# DCD\>Connect Virginia 2026

- Dates: 3 November 2026 to 4 November 2026
- Location: Lansdowne Resort & Spa, Leesburg, United States
- Organiser: DatacenterDynamics
- Industry: Cloud & DevOps
- Expected attendance: 889

## About

DCD Connect Virginia 2026 is an event connecting the data center ecosystem to design, build, and operate sustainable data centers for the AI age. It brings together over 3,000 senior data center professionals, including end-users and specifiers across the cloud and colocation ecosystem, to drive industry collaboration and partnerships.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/dcdconnect-live/virginia/2026/)
- [Agenda](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/dcdconnect-live/virginia/2026/agenda/)
- [Call for speakers](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/dcdconnect-live/virginia/2026/apply-to-be-a-speaker-2026/) (deadline unverified, check the call)

## Topics

- AI
- Regulation
- Sustainability
- Automation
- Engineering
- Design
- Cloud
- Energy
- Technology
- Procurement
- Marketing
- Sales

## Speakers

- Varun Sivaram, Emerald AI
- Lawrence Vo, VP, M&A, Csquare
- Glenn Dekhayser, Global Principal Technologist, Equinix
- Chante Harris, Founder, Eunoia Group
- Utpal Mangla, IBM
- Ehsan Mirbagheri, Principal Reliability Engineer, AWS
- Anuja Ratnayake, Emerging Technologies Executive, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
- Scott Salandy-Defour, Liquidstar
- Laura Cunningham, Customer Solutions Manager, AWS
- Stan Blackwell, Dominion Energy
- Buddy Rizer, Executive Director of Economic Development, Loudoun County, Virginia
- Ron Taylor, Security Architect, Cisco
- Lindsey Bruner, Chief Operating Officer, CleanArc Data Centers
- Jonathan Schroth, Cologix
- Lee Ye, Vice President, Data Center Power Procurement, Prologis

## Where to stay

- **Comfort Suites**: 1.8 km from the venue, 80 Prosperity Avenue Southeast, Leesburg, 20175
  - [Hotel website](https://www.choicehotels.com/west-virginia/harpers-ferry/clarion-hotels)
  - Phone: +1 703-669-1650
- **Red Roof Inn**: 1.8 km from the venue, 721 East Market Street, Leesburg, 20176
- **Best Western**: 1.8 km from the venue, 726 East Market Street, Leesburg, 20176-4401
  - [Hotel website](https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotels-in-leesburg/best-western-leesburg-hotel-conference-center/propertyCode.47076.html)
  - Phone: +1 703-777-9400
- **Homewood Suites**: 1.9 km from the venue, 115 Fort Evans Road Northeast
- **The Hampton Inn**: 2.0 km from the venue, 117 Fort Evans Road Northeast, Leesburg, 20176
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/waslbhx-hampton-suites-leesburg/)
  - Phone: +1 703-669-8640

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/dcd-connect-virginia-leesburg-efef461194d3/