The Fourth Annual Greater Chicago & Midwest Data Center Summit: Join SoftLayer, Digital Realty Trust, CIT Group, Schneider Electric and More on June 15-16

CHICAGO, May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The National Data Center Summit Series is expanding with more valuable market intelligence and networking opportunities in 2015. The nation's premier data center conference series will be held on June 15-16 with The Fourth Annual Greater Chicago & Midwest Data Center Summit in  Chicago. The summit will feature an opening night reception on June 15, and full-day conference at The Westin Chicago River North on June 16.

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"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 to hear about the trends in the Chicago and Midwest data center markets." — Bill Brennan, President & CEO, Forsythe Technology

** Featuring Opening Night Reception at Digital Realty Trust 350 E. Cermak **

350 E Cermak DigitalLocated in the South Loop of the Chicago Central Business District, 350 E. Cermak is the premier mission critical data center and telecommunications facility in the Midwest. The property boasts significant electrical and HVAC infrastructure as well as robust telecomm access critical to enterprise data center tenants.

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2015 summit confirmed speakers:

• Matt A'Hearn, Managing Director, Moelis & Company
• Kevin R. Baranowski, Director, Partner Development & Monetization NA, Ciena
• Todd Bateman, North American Agency Practice Leader, Data Center Solutions, CBRE
• Bill Baxter Data Center Strategist
• Jerry Blair, Co-Founder & Vice President, DataBank, Ltd.
• David Carlson, General Manager, Forsythe Hosting Solutions
• Darin Cook, President & CEO, StratITsphere Data Center Solutions
• Chris Curtis, Senior Vice President, Development & Acquisitions, Compass Datacenters
• Andy Cvengros, Vice President – Data Center Real Estate and Technology Practice, Jones Lang LaSalle
• Robert DeVita, Chief Sales Officer, fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547)
• Sean Farney, Founder and CEO, McCormick Technology Ventures
• Eric Fisher, General Manager, A5.com
• Mark Gilbert, Director, Data Center Business Development, COPT
• Kevin Goodman, Managing Director & Partner, BlueBridge Networks, LLC
• Mike Hammett, President, Intelligent Computing Solutions
• Kemal M. Hawa, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Charles Hoop, IT Sourcing and Procurement Category Lead, Accenture
• Brian Johnston, Chief Technology Officer, QTS
• Joseph E. Junda, Managing Director – Communications, Media & Ent. Finance, CIT Group
• Jim Kerrigan, Managing Principal, North American Data Centers
• Patrick Lamp, Interim Manager of IT Electrical Infrastructure, United Airlines
• John Leonbruno, Vice President, Digital Realty Trust
• Miles Loo, Jr., Executive Director, Valuation & Advisory, Cushman & Wakefield Western, Inc.
• Stacie LoVan, Project Director, Greater Des Moines Partnership
• Vincent Philip Luongo, Senior Vice President – Real Estate Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Bob Matthews, Technical Project Manager, A5 Power Solutions
• Craig McKesson, Executive Vice President, T5 Data Centers
• Dave Meadows, Manager, Applications Engineering, STULZ Air Technology Systems
• Ted Mocarski, Senior Partner, Novacap TMT IV
• Craig Mohan, Managing Director of Market Data, Connectivity and Co-Location and Data Center Services, CME Group
• Vinay Nagpal Director – Carrier Relations, DuPont Fabros Technology
• Jason O'Conaill, Client Partner – International Markets, Infinity SDC Limited
• Raymond Parpart, Senior Consultant, Data Center Services & IT Services, University of Chicago
• Greg Pettine, Director – Data Center Service Provider Segment, Schneider Electric
• John Pomposello, Vice President, NEF
• Michael D. Rechtin, Jr., Partner, Quarles & Brady LLP
• Francisco Romero, Chief Operating Officer, SoftLayer, an IBM Company
• Eli D. Scher, Chairman & CEO, Continuum Data Centers
• Edward M. Sitar, Manager, Economic & Business Development, ComEd
• Gregory E. Spitzer, Partner, Real Estate Department, Paul Hastings
• Scott Tillman, Principal/Manager, Altered Scale
• Bill Winsininski, Vice President & General Manager – Midwest, ByteGrid Holdings, LLC

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Attending firms (as of May 20):

7×24 Lake MichiganA5 Power SolutionsA5.comAccentureAltered ScaleARCO Design/Build NortheastAuction.comAutomated LogicBank of America Merrill LynchBentall Kennedy (U.S.) LPBlau & Berg CompanyBlueBridge Networks, LLCBohler EngineeringByteGrid Holdings, LLCC&C Power, Inc.CapRate Events, LLCCBRECBRE, Inc.CenterSquare Investment ManagementChaseChiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PCCienaCIT GroupCME GroupComEdCompass DatacentersContinuum Data CentersCOPTCronheim MortgageCushman & WakefieldCushman & Wakefield of Pennsylvania, Inc.Cushman & Wakefield Western, Inc.DataBankDataBank, Ltd.DC GroupDCT IndustrialDigital Realty TrustDuPont Fabros Technologyfifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547)First American Title Insurance CompanyFirst Industrial Realty TrustForsythe Data CentersForsythe Hosting SolutionsGreater Des Moines PartnershipGreenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLPGreenberg TraurigGreenberg Traurig, LLPInfinity SDC LimitedInland Power GroupIntelligent Computing SolutionsJones Lang LaSalleLee & AssociatesM&T BankMcCormick Technology VenturesMoelis & CompanyNEFNEF, Inc.North American Data CentersNovacap TMT IVPaul HastingsPrologisQTSQuarles & Brady LLPRC Andersen, LLCRochelle Business and Technology ParkRusso DevelopmentSaddleback Realty II, LLCSasson Real Estate GroupSchneider ElectricSoftLayer, an IBM CompanyStanwich Energy AdvisorsStratITsphere Data Center SolutionsSTULZSTULZ Air Technology SystemsT5 Data CentersThe Greater Des Moines PartnershipUniversity of ChicagoVesper Property GroupWeiss Realty Co.Inc.Whitestone Associates, Inc.

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Event Speaker/Sponsor Contact: Brian Klebash | 917-460-3572 | [email protected]Telephone Registration/Questions: Ronnie Niederman | 212-873-3484

Media Contact: Brian Klebash, CapRate Events, LLC, 917-460-3572, [email protected]

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