Programme and Agenda

Timings and content subject to change


Schedule

Note: Timings are approximate. Agenda is subject to change."

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Badge Collection and Breakfast

Enjoy coffee and a light breakfast while meeting fellow delegates from across the mobile device value chain.

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Welcome - The Circular Economy Becomes the New Mobile Economy

The forces reshaping the device value chain and why circularity is now a growth strategy rather than a sustainability initiative.

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The State of the UK Secondary Market 2026

Drawing on comprehensive market intelligence, this session will reveal where growth is accelerating, which sales channels are gaining share, how consumer buying behaviour is evolving, and what the latest pricing and residual value data reveals about the year ahead.

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AI-Driven Supply Forecasting: Predicting the Next Wave of Used Devices

How AI is transforming trade-in forecasting, pricing, demand planning and inventory management across the secondary market.

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Mid-Morning Break
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The Network Playbook: Turning Circularity into a Growth Engine

Mobile operators are moving beyond connectivity to become key players in the circular economy. Hear how networks are building profitable circular ecosystems through trade-in, upgrade, repair, insurance and certified pre-owned programmes that extend device lifecycles and unlock new revenue streams.

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OEM Circularity Strategies: Designing Devices for a Second Life

How manufacturers are responding to repairability legislation, certified refurbishment, battery longevity and circular design requirements.

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Cross-Border Secondary Market Dynamics

Global supply flows, pricing corridors, compliance requirements and the growing importance of international device trading networks.

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Lunch

Buffet lunch for all delegates

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Marketplace Power Plays: Competing for Sellers, Stock and Trust

How marketplaces are differentiating through grading standards, seller tools, guarantees and customer experience.

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Channel 3.0: : Making Circularity a Mainstream Sales Proposition

Circularity is becoming part of everyday sales. Retailers, distributors and managed service providers are integrating refurbished devices, trade-in, repair, subscriptions and device lifecycle services into their core propositions. This session explores how the channel is making circularity commercially attractive for customers while creating new recurring revenue opportunities.

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Afternoon Break
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Diagnostics: Real-Time, API-Driven and Fully Automated

The shift from manual testing to automated diagnostics, battery health assessment and AI-powered device evaluation.

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Insurance, Risk & Residual Value: The New Financial Engine of Circularity

Discussion on how protection plans, upgrade programmes, financing and residual-value models are reshaping device economics.

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The Next Decade of Device Circularity

A forward-looking view of supply cycles, pricing trends, AI, regulation and competitive dynamics shaping the next decade of the circular device economy.

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Drinks Reception