DCD>Connect | Virginia 2026
About the Event
DCD>Connect | Virginia is DCD's annual event for the world's largest data center market, held at Lansdowne Resort & Spa in Loudoun County. The 2026 edition runs November 3-4, 2026 and convenes 1,800-2,500+ senior professionals, 200+ exhibitors, and 150-250+ speakers working on Virginia's data center buildout. A closed-door DCD>Leadership Summit for C-suite executives is co-located on November 4.
Programming Focus. Northern Virginia data center development and land constraints. Dominion Energy interconnection timelines and transmission buildout. Gas-to-power and behind-the-meter generation. AI infrastructure and liquid cooling retrofits. County-level zoning, community opposition, and permitting (including continued debate on HB 1601 and Ashburn fiber constraints). Investor activity, M&A, and refinancing. Fiber, subsea cables, and interconnection.
Featured Speakers (2025 carry-over; 2026 roster pending). Santiago Suinaga, CEO, Infrastructure Masons. Cyre Mercedes Denny, VP iMasons LatinX and Global Program Director, Schneider Electric. Mara Ervin, Stonebridge. Laura Ware, Building Infrastructure Group. Terri Schiavello, Corning. Robin Starcher, Stella Power Co. Marie Purkert Schneider, Kimley-Horn. Abisola Oladapo, CoreLoop Advisory.
Exhibitors and Partners (confirmed for 2026). Ekinops (booth 124). Cadence (booth 51). Piller/Langley Holdings (Bergen Engines and Piller ShieldX). EnerSys. DDC Solutions. Senko Advanced Components. BAPI HVAC. Ascent. Henderson Engineers. Jenbacher. Compass Datacenters. DC BLOX. First American (2025 Armed Forces Breakfast sponsor, likely returning). DCD>Academy.
Networking. Icebreaker Party. DCD 5K run. Pickleball tournament. Golf tournament. Under-30s cocktail hour. Silver Service lunch briefings. Technology Exchanges. Closed-door debates. iM Armed Forces Breakfast. iM Women Welcome Lunch. iMasons Community Connections Networking Hour. Student and Military Community Next-Gen Workforce Session. Opening "Badge Collection and DCD Connect Virginia Open" reception.
Co-Located Events. DCD>Leadership Summit on November 4 (C-suite, closed-door). iMasons Member Summit historically held morning of Day 1.
Who Should Attend. Data center developers and operators active in Northern Virginia, hyperscalers and colocation teams, utility and generation partners, infrastructure investors and lenders, engineering and construction firms, and county and state policy stakeholders.
Logistics. Venue: Lansdowne Resort & Spa, 44050 Woodridge Parkway, Leesburg, VA 20176. Event dates November 3-4, 2026. General pass is complimentary per GovEvents; Leadership Summit access requires a paid upgrade. Organized by Data Centre Dynamics Ltd.