Conference & Event Schedule
Celebrating 2 Years of Leading the Debate in Virginia
Every year the DCD production team builds a conference program that addresses the most important challenges facing the digital infrastructure community. We invite industry experts to share their insights with our audience and allow space for debates and interactive discussion.
The conference plays out alongside structured meetings and informal networking opportunities that guarantee a delegate is exposed to new ideas and that they make meaningful connections with their peer group.
Major themes for 2023 include:
- Supply chain disruption and transformation
- Sustainability and the carbon reporting challenge
- Workforce evolution and the talent collapse
- Impact of recession on digital infrastructure investment decisions
Schedule Overview
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Sessions
8:00 a.m.
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iMasons Member Summit - by invitation only 8:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
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DCD>Connect Virginia Badge Collection & Official Opening 11:00 a.m. –6:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
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Sustainability Welcome Lunch Briefing 12:00 p.m. –1:15 p.m. -
IM Women Welcome Lunch -
Power Infrastructure Welcome Lunch Briefing 12:00 p.m. –1:15 p.m. -
Networks & Connectivity Welcome Lunch Briefing 12:00 p.m. –1:15 p.m. -
Management & Operations Welcome Lunch Briefing 12:00 p.m. –1:15 p.m. -
The Future of Cooling Welcome Lunch Briefing
1:30 p.m.
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Tech Exchange Sessions I 1:30 p.m. –2:30 p.m.
2:45 p.m.
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DCD>Debate: Scope 3 - mission impossible? -
DCD>Debate: Will tech provide the answer to the building at scale challenge? 2:45 p.m. –3:30 p.m. -
DCD>Debate: Can we do more with less when it comes to data center operations? -
DCD>Debate: Data centers and the nuclear option? -
DCD>Debate: Virginia - what's the alternative?
3:45 p.m.
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Tech Exchange Sessions II 3:45 p.m. –4:45 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
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DCD>Debate: The cooling champion of tomorrow: which technology is winning the race? -
DCD>Debate: Beyond borders - should the data center be playing a greater role in greening the grid? -
DCD>Debate: Can the industry deliver the capacity required with the chronic skills gap faced? 5:00 p.m. –5:45 p.m. -
DCD>Debate: Can the industry break the cycle of iterative design? 5:00 p.m. –5:45 p.m. -
DCD>Debate: The data center PR issue - have we made any progress? 5:00 p.m. –5:45 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
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Icebreaker Networking Party 5:45 p.m. –8:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
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VIP Private Dinner - by invitation only 6:30 p.m. –9:00 p.m.
Schedule Overview
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Sessions
7:45 a.m.
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DCD>Connect Virginia Day Two Badge Collection Open 7:45 a.m. –5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
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Networking Breakfast 8:00 a.m. –9:00 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
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Sustainability Hosted Lunch Briefing 12:30 p.m. –1:45 p.m. -
Skills & Workforce Hosted Lunch Briefing 12:30 p.m. –1:45 p.m. -
The Future of Cooling Hosted Lunch Briefing 12:30 p.m. –1:45 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
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Veterans Workforce Initiative: Data centers need talent -
DCD>Main Stage, Talks Stage & Showcase Stage afternoon conference 2:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m. -
Major Panel: How can the industry better manage customer cooling requirements over the next 5 years? 2:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m. -
New Tech on the Block: Innovation Showcase 2:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
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Major Panel: Supply chain resilience, workforce constraints & land availability - what's next for building at scale? 3:00 p.m. –4:00 p.m. -
VIP Nordic Cocktail Hour - by invitation only 3:00 p.m. –4:00 p.m.