Cloud & DevOps
DCD>Connect Virginia 2026
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.
The essentials
Event details
- Dates
- 3 November 2026 to 4 November 2026
- Organiser
- DatacenterDynamics
- Expected attendance
- 889
- Industry
- Cloud & DevOps
Speaking
Call for speakers
This event publishes a call for speakers. The deadline is unverified, so check the call before preparing a submission.
Agenda themes
Topics covered
- AI
- Regulation
- Sustainability
- Automation
- Engineering
- Design
- Cloud
- Energy
- Technology
- Procurement
- Marketing
- Sales
On stage
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
Logistics
Where to stay
Places to stay near the venue.
Comfort Suites
80 Prosperity Avenue Southeast, Leesburg, 20175
Red Roof Inn
721 East Market Street, Leesburg, 20176
Best Western
726 East Market Street, Leesburg, 20176-4401
Homewood Suites
115 Fort Evans Road Northeast
The Hampton Inn
117 Fort Evans Road Northeast, Leesburg, 20176
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