Remade Institute hosts Circular Economy Tech Summit & Conference in March

 The Remade Institute, Rochester, New York,  has released the detailed agenda for the 2026 Remade Circular Economy Technology Summit & Conference, March 11-12 in Washington.

The event is open to Remade members, nonmembers and all of those interested in accelerating the transition to a circular economy.

The 2026 conference is organized by Remade, a public-private partnership established in collaboration with the United States Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

“Remade and our partners are excited to convene our fourth-annual in-depth, multidisciplinary, action-based scientific conference and thought-leadership event,” Remade CEO Nabil Nasr says. “We strongly encourage industry innovators, academic and national laboratory researchers, business and NGO [nongovernmental organization] leaders, policymakers, as well as others interested in advancing a circular economy—from university students just starting out to international experts renowned in their fields—to attend this incredibly important event.”

The annual Remade conference attracts hundreds of attendees and advances the conversation on how a circular approach can benefit nations in meeting their multiple energy, environmental, manufacturing competitiveness, supply chain resilience and economic growth goals, according to the organization. The event highlights technologies capable of increasing the reuse, remanufacturing, recovery and recycling of critical and key materials in U.S. manufacturing.

Keynoter speakers at this year’s event include:

• Paul Ekins, professor of resources and environmental policy, University College London Institute for Sustainable Resources, in the United Kingdom, and lead coordinating author of the recently released UN Environment Program (UNEP) International Resource Panel (IRP) report, “Financing the Responsible Supply of Energy Transition Minerals for Sustainable Development;”
• John Shegerian, CEO of ERI, one of the U.S.’ leading electronic recycling firms;
• Nancy Bocken, professor in sustainable business & circular economy, Maastricht University, in the Netherlands;
• Heinz Schandl, senior science leader, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Australia;
• Billy Frank, vice president, sales and marketing, Remanufacturing Division, Caterpillar Inc.;
• Jeff Pacuska, lead – Office of Future Technology Transition, U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center; and
• Remade’s Nasr, who also is the associate provost, Academic Affairs, and Director, Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology.