# DCD Virginia

- Dates: November 2026
- Location: Lansdowne Resort and Spa, Leesburg, United States
- Organiser: Data Center Dynamics
- Industry: Cloud & DevOps
- Expected attendance: 49

## About

DCD Connect Virginia 2026 is an event focused on the data center ecosystem, specifically on designing, building, and operating sustainable data centers for the AI age. It is intended for senior data center professionals, end-users, specifiers, and industry stakeholders across cloud, colocation, and digital infrastructure sectors.

## 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

- IT & Technology

## 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**: 1.9 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**: 2.0 km from the venue, 115 Fort Evans Road Northeast

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