Drive Capital Presents: Powering AI in the Heartland

Name: Drive Capital Presents: Powering AI in the Heartland
Start: 2025-07-21T16:30:00.000-05:00
End: 2025-07-21T19:30:00.000-05:00
Location: Chicago, Illinois

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Join Drive Capital for an interactive roundtable on the Midwest’s role in powering the future of energy, compute, and AI.

Illinois has the nation’s most nuclear power, a low-carbon grid, and world-class research institutions like Argonne and UIUC. Meta recently signed a 20-year deal with the Clinton nuclear plant to power its AI infrastructure, highlighting Illinois' strategic edge.

This event brings together founders, investors, technologists, and policymakers for real dialogue:

Madi Hilly, Radiant Energy Group
State Senator Sue Rezin, Illinois General Assembly
Jack Ackerman , MoonliteAI
Alderman Gilbert Villegas, 36th Ward
Drew Wandzilak, Alumni Ventures

No panels. Just candid conversation on three themes:

How infrastructure and policy shape innovation
The capital behind compute-heavy startups
How builders and government can move faster together

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Chicago, Illinois

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