Registration Open for CAPRE’s Sixth Annual Greater Chicago & Midwest Data Center Summit

CHICAGO, April 17, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — If you are active in the data center industry or looking to become more active, you will not want to miss The Sixth Annual Greater Chicago & Midwest Data Summit. This full-day conference will be held on June 7 at Venue One in Chicago and feature 40+ speakers who will offer comprehensive analysis of the market opportunities and challenges. The Sixth Annual Greater Chicago & Midwest Data Center Summit will feature 13 hours of combined informational panels and networking. Participating end-users will represent the leading financial institutions and most active firms. More than 2,500 senior-level industry executives have attended this premier regional summit over the last five years.

ESD’s Fishing Tournament & Fish Fry on June 6 is pleased to partner with CAPRE’s 6th Annual Greater Chicago & Midwest Data Center Summit, which will be held on June 7 for two-days of industry networking events. Join all of the most active data center real estate and technology infrastructure executives in Greater Chicago for networking and business development opportunities June 6-7. Innovative data center developers, investors, capital sources, end-users and engineers will participate. 

Expert speakers will discuss trends, patterns, opportunities and challenges, including:

• What are the implications of new consolidators emerging in the data center arena?
• What types of industry changes might we expect in 2017?
• How will political changes around the globe impact the data center industry in 2017?
• What are the new innovations relative to connectivity and data center design?
• What is the global outlook in 2017 for data center investment and development?
• Why is there such a huge valuation differential between the “haves” and “have nots” – i.e., scale, cash flow, strategic relevance?

“I participated in the Chicago Data Center Summit as a panelist in 2014, representing our new subsidiary Forsythe Data Centers. The Summit provided a good opportunity to network with fellow data center and hosting providers and hear about the trends in the Chicago and Midwest data center markets.” — Bill Brennan, President & CEO, Forsythe Technology

View detailed agenda and registration >  https://www.capremedia.com/events/sixth-annual-greater-chicago-midwest-data-center-summit

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2017 Greater Greater Chicago & Midwest Data Center Summit Schedule:
June 7, 2017; 8:00am-5:00pm

Full-Day Conference at Venue One Chicago: Panel sessions to focus on state of the market, new development/site selection, investment, financing, connectivity innovations

Confirmed Speakers:

• Joseph Ryan: Chief Technology Officer – Americas, JLL
• Emil Sayegh: CEO, Hostway Services, Inc
• Ed Sitar: Manager of Economic and Business Development, ComEd
• Jerry Blair: Vice President, DataBank, Ltd.
• David Carlson: Vice President, Forsythe Hosting Solutions
• Andy Cvengros: Senior Vice President – Data Center Solutions, JLL
• Mike Hammett: Chief Information Officer, MidWest Internet Exchange
• Paul Hopkins: Vice President, Colt Data Centre Services
• Brian Johnston: Chief Technology Officer, QTS
• Jim Kerrigan: Managing Principal & Founding Member, North American Data Centers
• Tom Kutz: President, Lake Michigan Region 7 x 24
• James Leach: Vice President Marketing, RagingWire Data Centers
• Miles Loo, Jr.: Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield Western, Inc.
• Dave Meadows: Director of Industry, Standards and Technology, Stulz
• Matt Palese: Senior Director, Equinix
• J Todd Raymond: CEO & Managing Director, fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty, LLC
• Paul Schlattman: Senior Vice President, ESD

Look who’s attending, as of March 31, 2017:

• AEP
• Btech
• CAPRE MEDIA | CAPRATE EVENTS
• CC Power
• Century Link
• City of Garland
• Colt Data Centre Services
• ComEd – An Exelon Company
• CommScope
• CoreSite
• Cushman & Wakefield Western, Inc.
• DataBank, Ltd.
• DPR Construction
• Eaton Corporation
• EnerSys
• Equinix
• ESD
• Forsythe Data Centers
• Holder Construction
• Honeywell | Security and Fire
• JLL
• Lake Michigan Region 7 x 24
• MidWest Internet Exchange
• Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
• Nebraska Department of Economic Development
• PowerShield Americas
• QTS
• RagingWire Data Centers
• State of MN
• Stulz
• Tate
• Telstra
• TierPoint

For telephone registrations and general inquiries: Ronnie Niederman, 646-829-7233

For sponsorship/exhibitor inquiries: info@capremedia.com | 917-460-3572

Media Contact: Brian Klebash, CAPRE | The National Data Center Summit Series, 646-3318777, info@capremedia.com

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