The principal focus of the conference's first day was an assessment of how original equipment manufacturers view the trend toward a "circular economy." In an assessment of the European move toward the approach, David Scuderi with Samsung Electronics Europe stressed reuse will be an increasingly core focus but recycling will always be key to this "new policy mindset." Scuderi announced from the stage that Samsung has opened a refurbished electronics operation in the U.K. that resells Samsung devices, and indicated this model may be rolled out in other countries. He also said Samsung will move aggressively to expand the use of recycled materials in its products over the next five years.