Industry Event Circular Lighting Live 2026:
Speakers announced The full-day conference and exhibition will delve into all aspects of the circular economy in lighting, taking place on 8 October at Minster Building, City of London.
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lients and specifiers are asking more challenging questions about embodied carbon,
material choices and end-of-life product responsibility. Legislation on repairability and upgradeability is approaching, and Environmental Product Declarations are increasingly becoming a requirement rather than a differentiator.
Organised by Recolight, Circular Lighting Live 2026 is the event where those questions get answered. Taking place on 8 October at the Minster Building in the City of London, the conference brings together designers, specifiers, manufacturers, and supply chain professionals to explore the practical realities of a low-carbon future. Alongside the multitrack conference programme is an exhibition of sustainable lighting innovation.
Circular Lighting Live was launched in partnership with Ray Molony and Recolight in 2022. Then, nobody in lighting was talking about sustainability, ideas weren’t being shared, other tech companies were far ahead of the game. Five years on, the industry is now embracing circularity, and the urgency of reducing carbon emissions.
Speakers confimed
A number of speakers at the event are confirmed, with more to be announced over the coming weeks. The one-day conference and exhibition is designed to inspire and educate in equal measure, through a programme that explores innovation in best practice, design and procurement. Keynotes: The day opens with ‘Vision 2040’, in which John McRae, director of Orms, pictures a lighting industry beyond the take-make-use-waste model. A second keynote, Beyond Fast Lighting, sees Sabine De Schutter, founder of Studio De Schutter, argue for upcycling as design strategy. Following the keynote presentation, delegates can choose from six specially curated sessions to get the most out of the day. Data & Compliance: Alexander Flekler (WAGO) and Flavie Lowres (Recolight) unpack what EPDs mean for the supply chain; Neil McLean (Lutron Electronics) uncovers the tidal wave of circular economy legislation from Europe. Innovation & Material: Niclas Thulin
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“The conference brings together designers, specifiers, manufacturers, and supply chain professionals to explore the practical realities of a low- carbon future.”
(Fagerhult) and Dean Skira examine how material choices and AI-driven design are cutting embodied carbon in new products. Disruptive Design, the Role of Designers explores how independent lighting designers are shifting specification habits in response to regulation and client demand.
Projects Uncovered, Real World Lessons: Ryan Bean (CBRE), John Bowden and Brendon Airey (Light Projects Evolve) present the remanufacture of Leadenhall Market’s historic fittings, offering lessons in heritage-sensitive circular practice. Carbon Literacy: Sojan Johny (The Carbon Literacy Project) introduces the Carbon Literacy framework; Chris Newman (Albis) surveys the latest low-carbon and bio-based polycarbonates. Confronting Cat A, Six Ways to Cut Waste: examines leasing models and design-for-reuse approaches to reduce waste from Cat A fit-outs. In addition to the speakers, the day also hosts
the Build Back Better Awards 2026, celebrating creativity, innovation and environmental leadership in lighting.
Book your place now
Manufacturer tickets are available, with a discounted rate for Recolight Producer Members. Support from event sponsors means attendance is free for lighting specifiers. This includes independent lighting designers, architects, consulting engineers, wholesalers and end- users. Specifiers are encouraged to reserve their complimentary delegate place as spaces are limited.
Circular Lighting Live 2026 is a timely opportunity for the whole lighting supply chain, specifiers, end users, manufacturers, remanufacturers, distributors, and contractors to understand the forces reshaping the products being made, stocked and specified, and the companies that supply them, as the industry moves toward a low-carbon, circular economy. The conference is sponsored by Light Projects Evolve, Albis, Fagerhult, Thorlux Lighting and WAGO. Book your place at
circularlighting.live
Recolight
Recolight is the leading UK WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry. Operating as a not-for-profit organisation, funded by producer Members, Recolight takes on responsibility for its Members’ WEEE compliance, giving their customers access to the UK’s most comprehensive free lamp collection and recycling service.
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