For cold storage operators and infrastructure solution providers

When Refrigeration Fails, You Don’t Get a Do-Over.

Operators still reference Texas when they talk about what failure really costs and what they changed afterward.

Built on the FMA format: 37 summits, 17,000+ private meetings, 89% renewal rate.
Now focused specifically on cold chain uptime and temperature risk.
Oct 22–23Chicago (Flagship)
May 28–29Houston (2027)
1:1sCurated Meetings
No ExpoNo Vendor Theater

Two days in one room. Midwest goes first. South goes next.

Cold Storage Infrastructure Summits · Chicago 2026 · Houston 2027

The cold storage industry doesn’t forget systemic failures. Texas changed how operators think about redundancy, fuel access, refrigeration resilience, and emergency planning. This series exists because of that shift.

Delegates in discussion

Cold Storage Infrastructure Summit (Flagship)

October 22–23, 2026 · The Westin Lombard · Lombard, Illinois (Chicago)

For operators: uptime risk, refrigeration failure learnings, ammonia redundancy, monitoring, backup planning, and expansion without downtime.

For solution providers: curated 1:1 meetings and small-group sessions around active initiatives not generic pitches.

Excursion prevention · Refrigeration & ammonia · Controls & monitoring · Backup power · Capacity expansion
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Cold Storage Infrastructure Summit (Houston)

May 28–29, 2027 · The Omni Houston · Houston, Texas

The same working format in a major growth market. Operators and solution providers come together for structured 1:1 meetings and working sessions on uptime, excursion prevention, and scaling capacity.

Sponsor categories are capped so conversations stay focused and operators aren’t overwhelmed.

Interest list now forming. Categories close once meeting programs are allocated.
Delegates listening in session
Format proof

Why operators take meetings in this format.

This is not a trade show. It is a room full of operators who protect uptime and budgets. In this short clip, delegates explain why the format works and why conversations turn into real next steps.

Format story · 2 minutes
“Quick hits. Real conversations. Sponsors worth talking to.”

Short sessions. Tight room. Speakers in reach. Operators get clarity — then walk straight into the conversations that matter.