DICE: Ohio 2026

Bisnow's Ohio edition of the Data Center Investment Conference & Expo, held 18 June 2026 in Columbus. The half-day programme covered the Ohio/Great Lakes market, development strategy and community benefit, construction delivery and power resilience, and day-two operations of AI-ready facilities. Attendance 260+, up from 185+ the prior year.

Programming Focus

• Ohio data center landscape: market momentum, trends and opportunities
• Site to shovel: development strategy that yields benefits for local communities
• Building the infrastructure: construction delivery, power systems and resilience
• High-density in the real world: operating AI-ready facilities day two and beyond
• From blueprint to build: physical security throughout development

Featured Speakers

Operators and hyperscalers:

• Bryan Smith, CEO, Expedient
• Tyler Riegle, Sr. Program Manager Land Development, Microsoft
• Juan Vasquez, Director Construction US Central, Microsoft
• Craig Deering, Architect & Senior Data Center Construction Manager, Oracle
• Brian Merriman, Director Data Center Facilities Engineering, Oracle
• Priyank Vekaria, Mechanical Field Engineer, Amazon Web Services
• Jim Summers, Co-Founder & CEO, GPC Infrastructure

Engineering, systems and delivery:

• Mihir Nandkeolyar, Director Thermal Management, Johnson Controls
• Michael Woodard, Chief Strategy Officer, NTI National Technologies
• Ashley Dirou, Global Senior Developer, Grundfos
• Ryan Larkin, National Account Executive, Limbach
• Doug Chansky, Director, Wesco Data Center Solutions
• Lee Neutzling, Senior Project Manager, Exante360

Moderators: Brandy Byrd Chapman (Ameristar Perimeter Security), Greg Charman (PARADIGM), Bobby Nikolaus (Siemens), Stacey Heckel (MISTRAS Group)

Sponsors

Platinum: Maddox Industrial Transformer, Ameristar Perimeter Security, PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Carlson Energy

Gold: Grundfos, Johnson Controls, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Network Connex, Wesco Data Center Solutions, GPC Infrastructure, Limbach

Silver: Valicor, Fluke Corporation, Essel Environmental Consulting, JST Power Equipment, ChemTreat, Hanwha Vision America, United Rentals, Conewago Manufacturing

Media partners: iMiller Public Relations, Data Center Post, InterGlobix

Impact partner: Nomad Futurist Foundation

Who Should Attend

• Developers, owners and operators
• Construction professionals, architects, engineers and GCs
• Trade partners
• Utility partners and grid operators
• Investors and technology providers
• Policy and ESG stakeholders

Logistics

Half-day format. Attendance 260+. Prior edition (Columbus, 2025): 185+.