Velocity Net (VNET) will host its annual Tech Summit at the Erie County Convention Center on Thursday, July 10, 2025. 

This year's summit will feature a diverse range of voices and further cement Erie as a growing technology hub. 

“We are encouraged by the hundreds of attendees that visited the 2024 VNET summit and chose to learn and
spend their time with us –” said VNET CEO Joel Deuterman, “Continued learning and advancing the region’s
relationship with cybersecurity, IT, and AI is critical to our region’s success. We are excited to show everyone
what we have in store for the 2025 summit. Just like Erie, we’re improving ourselves every year.”

More details will be announced as the summit approaches. 

Individuals interested in attending can register for email notifications so they will be the first to know when tickets go on sale. 

VNET recently announced Phase Two of its home fiber expansion. Phase Two will provide an additional 16,000 households with access to VNET's fiber-optic network.