DICE: Midwest 2026
About the Event
DICE Midwest is a single-day data center investment and development conference organized by Bisnow, focused on Midwest U.S. markets. The 2026 edition takes place September 16 at the Loews Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont, IL. The event brings together developers, operators, investors, construction firms, and technology providers working on data center projects across the Midwest.
Programming Focus
- The business of building data centers in the Midwest
- Earning the right to build in new markets
- Building with optionality and flexible design
- Delivering Midwest data centers on compressed timelines
- Water as resource management
- Operating Midwest data centers for AI workloads
- Regional energy infrastructure and demand
Featured Speakers
Data Center Operators and Developers:
- John Day, Chief Commercial Officer, CleanArc Data Centers
- Mario Calderone, Chief Real Estate Officer, ServerFarm
- Maria Poyer, Head of Acquisitions & Development, Verrus
- Geoff Hubbard, Data Center Operations Manager, World Wide Technology
Investors:
- Michael Lee, Managing Director, GI Partners
Technology and Innovation:
- Bill Kleyman, CEO & Co-Founder, Apolo.us
- Justin Leon, Business Development Manager, Avtron Power Solutions
- Chrissy Olsen, VP Critical Power Solutions, MPI Energy
- Amber Zurcher, Senior Account Manager, Power and Data Management
Legal:
- Robert Montejo, Partner, Duane Morris
- Shawn Ronda, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Engineering and Construction:
- Travis Tomanek, Executive Manager, Mission Critical Infrastructure, USG
- Alex Brown, Product Champion, Nucor Vulcraft/Verco
- Kurt Lindorfer, Founding Principal, PARADIGM Structural Engineers
Sponsors
Platinum: Carlson Energy, ESI Total Fuel Management, FivD Inc., Maddox Industrial Transformer, PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Syserco, USG, Vulcraft Corp
Gold: Avtron Power Solutions, Buildots, Clune Construction, Duane Morris, Gradian Thermal Solutions, Greenberg Traurig, Grundfos, Husch Blackwell, LG Electronics, MPI Narada, Power and Data Management, Powering Chicago, Rehlko, Schneider Electric, Syska Hennessy Group, Wesco Distribution
Silver: Air2O, Automated Logic, Virginia Transformer Corporation
Who Should Attend
- Data center developers, operators, and investors
- Construction and engineering firms
- Utility and energy partners
- Technology providers and cooling specialists
- Legal and regulatory professionals
- Real estate investors and REITs