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Chicago · 2026
Tech Conference Calendar
20 events · Jan – Nov · Survey depth · 20 citations
Developer / OSS
Cybersecurity
AI & Data
Enterprise / Microsoft
Industrial / Robotics
Broad Ecosystem
Jan
Jan 29
FutureCon Chicago
Marriott Oak Brook · 1 day
Security
Paid
Mar
Mar 3
Cybersecurity Summit Chicago
Hyatt Regency Chicago · 1 day
Security
Paid
Mar 23–26
DrupalCon Chicago 2026
Hilton Chicago · 1,300 attendees · 85+ sessions
[17]
Dev / OSS
Paid
Apr
Apr 7–9
Analytics Unite 2026
The Drake Hotel · Retail / CG analytics execs
[18]
AI & Data
Invite-only
Apr 12–14
Deep Dish Swift
Loews O'Hare, Rosemont · iOS / Swift / Apple
Dev / OSS
Paid
May
May 19–20
TECHSPO Chicago 2026
Soldier Field · MarTech, SaaS, Internet
[19]
Ecosystem
Free–Paid
May 28–29
Data Science Conference
Gleacher Center · Vendor-free data science
AI & Data
Paid
Jun ★
Jun 4–5
PG DATA 2026
Loyola Water Tower Campus · PostgreSQL community
[3]
Dev / OSS
$50 / $20 student
Jun 8–13
SANS Chicago 2026
Embassy Suites Mag Mile · 16 courses incl. SEC545 AI/LLM
[4]
Security
~$8,500/course
Jun 15–19
TechCon 365 Chicago
McCormick Place South · M365, Copilot, Power Platform
[5]
Enterprise
$850–$2,995
Jun 22–25
Automate 2026
McCormick Place · 1,000+ exhibitors · Robotics & AI
[7]
Industrial
Free (floor)
Jun 22–24
Accelerate Chicago 2026
Chicago · Software dev · AI tooling, agile, cloud
[8]
Dev / OSS
From $845
Jun 24–26
Chicago AI Week 2026
Chicago · 300 speakers · Governance, enterprise AI, healthcare
[9]
AI & Data
$499–$1,999
Jul
Jul 20–26
TechChicago Week 2026
Various venues · P33 nonprofit · Quantum Forum, Sports Tech, Climate
[11]
Ecosystem
Free–Paid
Aug
Aug 24–28
DjangoCon US 2026
voco Chicago Downtown (River North) · Talks + sprints
[12]
Dev / OSS
Community
Sep
Sep 10–11
ElixirConf US 2026
Chicago · Hybrid · Elixir, Phoenix, Erlang
[13]
Dev / OSS
$249 virtual · $579 in-person
Sep 14–19
IMTS 2026
McCormick Place · 90,000 visitors · 2,000+ exhibitors · 1.2M sq ft
[14]
Industrial
Free (floor)
Sep 15–16
Leaders In AI Summit Chicago
Chicago · C-suite · Small-room workshops on enterprise AI
[16]
AI & Data
Paid
Sep 30–Oct 1
Umbraco US Festival 2026
Chicago · .NET CMS community
[1]
Dev / OSS
Paid
Nov
Nov 3–4
Humanoid Robots Summit NA
Chicago · Humanoid robotics
Industrial
Paid