David Daoud at E-SCRAP Conference
Grapevine, Texas. October 27 and 28, 2025
Two ITAD Strategy Sessions to Grow your Business and Mitigate Risk
The Sessions and What to Expect
Oct. 27 Workshop
In this interactive workshop, David will share key insights from ongoing research into the ITAD landscape, exploring where the real growth signals are, what risks could derail progress, and how providers can adapt to stay relevant in a more demanding, less predictable environment.
The Details:
Workshop Title: ITAD Sector Outlook: Market Momentum, Strategic Maturity, & Merging Risks
[90-minute session] – The ITAD sector has seen many moments that were described as transformational—from the Green IT wave to the post-2008 merger cycle. But time and again, the big shifts were either short-lived or driven by internal ambitions that didn’t quite stick.
Today, however, the pressure for change isn’t coming from within the industry—it’s coming from its clients. Enterprises are undergoing major IT infrastructure changes, facing stricter regulatory environments, and demanding higher levels of data security and ESG accountability. Certifications like ISO 27001 and SOC 2 are becoming minimum requirements, not differentiators.
On the ground, we are seeing strong demand for refurbished systems, growing activity in data center decommissioning, and rising expectations around compliance and ESG, pushing the sector in new directions. But with that momentum comes risk: tighter OEM control, shifting regulations, and an unpredictable global market.
In this interactive workshop, David Daoud, principal analyst at Compliance Standards, will share key insights from ongoing research into the ITAD landscape—supported by conversations across the industry, including with ITAD companies, their enterprise clients, and OEM partners. Together, we’ll explore where the real growth signals are, what risks could derail progress, and how providers can adapt to stay relevant in a more demanding, less predictable environment.
In this 90 minute session, participants will take part in live polls and guided discussions to compare notes, surface blind spots, and think through what’s next—strategically and practically. If you work in ITAD or partner with those who do, this session is designed to give you clarity, perspective, and a few useful questions to take back to your team.
Oct. 28 Plenary Session
How Mergers and Acquisitions Are Reshaping the ITAD Sector
The Details:
Plenary Session: How Mergers and Acquisitions are Reshaping the ITAD Sector
Recent years have brought major ITAD industry acquisitions, with companies such as ITRenew, Regency Technologies and Wisetek all coming under the Iron Mountain umbrella; longtime ITAD players Cascade Asset Management and Sage Sustainable Electronics joining forces under the Closed Loop Partners portfolio; and countless more electronics recovery players taking on private equity investment. Hear from leaders at companies that have first-hand experience with ITAD mergers and acquisitions, including Iron Mountain and Cascade/Sage, as well as expert insights from the financial sector and analysis from industry intelligence firm Compliance Standards, on why we’re seeing elevated investment activity and what it means for the ITAD sector in years to come.
Please note that you must be attending the E-Scrap Conference to attend these sessions.