Green Tech South West welcomes Anthony Levy and Louise Whitaker from Cistor, to talk us through what using remanufactured and refurbished ICT actually means.

This sector shows how there is a huge - and largely untapped - opportunity to move from a linear to circular model, thereby keeping resources in use for longer. Extending the life of tech through remanufacturing and reuse enables us to turn off the tap of e-waste.

Anthony and Louise will discuss their experience of deploying reused and remanufactured technology in critical situations such as hospitals, aircraft carriers, stock exchanges and banks. Drawing on real examples from their own industry, and parallel industries such as the automotive sector, they'll share concrete lessons on how we can break down the barriers to reusing previously manufactured technology.

The pair will look at how network infrastructure decisions don't have to be binary, and will discuss how a combination of new and remanufactured technology can provide solutions to complex organisational problems. They'll cover how we can move ICT provision from a product model to a service model, enabling providers to offer the best solutions to the challenge.

During the talk, Anthony and Louise will also be polling Green Tech South West members to gain an understanding of what audience members perceive as the main barriers to adoption of remanufactured and reused technology in our IT infrastructures, as we come together to change perceptions.

Anthony Levy is the CEO of Cistor, a specialist in network infrastructure transformation and leading Cisco Premier Partner. For more than a decade, Anthony has specialised in promoting the importance of the Circular Economy and its role in the IT industry, devoting his time to ensuring the rapid process of technological change can be supported in a sustainable way. Anthony is a keen cyclist, runner and general explorer.

Anthony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonylevy/

Louise Whitaker is Head of Marketing and Sustainability at Cistor. She's excited by the challenge of changing perceptions of remanufactured technology. She firmly believes in enabling all teams to contribute to their businesses sustainability goals, certain in the belief that those who embed sustainability into every facet of their business will succeed in the long term. Louise is a keen trail runner, swimmer and yogi and is currently embroiled in complex mind-games with her new puppy!

Louise on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-whitaker-7forward/

This is a free online event streaming via the CrowdCast platform. You will see the link once you RSVP. The evening before the event, we'll email those that RSVPed with more details about what to expect when using CrowdCast.

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👋 12.30pm - Event starts with a welcome from your meet-up organisers, Ellen, Hannah and Mike

📢 12.35pm - Our famous 60 second intros - a chance for attendees to introduce themselves, ask for help and tell us about something the group might find interesting

🗓️ 1.25pm - Round-up, other community notices and next event announcement

The event will be recorded and will be available along with the slides to view shortly afterwards.

How the adoption of reused & remanufactured tech can turn the tide on ewaste?