Case Study: Vertiv – AI Infrastructure Sessions (West Africa)
Objective
Vertiv sought to introduce its AI-ready infrastructure solutions and NVIDIA partnership to West Africa through a series of high-impact, executive-level engagements. The goal was to move beyond awareness and create meaningful conversations with senior decision-makers shaping AI, data-centre, cloud, and enterprise infrastructure strategies in the region.Our Role
Africa Hyperscalers partnered with Vertiv to design, convene, and deliver the AI Infrastructure Roadshow Sessions as a series of curated, invitation-only executive forums. We led concept development, agenda design, speaker curation, audience strategy, and promotion, ensuring the session combined global expertise with local relevance.Execution
- Co-created the AI Infrastructure Roadshow concept and narrative, focused on AI readiness, power, cooling, and resilient infrastructure
- Curated and secured high-credibility speakers aligned with AI, data centers, and enterprise compute
- Delivered a C-suite, invitation-only audience, prioritising quality and decision-making authority
- Executed end-to-end promotion across Africa Hyperscalers’ owned media and African ecosystem channels
- Designed a world-class, intimate experience centered on dialogue, depth, and peer exchange
Audience Profile & Metrics
- Senior audience: CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, Heads of Infrastructure, Heads of Data Centers, and Enterprise IT leaders
- Sectors represented:
- Financial services and fintech
- Telecommunications and connectivity providers
- Data center and cloud operators
- Energy and critical infrastructure
- Large enterprises and digital-first companies
- Engagement quality: Closed-door, executive-only sessions with active participation and extended Q&A
- Visibility: Strong pre- and post-event amplification across African media platfoms, reaching a pan-African digital-infrastructure audience
Outcomes
- Strengthened Vertiv’s positioning as a trusted leader in AI-ready infrastructure in West Africa
- Enabled direct, high-quality engagement with decision-makers influencing AI and data center investments
- Translated global AI infrastructure capabilities into locally relevant, commercially grounded conversations
- Established a repeatable blueprint for future AI infrastructure engagements across Africa