{"id":55522,"date":"2026-04-09T15:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=55522"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:17:46","slug":"vertiv-ai-innovation-roadshow-returns-to-africa-as-virtual-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/09\/vertiv-ai-innovation-roadshow-returns-to-africa-as-virtual-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertiv AI Innovation Roadshow Returns to Africa as Virtual Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Vertiv (NYSE: VRT),\u00a0a global leader in critical digital infrastructure,\u00a0is hosting the next edition of its AI Innovation Roadshow for Africa, this time in a fully digital format. The\u00a0webinar\u00a0is set to take place on Wednesday 15 April at 11:00 SAST.<\/p>\n<p>Under the theme \u2018<em>AI-Ready Data Centres for Africa: Building Infrastructure for What\u2019s Next<\/em>\u2019, the webinar will explore what it means to prepare African facilities for AI workloads, highlighting how data centres can support high-density computing driven by AI, cloud and digital transformation.<\/p>\n<p>The session will examine the critical role of power, cooling and modular infrastructure solutions in evolving data centres for operational efficiency and future growth. Vertiv experts Wojtek Piorko, managing director for Africa; Jon Abbott, technology director; Andrew Carikas, senior manager: technical sales, thermal; and Haroun De-Almeida, senior manager: technical sales, AC power, will address key topics including:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0AI workloads and their impact on African data centre strategies;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Power and energy efficiency requirements for high-density workloads;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cooling evolution, including precision cooling, chilled-water systems and high-density\/liquid cooling readiness;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Modular and scalable approaches for future expansion; and<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Resilient, future-ready facilities to support long-term growth in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>A panel discussion on the topic \u2018Powering AI in Africa: Exploring readiness, infrastructure challenges and scalable growth\u2019 will feature insights from Piorko and other industry\u00a0leaders, including\u00a0Ayotunde Coker, CEO of Open Access Data Centres (OADC).<\/p>\n<p>Says Piorko: \u201cAfrica represents a strategically important market in the global AI landscape, with growing investment in digital infrastructure. This next phase of Vertiv\u2019s AI Innovation Roadshow brings together regional expertise and global insight in a format that allows us to engage a broader audience simultaneously, exploring the practical realities of preparing data centres for AI workloads and the infrastructure strategies needed to support efficient, environmentally responsible growth,\u201d he comments.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more about the\u00a0AI Innovation Roadshow for Africa and\u00a0secure your place.\u00a0To find out more on Vertiv\u2019s infrastructure solutions for AI, visit the\u00a0Vertiv AI Hub.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Vertiv #Innovation #Roadshow #Returns #Africa #Virtual #Event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vertiv (NYSE: VRT),\u00a0a global leader in critical digital infrastructure,\u00a0is hosting the next edition of its AI Innovation Roadshow for Africa,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[151,1708,1953,626,2481,10205,6838],"class_list":["post-55522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-africa","tag-event","tag-innovation","tag-returns","tag-roadshow","tag-vertiv","tag-virtual"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55522"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55524,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55522\/revisions\/55524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}