Host partner

Greetings from Virginia Tech

Dear THE Innovation & Impact Summit delegates

Virginia Tech is proud to co-host the 2025 THE Innovation & Impact Summit, marking the first time this prestigious event will be held in North America. The summit’s theme, “Securing tomorrow: Partnerships and technology for a resilient future”, aligns with Virginia Tech’s strategic focus on innovating for secure and resilient communities. Our faculty, students and partners are actively engaged in addressing critical security challenges that resonate across institutions worldwide.

This summit presents a unique opportunity to engage in vital conversations about topics such as research security in today’s interconnected world, emerging technologies and their policy implications, educating a security-enabled workforce and more.

It is our privilege to host you in the US at Virginia Tech’s newest academic building, located in the vibrant greater Washington DC metro area. Beginning in January 2025, this 300,000 square foot structure in Alexandria, Virginia, will serve as a hub for learning and innovation, just minutes from the nation’s capital and federal district. We look forward to welcoming you there in November 2025.

Tim Sands

President

Virginia Tech

$453m

FY24 extramural funding

4,000+

faculty researchers

100+

research centres

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery and creativity.

The university offers more than 280 majors and degree programmes to a diverse enrolment of more than 38,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students in a comprehensive range of colleges and schools. With a main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech has seven research institutes and an education and research presence across Virginia and the greater Washington DC metro area, including numerous Virginia Cooperative Extension offices.

Key among them:

• Adjacent to multiple university sites in the greater Washington DC metro area, the university is developing a 1 million sq ft academic building in Alexandria, Virginia, that will become a global centre of talent production and technology excellence
• In Roanoke, Virginia, the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center are cornerstones of our Health Sciences and Technology campus
• The university’s international presence is anchored by the Steger Center for International Scholarship in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland

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About Virginia Tech’s new academic building in Alexandria

Virginia Tech’s academic building in Alexandria, Virginia, which opened to the public in February 2025, is a state-of-the-art hub for the university’s growing network of innovation in the greater Washington, D.C., area. The building embodies the future of education, offering world-class facilities that put our students at the center of emerging technology breakthroughs. Our location positions the university near diverse industries and leading tech companies, including Amazon’s HQ2. The new academic building was born out of Virginia’s successful bid for Amazon’s second headquarters, with Virginia Tech playing a key role in the commonwealth’s commitment to growing a tech talent pipeline.