The 2025 Pacific Telecommunications Council’s Annual Meeting, held this year in Honolulu, attracts telecom and digital infrastructure executives, policymakers and innovators worldwide for robust discussion on leading-edge issues facing the industry.
Ryan Duda, 123NET’s Chief Technology Officer, was invited to speak on the panel “Converged Approach to Address AI and Cloud-Driven Demand.” The discussion focused on how surging AI and cloud-driven demand has changed the demand landscape for both data centers and fiber networks. The panel also examined the evolution of collaboration between data centers and fiber networks and how continued collaboration can help meet the increased demand.
Joining Duda on the Panel Were:
- Raghav Nayar, Managing Director, Grain Management
- Colby Synesael, Managing Director – Investment Banking, TD Securities
- Peder Naerboe, Founder and Executive Chair of Bulk Infrastructure
- Todd Raymond, CEO, Fifteenfortyseven Critical System’s
PTC 2025 was held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu from January 19-22.
About the Speaker:
Ryan Duda has multiple decades of experience in network strategy, core engineering and network security. At 123NET, he is the core engineer and network architect of the firm’s network operations and has developed industry-leading expertise in Unix, software development, computer security and all layers of the OSI Networking model. Ryan joined 123NET in 1997.
