CHICAGO, June 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- If you are active in the data center industry in Chicago, Greater Chicago, Wisconsin, Indiana or emerging Midwestern markets, or looking to become more active, you will not want to miss The Fifth Annual Greater Chicago & Midwest Data Center Summit. This two-day summit will be held on June 13-14 at The Westin Chicago River North and feature 40+ speakers who will offer comprehensive market analysis of the opportunities and challenges in Midwest markets. Participating firms represent the industry's most active developers, investors, operators and end-users, including: Digital Realty/Telx, Carter Validus, Goldman Sachs, Mintz Levin andSchneider Electric. The summit will feature 13 hours of combined informational panels and networking. Participating end-users will represent Chicago's financial sector and most active firms.
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40+ expert speakers will discuss the most important trends in the Chicago and Midwestern data center marketplace, including: Analysis of supply-demand in Chicago, Greater Chicago, Wisconsin, Indiana or emerging Midwestern markets; Analysis of new tenant growth: What types of tenants are taking down space?; Impact of the Edge on investment: Analysis of the growth of cell phones and other applications that require internet activity; Analysis of end-user decisions to invest in underlying infrastructure or invest in the networks; How are end-users becoming more sophisticated?; Analysis of major changes in retail colo; Analysis of challenges relative to compliance and consolidation; Are data centers getting smaller?; Analysis of construction costs and Analysis of monetization deals in the data center arena.
The National Data Center Summit Series®, with events in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Seattle and Los Angeles offers powerful one-day informational conferences combined with special receptions and data center tours. If you are looking to expand your network with the most active regional players in leading markets, you will not want to miss the upcoming events in 2016.
View detailed agenda and registration > http://cre-events.com/dcchicago2016/
Confirmed Speakers, as of May 19, 2016:
Douglas Adams, President, RagingWire Data Centers
Jeffrey Allis, Cloud Solutions, IBM
Michael Armstrong, Principal, GI Partners
Ted Beck, CTO, City of Aurora, IL
Dan Bennewitz, Chief Operating Officer, Sales & Marketing, QTS
Jeff Berson, Chief Investment Officer, QTS
Carl Bradshaw, Senior Director, Colocation, CenturyLink
Scott Brueggeman, Chief Marketing Officer, CyrusOne
Scott Bunnell, Director, Network Solutions, Forsythe
Rebecca Cowen, Director, Azure – Central Region, Microsoft
Gary Cudmore, Global Director, Data Centers, Black & Veatch
Chris Curtis, Senior Vice President, Development & Acquisitions, Compass Datacenters
Andy Cvengros, Vice President, Data Center Solutions, Jones Lang LaSalle
Michael Donis, Director & General Counsel, Stratosphere Networks
Sean Farney, Head of Global Technology Operations, The Boston Consulting Group
Steven Finnerty, Vice President, zColo, a Zayo company
Robert Fulford, Vice President, Stream Data Centers
Kevin Goodman, Managing Director & Partner, BlueBridge Networks, LLC
Mike Hammett, CIO, Midwest Internet Exchange
Kemal M. Hawa, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Art Hickman, Data Center Operations Manager, Expedia, Inc
Steven Holland, Vice President – Facilities Management Solutions, T5 Data Center Facilities Management
Tom Howard, Manager, Datacenter Infrastructure, University of Chicago Medicine
Dennis R. Ing, CFO, DeepWater Desal LLC
Erich Kaiser, Director, CoreSite
Darren Kelsey, Manager, National Accounts, American Electric Power
Jim Kerrigan, SIOR, Managing Principal, North American Data Centers
Keith Klesner, Senior Vice President, North America, Uptime Institute
Tom Lambrecht, Manager, Economic Development, Great River Energy
Tom Long, President, NITCO
Miles Loo, Jr., Executive Director, Cushman & Wakefield Western, Inc.
Dave Meadows, Manager, Applications Engineering, STULZ Air Technology Systems
Julie Menacho, Executive Director & Global Head of Market Technology, CME Group
Vinay Nagpal, Director, Carrier Relations, DuPont Fabros Technnology
Lou Najdzin, Senior Director, Vertical Development – Cloud & IT Services, Equinix
Scott Neill, Data Center Specialist II, Computing Sector, Fermilab DOE
Yan Ness, CEO, Online Tech, LLC
Michael Ortiz, Vice President, Technology Solutions Group | West Region, Colliers International
Avner Papouchado, CEO, Server Farm Realty, Inc.
Raymond Parpart, Director, Data Center Operations, University of Chicago
Jon Paulsen, Senior Vice President, DCI Technology Holdings, LLC
J Todd Raymond, Managing Director, 1547 Critical Systems Realty, LLC
Michael Rechtin, Jr., Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP
James Reinhart, Chief Operating Officer, Operations, QTS
Hans Royal, Associate Vice President, Strategic Renewables, Renewable Choice Energy
Joe Ryan, CTO, Americas, Jones Lang LaSalle
Jacob Saunders, CTO, 10th Magnitude
Andrew Schaap, Senior Vice President, Digital Realty Trust
Eli Scher, Chairman & CEO, New Continuum Data Centers
Edward M. Sitar, Manager, Economic and Business Development, ComEd
Rex Smith, Owner & Managing Director, Liberty Center One
Josh Snowhorn, Vice President & General Manager, Interconnection, CyrusOne
David Spiewak, Managing Principal, DJS Group LLC / Next Tier HD
David Spillers, Vice President, Network Operations, Brandmuscle
Andy Stewart, Chief Strategy Officer, TierPoint
Michael D. Stovsky, Partner & Member of Executive Committee & Chair, Innovations, Information Technology and Intellectual Property Group, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Kelly Sullivan, Vice President, Global Data Center Operations, CenturyLink
Joshua Wright, Channel Account Manager, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence
View detailed agenda and registration > http://cre-events.com/dcchicago2016/
** 2016 Chicago & Midwest Data Center Summit Schedule **
June 13, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Opening Night Reception
June 14 2016, 7:00am-5:00pm
westin chicagoFull-Day Conference at Westin Chicago River North: Panel sessions to focus on state of the market, new development/site selection, investment, financing, connectivity innovations
Advance Registration: $695 per person; group discount (2+ attendees), $475 per person. Advance registration to expire on May 14, 2016. Standard registration: $895 per person; group discount (2+ attendees), $670 per person.
View detailed agenda and registration > http://cre-events.com/dcchicago2016/
Media Contact: Brian Klebash, CapRate Events, LLC | The National Data Center Summit Series, 917-460-3572, info@cre-events.com
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