Microsoft to lead AI masterclass at AEW 2026

Microsoft is announcing that it will lead an AI and Azure masterclass at African Energy Week 2026 in Cape Town.

• The Microsoft Masterclass: AI & Data Adoption for African Energy Companies will take place during the Renegade Intel platform at AEW 2026 in Cape Town from October 12–16 and will be led by Darryl Willis, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Energy.
• The session will focus on AI, cloud computing, Azure, predictive analytics, IoT, cybersecurity, and digital transformation for Africa’s upstream, power, and renewable energy sectors; the article also references the City of Cape Town’s approval of two hyperscale data centers with a combined planned demand of 174 MW and Cassava Technologies’ Johannesburg Azure peering location.