hosting, often at the expense of performance, compliance, trust and continental priorities.
Africa Data Sovereignty 2025 brings together the continent’s enterprise technology leaders, regulators, and innovators for a high-impact conversation on unlocking the business advantage of local data.
- Hosted by Olla Systems, with Africa Hyperscalers as strategic partners, this flagship event will showcase how enterprises across Africa are embracing sovereign, enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure to drive security, performance, and compliance.
Event Objectives: What You Will Achieve?
- Policy is Changing – Regulators across Africa are mandating in-country hosting. Are you complying? Are you at risk?
- Performance is Critical – Local cloud delivers faster speeds, lower latency, and better reliability.
- Trust is Tangible – Hosting locally builds customer confidence and operational resilience.
- Local Cloud is Ready – Premier cloud solutions, zero downtime migration, now available
- Regulatory – Operator Convergence – Improved understanding of the technical pathways and strategic rationale for migrating workloads to in-country infrastructure.
Target Audience: Who Should Attend?
This conference is essential for:
- Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
- Chief Risk and Compliance Officers, Data Protection Officers (DPOs), and IT Directors
- Regulatory and Policy Stakeholders (NITDA, NCC, CBN, and similar agencies across Africa)
- Cloud Architects, Infrastructure Managers, Heads of Digital Transformation, Enterprise Architects
- Leaders in Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Government, Energy, Retail, Education, and Professional Services
- Cloud Service Providers, Data Center Operators, Technology Vendors, and Academics
Speakers
Distinguished Speakers
Secure Your Spot
Ready to Secure Africa's Digital Future?
Let’s bring it home – securely, smartly, and compliantly.
RSVP Today: convergence@hyperscalers.news
Wednesday, September 18, 2025
10:00 AM WAT
Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Africa’s Data. Africa’s Future:
The Sovereign Data Imperative
As the continent accelerates its digital transformation, one question takes center stage: Where does our data live, and who controls it?
Join 150+ leaders across enterprise, government, and regulation to answer that question and chart Africa’s sovereign data future.
Event Overview: The Core of Africa's Digital Transformation
As Africa’s digital economy surges forward, so does the urgency for data sovereignty, regulatory compliance, and local infrastructure resilience. Across sectors, national regulators are enforcing data domiciliation to protect sensitive information, improve cybersecurity, and drive sovereign infrastructure growth. But many enterprises still rely on offshore hosting, often at the expense of performance, compliance, trust and continental priorities.
Africa Data Sovereignty 2025 brings together the continent’s enterprise technology leaders, regulators, and innovators for a high-impact conversation on unlocking the business advantage of local data.
- Hosted by Olla Systems, with Africa Hyperscalers as strategic partners, this flagship event will showcase how enterprises across Africa are embracing sovereign, enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure to drive security, performance, and compliance.
Key Themes
Data Sovereignty as a Strategic Advantage
Join us to explore how local data control is becoming central to national security, economic resilience, and enterprise competitiveness across Africa.
Compliance Meets Performance
Making the business case for in-country hosting – reduced latency, improved audit readiness, enhanced security, and customer trust.
Enterprise Migration in Action
Showcasing real-world transitions from offshore to sovereign infrastructure, with lessons on cloud modernization, risk mitigation, and zero-downtime migration.
Building Africa’s Trusted Cloud Ecosystem
What it takes to scale secure, high-availability infrastructure – policy, power, interconnection, investment, and the role of local providers like Olla Systems.
The Future of Digital Regulation
Navigating evolving data domiciliation mandates, cross-border policy harmonization, and the next chapter of Africa’s regulatory cloud environment.
Event Objectives:
What You Will Achieve
Policy is Changing
Regulators across Africa are mandating in-country hosting. Are you complying? Are you at risk?
Performance is Critical
Local cloud delivers faster speeds, lower latency, and better reliability.
Trust is Tangible
Hosting locally builds customer confidence and operational resilience.
Local Cloud is Ready
Premier cloud solutions, zero downtime migration, now available
Regulatory - Operator Convergence
Improved understanding of the technical pathways and strategic rationale for migrating workloads to in-country infrastructure.
Feature Six
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Target Audience: Who Should Attend?
This conference is essential for:
- Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
- Chief Risk and Compliance Officers, Data Protection Officers (DPOs), and IT Directors
- Regulatory and Policy Stakeholders (NITDA, NCC, CBN, and similar agencies across Africa)
- Cloud Architects, Infrastructure Managers, Heads of Digital Transformation, Enterprise Architects
- Leaders in Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Government, Energy, Retail, Education, and Professional Services
- Cloud Service Providers, Data Center Operators, Technology Vendors, and Academics
Agenda & Key Sessions: Your Day at a Glance
Registration & Networking / Coffee Break / Opening Video
Welcome Remarks – MC
Africa’s Need for Data Sovereignty – Olusola Adenuga, CEO, Olla Systems
Strengthening Nigeria’s Digital Future Through Data Sovereignty – Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General, NITDA
Data Sovereignty as National Security:
Charting Africa’s Path to Trusted Digital Infrastructure
Speakers:
Dr. Vincent Olatunji
(Nigeria Data Protection Commission),
Mosalanyane Mosala
(Information Regulator, South Africa),
Immaculate Kassait
(Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya),
Lt Col. Peter Karake
(National Cyber Security Authority, Rwanda),
Dr. Arnold Kavaarpuo
(Data Protection Commission, Ghana)
Networking Break
The Data Divide: Who Controls, Who Complies, Who Loses?
Speakers:
Oswald Osaretin Guobadia (Policy Entrepreneur)
Niyi Yusuf (Verraki) / Kemi Onabanjo (McKinsey) / PwC / KPMG
Peter (SeerGlobal)
Representatives from Manufacturing and Healthcare
The Enterprise Advantage: Why Local Data Matters Now More Than Ever – Olusola Adenuga, CEO, Olla Systems
Data Sovereignty as a Catalyst for Africa’s Digital Economy: Policy, Compliance, and Infrastructure Imperatives
- Moderator:
Dr. Ayotunde Coker, CEO, Open Access Data Centres
- Speakers:
Olusola Adenuga (Olla Systems)
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi (NITDA)
Mosalanyane Mosala (Information Regulator, South Africa)
Immaculate Kassait (Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya)
Representative (Ghana Data Protection)
Executive from CBN, Executive from Afrexim, Executive from NAICOM or NIA
- Moderator:
Interactive Q&A
Thank You and Lunch
Speakers
Distinguished Speakers
Secure Your Spot
Supporting Subheading
Ready to Secure Africa's Digital Future?
Let’s bring it home – securely, smartly, and compliantly.
RSVP Today | convergence@hyperscalers.news
Hosted by Olla Systems
The Africa Data Sovereignty 2025 conference is hosted by Olla Systems, with Africa Hyperscalers as the strategic partner.
Olla Systems is Africa’s trusted provider of secure, high-availability cloud services. With infrastructure in Nigeria and the UAE, and a premier Oracle Cloud partnership, Olla helps regulated enterprises migrate, modernize, and scale in compliance with national regulations. The company has supported cloud migration journeys for organizations across financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, and telecoms, delivering seamless local performance, enhanced security, and operational agility.
Wednesday, September 18, 2025
10:00 AM WAT
Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Africa’s Data. Africa’s Future:
The Sovereign Data Imperative
As the continent accelerates its digital transformation, one question takes center stage: Where does our data live, and who controls it?
Join 150+ leaders across enterprise, government, and regulation to answer that question and chart Africa’s sovereign data future.
Event Overview: The Core of Africa's Digital Transformation
As Africa’s digital economy surges forward, so does the urgency for data sovereignty, regulatory compliance, and local infrastructure resilience. Across sectors, national regulators are enforcing data domiciliation to protect sensitive information, improve cybersecurity, and drive sovereign infrastructure growth. But many enterprises still rely on offshore hosting, often at the expense of performance, compliance, trust and continental priorities.
Africa Data Sovereignty 2025 brings together the continent’s enterprise technology leaders, regulators, and innovators for a high-impact conversation on unlocking the business advantage of local data.
- Hosted by Olla Systems, with Africa Hyperscalers as strategic partners, this flagship event will showcase how enterprises across Africa are embracing sovereign, enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure to drive security, performance, and compliance.
Key Themes
Data Sovereignty as a Strategic Advantage
Join us to explore how local data control is becoming central to national security, economic resilience, and enterprise competitiveness across Africa.
Compliance Meets Performance
Making the business case for in-country hosting – reduced latency, improved audit readiness, enhanced security, and customer trust.
Enterprise Migration in Action
Showcasing real-world transitions from offshore to sovereign infrastructure, with lessons on cloud modernization, risk mitigation, and zero-downtime migration.
Building Africa’s Trusted Cloud Ecosystem
What it takes to scale secure, high-availability infrastructure – policy, power, interconnection, investment, and the role of local providers like Olla Systems.
The Future of Digital Regulation
Navigating evolving data domiciliation mandates, cross-border policy harmonization, and the next chapter of Africa’s regulatory cloud environment.
Event Objectives:
What You Will Achieve
Policy is Changing
Regulators across Africa are mandating in-country hosting. Are you complying? Are you at risk?
Performance is Critical
Local cloud delivers faster speeds, lower latency, and better reliability.
Trust is Tangible
Hosting locally builds customer confidence and operational resilience.
Local Cloud is Ready
Premier cloud solutions, zero downtime migration, now available
Regulatory - Operator Convergence
Improved understanding of the technical pathways and strategic rationale for migrating workloads to in-country infrastructure.
Feature Six
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Target Audience: Who Should Attend?
This conference is essential for:
- Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
- Chief Risk and Compliance Officers, Data Protection Officers (DPOs), and IT Directors
- Regulatory and Policy Stakeholders (NITDA, NCC, CBN, and similar agencies across Africa)
- Cloud Architects, Infrastructure Managers, Heads of Digital Transformation, Enterprise Architects
- Leaders in Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Government, Energy, Retail, Education, and Professional Services
- Cloud Service Providers, Data Center Operators, Technology Vendors, and Academics
Agenda & Key Sessions: Your Day at a Glance
Registration & Networking / Coffee Break / Opening Video
Welcome Remarks – MC
Africa’s Need for Data Sovereignty – Olusola Adenuga, CEO, Olla Systems
Strengthening Nigeria’s Digital Future Through Data Sovereignty – Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General, NITDA
Data Sovereignty as National Security:
Charting Africa’s Path to Trusted Digital Infrastructure
Speakers:
Dr. Vincent Olatunji
(Nigeria Data Protection Commission),
Mosalanyane Mosala
(Information Regulator, South Africa),
Immaculate Kassait
(Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya),
Lt Col. Peter Karake
(National Cyber Security Authority, Rwanda),
Dr. Arnold Kavaarpuo
(Data Protection Commission, Ghana)
Networking Break
The Data Divide: Who Controls, Who Complies, Who Loses?
Speakers:
Oswald Osaretin Guobadia (Policy Entrepreneur)
Niyi Yusuf (Verraki) / Kemi Onabanjo (McKinsey) / PwC / KPMG
Peter (SeerGlobal)
Representatives from Manufacturing and Healthcare
The Enterprise Advantage: Why Local Data Matters Now More Than Ever – Olusola Adenuga, CEO, Olla Systems
Data Sovereignty as a Catalyst for Africa’s Digital Economy: Policy, Compliance, and Infrastructure Imperatives
- Moderator:
Dr. Ayotunde Coker, CEO, Open Access Data Centres
- Speakers:
Olusola Adenuga (Olla Systems)
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi (NITDA)
Mosalanyane Mosala (Information Regulator, South Africa)
Immaculate Kassait (Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya)
Representative (Ghana Data Protection)
Executive from CBN, Executive from Afrexim, Executive from NAICOM or NIA
- Moderator:
Interactive Q&A
Thank You and Lunch
Speakers
Distinguished Speakers
Secure Your Spot
Supporting Subheading
Ready to Secure Africa's Digital Future?
Let’s bring it home – securely, smartly, and compliantly.
RSVP Today | convergence@hyperscalers.news
Hosted by Olla Systems
The Africa Data Sovereignty 2025 conference is hosted by Olla Systems, with Africa Hyperscalers as the strategic partner.
Olla Systems is Africa’s trusted provider of secure, high-availability cloud services. With infrastructure in Nigeria and the UAE, and a premier Oracle Cloud partnership, Olla helps regulated enterprises migrate, modernize, and scale in compliance with national regulations. The company has supported cloud migration journeys for organizations across financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, and telecoms, delivering seamless local performance, enhanced security, and operational agility.
Speakers
Immaculate Kassait
Data Protection Commissioner Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (Kenya)
Baker Birikujja
Acting National Personal Data Protection Director, Personal Data Protection Office, (Uganda)
