12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Registration and Badge Pickup
12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Exhibitor Setup
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Workshop: Using Advanced AI in ITAD Operations--Sponsored by GIA
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
GIA Member Meeting and Happy Hour
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration and Badge Pickup
đź“ŤBellagio Conference Center Entrance
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Gamble on Green: How Circular Economy Is the Best Bet You Can Make for the Next Decade
Keynote Speaker:
Stefan Larsen, Global Sustainability Services Leader, Lenovo
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
10:15 am - 11:00 am
Future Outlook Forum: What’s Next in 2030 for ITAD & Circular Electronics
Speakers:
Pamela Bains, CEO & President, Microcad Computer Corporation George Hinkle, President, ARCOA Group Ashley Foreman, Executive VP of Sales and Marketing, Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations Todd Zegers, CEO, CXtec
10:15 am - 11:00 am
Operational Excellence: Learning to Let Data Drive Decisions
Speakers:
Corey Donovan, President, Alta Technologies, Inc. Tim Suhling, CEO, Circular Integrity Greg Saxon, COO, PedalPoint Technologies
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Risk, Reputation & ESG: Why Boards Will Demand ITAD Metrics
Speakers:
Greg Wilson, Asset Lifecycle Management, Iron Mountain Casey Dingfelder, Executive VP of ITAD, Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations Kevin Dillon, Co-Founder, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Sales Officer, ERI
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch
đź“ŤMonet 3-4, Bellagio 5-7
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Avoiding Costly Mistakes in Data Destruction, Compliance, and Audit Readiness
Speaker:
Renee Schafer, Chief Operating Officer, Data Security, Inc. Dag Adamson, CEO, Destroy Drive Eric Capps, Director of Compliance, Iron Mountain
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Government Policy Advocacy for the ITAD Industry
Speakers:
Jim Kofalt, Head of Product, Verae
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Brand & Channel Partnerships: OEMs, Carriers, Retail & Refurbishers Collaborating
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
ITAD’s Identity Crisis: Who We Are, Why It Matters, and Why No One Knows It
Speakers:
Darrell Fleming-Kendall, Executive Director, Global ITAD Alliance Anuar Garcia, CEO, GreenTek Solutions, LLC Rachael Weir, Head of Marketing, Vyta
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
ITAD in LATAM---A Market Overview
Speaker:
Jennifer Holub, CEO and Co-Owner, Export Computer Exchange
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Capital & M&A in ITAD: Consolidation, Distressed Assets & Growth Strategies
Speakers:
Brett Robinson, Managing Director, Investment Banking, FMI Jim Levine, SVP, Iron Mountain Gary Diamond, President, Quantum Lifecycle Partners LP Will Weimar, Principal, Recognize
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Ole Red
Opening Night Reception and Awards Presentation
Venue: Ole Red
Easily accessible by exiting the Bellagio at the Northeast door and crossing the Las Vegas Blvd overpass
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration and Badge Pickup
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast
đź“ŤMonet 3-4, Bellagio 5-7
9:00 am - 10:00 am
ITAD: A Global View of Market Opportunities
Speakers:
Jose Rivera, President, E-Cycling Puerto Rico Ethan Lancaster, Chief Operations Officer, Renew IT Craig Campion, Chief Operating Officer - ITAD, Converge Stone Divvye Kohhli, Co-founder & Director, Terranova Eco Management Pvt Ltd Kevin Corrigan, Chief Strategy Officer, CXtec
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
10:15 am - 11:00 am
The Goal of Attraction: Making ITAD the Dream Job of the Next-Gen Workforce
Speakers:
Eric Levine, Solutions Sales Executive, ALM, Iron Mountain Alexandra McKinlay, Marketing Executive, Vyta Kaela Kucera, Director of Outbound Sales, Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations John Shegerian, CEO, ERI
10:15 am - 11:00 am
Changing the Narrative: Self-Advocacy, Visibility, and Growth for Women in ITAD
Speakers:
Rosie Lau, Senior Category Manager Computers and Accessories, eBay Kelly Adels Hess, CEO, CompuCycle Inc. Kimberly Labanauskas, Account Director, Sims Lifecycle Services Kelly Bolton, Vice President of Account Management, The Phoenix Group
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Beyond the Contract: Building Frictionless Circularity Through Integrated Partnerships
Speakers:
Alejandra Vivanco, Circularity Ops Manager, Logitech Eric Huang, General Manager, Wistron Brian Hickert, Division Manager US, Wistron Sacni Leon, Head of Global Inbound, Inventory Control, Reverse Logistics and Circularity Operations, Logitech
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
The Importance of ITAD in Avoiding a Material Shortage Cliff
Speaker:
Deborah Dull, Founder, Circular Supply Chain Network, Managing Partner, Trillium Digital Services
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch
đź“ŤMonet 3-4, Bellagio 5-7
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
ITAD Partner Selection: How Large Enterprises De‑Risk End‑of‑Life IT—and How CDW Uses It to Grow
Speakers:
Kate Moore, Sr. Solution Architect – Digital Experience, CDW Alena Papendik, Solution Domain Manager, CDW
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Hyperscale & Cloud: The $100B Opportunity ITAD Is Underserving
Speakers:
Paul Knight, Founder and Chairman, illumynt Jörg Herbarth, CEO, illumynt
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Putting the AI in ITAD: How companies are using AI to Change the Game
Speakers:
Shahriyar Rahmati, CEO, Reconext Aoife Duna, Chief Data and AI Officer, CompuCycle Inc. Matthew Harris, Director of IT Operations, illumynt
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
The Next Era of Data Center Decommissioning
Speakers:
Rob Alston, CEO, Guardian Tim Suhling, CEO, Circular Integrity
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Platform Logistics in ITAD
Speaker:
Steve Andon, CEO, ReturnCenter
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Customer Demand Signals: ESG, Stakeholders & Secondary Markets
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Closing Night Reception
📍 Location: Chéri Rooftop, Paris Hotel