Name: Data Centers: Hyperscale or Hyperbole?
Start: 2026-10-22T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-22T19:30:00-05:00

Whether you use AI, high-performance computing, streaming media, or cloud services, you have a stake in the outcome of one of today’s biggest issues: Data Centers.

The fight over the scale and regulation of Data Centers affects politics, government, and the state of computing. You may have “skin in the game”, committed to a side, or indifferent ; but you still need to know the views that will affect larger forces that will eventually set the rules.

Join us, the Chicago ACM and IEEE Chicago, on October 22nd, 5:30 PM, at Metropolitan Club, for a discussion between Sarah Moskowitz and Brad Tietz, who represent different sides of this very current event.

Panelists:
\- Brad Tietz\, Director\, State Government Affairs \- Midwest
\- Sarah Moskowitz\, Executive Director of the Citizens Utility Board $CUB$
Moderator: Dr. Alvin Chin

This even is hybrid. The in-person attendance is $20.00 + $2.29 fee, and you need to RSVP on the Humanitix event page to register.

[https://events.humanitix.com/tech-networking-night-and-panel-discussion/tickets](https://events.humanitix.com/tech-networking-night-and-panel-discussion/tickets)
Meetup RSVP **does not** complete your registration.

Online attendance is free. You will be able to see a Zoom link upon registration.

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Brad Tietz is the Director of State Policy for the Data Center Coalition (DCC), bringing 17 years of experience in state and local government affairs, public policy, and economic development. In this role, he leads the organization’s public policy, advocacy and engagement strategies across the Midwest, focusing on policies that support the growth and sustainability of the data center industry. Before joining DCC, Brad served as the Vice President of Government Relations and Strategy at the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, where he managed legislative agendas and advocated for a diverse business community at the state and local levels. His career also includes roles as a Director for Illinois Government and Regulatory Affairs at Faegre Drinker, as Legislative Director for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and as a senior legislative analyst with the Illinois House of Representatives. Notably, he was instrumental in the legislative passage of the Illinois Data Center Tax Incentive. Brad holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Illinois Wesleyan University.

Sarah Moskowitz is Executive Director at the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), an Illinois nonprofit consumer advocacy group that represents the interests of residential and small business utility customers through outreach, education, litigation, and policy advocacy.
She started at CUB in the summer of 2000 and has served there in a variety of roles including providing direct consumer services, managing the organization’s statewide education and advocacy efforts, and overseeing the development of CUB’s clean energy strategy in a way that uses policy research and community engagement to identify equitable and consumer friendly climate solutions.
She became CUB’s Deputy Director in 2019 and held that role until 2023, when she stepped in as Executive Director. Sarah earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Chicago.

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