April 13 - 16, 2025 Denver, Colorado
GPF 2025
Global Peering Forum | Denver, Colorado
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Global Peering Forum 2025 in Denver, Colorado.
Welcome to GPF
GPF hosts the only peering and interconnection event tailored specifically for the global peering community, bringing together decision-makers from Internet Service Providers, Cloud and Content providers, Data Centers, Carriers, and Internet Exchange Points.
Peering is more than just network connections—it is about people. It’s the trust built through relationships that leads to peering agreements, where networks are willing to exchange traffic and serve each other's customers.
GPF creates the perfect space for like-minded delegates to build relationships and form peering agreements. Over three days, participants engage in meetings, presentations, and networking activities, all aimed at fostering collaboration and driving innovation within the industry.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet the global peering community in one place and strengthen essential relationships.
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We greatly appreciate the support of our present and past sponsors who enable GPF to provide an exceptional experience!
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Introducing
GPF Board of Directors
Ben Hedges
President
Ben Hedges
President
Petra Wensing
Vice-President
Petra Wensing
Vice-President
Ester Paal
Board Secretary
Ester Paal
Board Secretary
Michele McCann
Board Member
Michele McCann
Board Member
Before Teraco McCann served as Commercial Director at Arc Telecoms. Her role included the development of new infrastructures focusing on delivering ISP products and services to the market. Currently, a key strategic focus for her is on relationship development with new and existing Teraco enterprise clients and cloud and content providers to grow future opportunities locally and internationally.
Katsuyasu Toyama
Board Member
Katsuyasu Toyama
Board Member
Josh Snowhorn
Board Member
Josh Snowhorn
Board Member
Josh values approachability, accessibility, collaboration, innovation and growth. These qualities guided Josh’s leadership in the interconnection industry over the last 20 years and building over $10B of value along the way. He has pretty much seen and done it all through key founding and executive positions at Terremark, Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Cincinnati Bell, and CyrusOne (Nasdaq: CONE). Josh co-founded the Global Peering Forum, the annual meeting for the Internet interconnection and peering community where he serves on the board of directors. Josh serves on the advisory board of Telescent, the finest automated interconnection machine on the planet. He is an avid speaker at conferences globally including networking, data centers, real estate, edge networking, and quantum computing. He has been a surfer for 39 years and a snowboarder for 25 years, traveling the globe in pursuit of experiences. Josh loves cars and racing. He founded TrackRats, LLC, the premier car club for track enthusiasts.
Auto racing enthusiast. Industry leader and innovator. Surfer and snowboarder. Peering expert. Public speaker. Founder and CEO of Quantum Loophole.
Our Mission
“We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and transparent community where collaboration thrives through education, shared knowledge, and open dialogue. By facilitating meetings, strategic partnerships, and community engagement, we aim to drive growth and innovation. Our focus on transparency ensures that all stakeholders have a voice, and we actively seek feedback to improve and grow together. With a commitment to open collaboration and peer engagement, we are more than just a membership organization —we are a platform for sustainable global growth.”
- One table in the exhibition area during the entire event to provide giveaways to attendees and use for bilateral meetings. Ability to display two pull-up banners
- Inclusion of extra-large organization logo on all event signage that contains logos, potentially including registration, receptions, meals, breaks, and social activities. Final signage to be determined approximately five weeks in advance of GPF
- Prominent inclusion of organization logo on www.globalpeeringforum.org with other sponsor logos, and inclusion with any related social media activity including logos
- Prominent inclusion of logo on any event material such as bags, t-shirts, or printed material, should these be produced
- Recognition at Closing Plenary
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