DCD>Connect Virginia 2026
About this event
DCD's flagship Northern Virginia event - the world's largest DC market. Two days, ~97 speakers, 100+ hours of content across capacity, power, cooling, AI. Closed-door DCD Leadership Summit for C-suite is co-located Nov 4.
Session topics & tracks
AI infrastructure; Northern Virginia buildout; power, cooling, and permitting; workforce; supply chain; sustainability. Off-program: 5K run, pickleball, golf, under-30s cocktail hour.
Speakers
Santiago Suinaga (CEO, Infrastructure Masons); Cyre Mercedes Denny (VP iMasons LatinX / Global Program Director, Schneider Electric); Mara Ervin (Stonebridge); Laura Ware (Building Infrastructure Group); Terri Schiavello (Corning); Robin Starcher (Stella Power); Marie Purkert Schneider (Kimley-Horn); Abisola Oladapo (CoreLoop Advisory).
Sponsors & partners
Exhibitors and partners include Ekinops, Cadence, Piller/Langley Holdings, EnerSys, DDC Solutions, Senko Advanced Components, BAPI HVAC, Ascent, Henderson Engineers, Jenbacher, Compass Datacenters, DC BLOX.
Who should attend
1,800-2,500+ senior professionals; 200+ exhibitors.