17 panel discussions will be held in the main conference space for the 2026 edition. Discover the first scheduled panels and the confirmed speakers.
This roundtable brings together key stakeholders to discuss the Digital Product Passport (DPP) from their respective perspectives innovation and industry, consumers, producer responsibility organizations, public authorities, and global value chains. The discussion will focus on the role of data, trust, governance, and competitiveness, and on how the DPP can move beyond compliance to support circular economy outcomes.
This discussion aims to explore how to trigger a real paradigm shift across all levels (public authorities, businesses, finance, consumers, and collective narratives) in order to transition from an economy historically built on single use to one based on durability, multiple uses, and the preservation of resource value.
The roundtable will examine the cultural, economic, and financial conditions required to enable a genuine economy of longevity to emerge across the entire economic system.
To open this new edition, held for the first time at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles under the High Patronage of the President of the French Republic, REuse Economy Expo will bring together the members of its AdvisoRE Board for an inaugural session dedicated to the major economic and industrial challenges of the Reuse Economy.
Alongside the new sectors represented this year (textiles and construction), this opening sequence will set the tone for an edition focused on scaling up, European cooperation and the transformation of industrial models.
In a context of geopolitical tensions, resource dependency and increasingly fragile supply chains, the question of Europe’s industrial sovereignty is becoming more pressing than ever.
What if part of the answer already lies in what we have produced?
This opening session explores the Reuse Economy as a structuring lever for reindustrialisation: an economic model based on optimising existing stock, extending product lifetimes and creating value from already available resources.
What business models can emerge? What are the conditions for scaling? And how can this “third pathway” become a pillar of European competitiveness?
The Digital Product Passport (DPP), promoted by the European Union, is part of a regulatory framework aimed at making eco-design the norm and accelerating the transition to a circular economy. From 2027 onwards, a wide range of products will be required to meet criteria related to durability, repairability, recyclability, traceability of substances of concern, and overall environmental performance.
Several high-impact sectors, such as textiles, electronics, construction, and batteries, are already leading the way.
This roundtable invites participants to reflect together: is the DPP a constraint or an opportunity? What standards and prerequisites are needed to ensure its widespread and lasting adoption?
This roundtable brings together stakeholders from the WEEE and battery sectors to discuss strategies for developing reuse feedstock. Topics will include supporting distributors in making products collected through the one-for-one take-back scheme available for reuse, expanding sorting activities in specialised centres, setting up preservation-focused collection directly from consumers, and building partnerships between distributors and reuse organisations. The discussion will also explore matchmaking initiatives and calls for projects, offering an overview of solutions ranging from new business models to a fairer allocation of available feedstock.
For an economy in service of life: Avoiding, reducing, and offsetting the negative impacts of projects on the environment will not be enough to prevent an inevitable collapse if we continue with a linear economic model. The only approach compatible with planetary boundaries and strong sustainability is to eco-design for durability and regeneration.
Four speakers will explain why and, above all, how. Quite possibly the conference of the century.
Long focused on end-of-life product management, EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) schemes are now playing a key role in advancing reuse. This roundtable will explore how EPR stakeholders can support this scaling-up process, in particular by fostering linkages between businesses, local authorities, and social and solidarity economy organisations. It will also provide an opportunity to examine both the challenges involved and the conditions required for effective and balanced cooperation.
Examples of sectors and testimonials on existing reuse business models. Discussions will cover issues such as unfair competition (free riders), deposit systems, EPR-based financing, and examples of funding mechanisms to support the industrialization of these sectors.
Examples of sectors and case studies on existing business models for reuse. Discussions on the challenges of unfair competition (free riders), deposit-return schemes, funding through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), and examples of possible financing to support the industrialization of these sectors.
Regenerated materials are becoming a key lever in the shift toward more circular luxury – but scaling them requires more than innovation alone. To truly move beyond pilots, brands need transparency and traceability at scale – and this is where Digital Product Passports (DPPs) play a critical role. By enabling verified data on material origin, transformation, and environmental impact, DPPs provide the foundation to make regenerated materials visible, credible, and valuable across the supply chain.This roundtable will explore how luxury brands and their partners can leverage DPPs to scale regenerated materials – while preserving the quality, desirability, and craftsmanship that define luxury.
A paradigm shift: building resilient second-hand textile value chains to drive net environmental impact reduction
The Repair Bonus has highlighted an urgent need: to re-professionalize the textiles, linen and clothing (TLC) sector in order to scale up. This roundtable will present an overview of the sector and two concrete training initiatives (shoe repair and garment repair) aimed at structuring sustainable professions and creating jobs.