ITAD Summit 2025: ERI's Kevin Dillon Shares Insights on Collaborative Approaches in IT Asset Disposition Partnerships
The 2025 ITAD Summit, held at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, saw a record-breaking turnout this year. One of the panel discussions, titled "Strengthening Your Partnership Network - How to Identify Partners that will Support Your Values, While Maximizing Your Revenue," offered valuable insights into industry best practices for selecting and nurturing partnerships that align with an organization's values and drive revenue growth.
Kevin Dillon, Co-Founder, Chief Marketing Officer, and Chief Sales Officer of ERI, shared his expertise during the panel, alongside Miranda Monahan, Global Director of Technology Partners at Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations, and Chiman Lee, Director of Operations at CEWS. The discussion was engaging and spirited, with a Q&A session that underlined the importance of strategic alignment, collaboration, and shared sustainability goals in partnership success.
So, what are the key practices for identifying and nurturing such partnerships?
- Aligning on Values: Choose partners whose corporate and sustainability values resonate with your company to ensure ethical and operational compatibility.
- Mutual Benefit Focus: Structure partnerships so both parties gain revenue and growth opportunities, fostering long-term collaboration rather than short-term gains.
- Active Relationship Management: Maintain continuous engagement and transparent communication to build trust and adaptability as market conditions evolve.
- Leveraging Expertise: Engage industry thought leaders and operational experts to identify market trends and partnership opportunities that add strategic value.
- Proactive Networking: Participate in forums like the ITAD Summit to connect with potential partners who are leaders or innovators in the IT asset disposition space.
These practices reflect broader ITAD industry trends emphasizing sustainability, circular economy principles, and ethical business practices as integral to partnership strategies. In fact, other sessions at the summit highlighted the importance of these principles in driving the industry forward.
ERI, a pioneer in the ITAD industry, emphasized its commitment to these values. As the first company in its industry to achieve ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications for security and data protection, ERI serves every zip code in the United States and has the capacity to process over a billion pounds of electronic waste annually at its eight certified locations. Moreover, ERI has achieved carbon neutrality at all its facilities nationwide, demonstrating its dedication to sustainability.
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Robert Tokarchyk, CEO of RazorERP, noted that the ITAD Summit events aim to spark proactive conversation and discussion of best practices across the rapidly evolving ITAD landscape. Kevin Dillon expressed gratitude for being invited to participate in the discussions about the direction of the industry at the ITAD Summit conference.
As the ITAD industry continues to evolve, it's clear that strategic partnerships aligned with values of sustainability, ethical business practices, and mutual benefit will be key to success.
- In the ever-expanding ITAD industry, it's crucial to foster strategic partnerships that are grounded in shared values of sustainability and ethical business practices, such as ERI, which boasts ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications for security and data protection.
- To maximize revenue growth while maintaining alignment with corporate values, it's advisable to partner with those who possess industry expertise, much like the partnership between ERI and Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations, as exemplified by their panel discussion at the 2025 ITAD Summit.
- Cloud technologies, finance, and business sectors can leverage these collaborative strategic alliances, as they offer an opportunity to capitalize on the circular economy principles that are becoming increasingly important in the ITAD sector, as showcased by the record-breaking turnout at the 2025 ITAD Summit.
