Vanta
North America 2026

The Value Advantage: Trust and Transparency

Vanta is more than an event—it’s a statement.

A call to those who lead with innovation and think beyond what’s standard.

Rooted in advantage, advancement, and a future-focused mindset, Vanta North America 2026 is your opportunity to step ahead of the market and experience what’s next in automation, AI, and device value transformation.

This is where the next wave begins—and you’re invited to help shape it.

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May 6-7, 2026
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Dallas, texas
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Apkudo Automation Hub

Device Passport™ is redefining what trust looks like in the secondary market.

Inconsistent data costs the secondary market billions in lost value every year. At Vanta North America 2026, join the conversation with peers and industry leaders on what a verified, transparent data foundation means for the future of device value.

Event Details

What to Expect

  • See the Future of Device Trust in Action: Get hands-on with Device Passport™ and experience how a verified data foundation changes what's possible—for grading confidence, transaction speed, and value recovery at every stage of the lifecycle.
  • Watch Automation Work at Scale: Walk the floor of Apkudo's Automation Hub and see live how high-velocity testing, diagnostics, and cosmetic grading come together to unlock margin you didn't know you were leaving behind.
  • Be Part of the Conversation: Step into a small, intimate forum where peers and industry leaders aren't just presenting—they're debating, questioning, and shaping what comes next. You won't just leave informed. You'll leave with a point of view.
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Agenda - Subject to change

Two Days—One Transformational Experience

Day One

Day One puts you in the middle of the industry conversation. We start with the challenges you live with every day, told through the voice of the customer. From there, we go hands-on: a deep dive into how automation captures the trusted data that changes how devices are valued, moved, and sold. We'll close the day with a networking dinner where the conversation continues.

Day Two

Day Two is about what's possible when the industry decides to operate differently. Through guest speakers, leadership panels, and a dedicated look at the future of Device Passport™, we'll explore what it looks like when trust and transparency aren't aspirational, they're the standard. You'll leave with more than ideas. You'll leave with a view of what's next and your role in it.

Business casual attire is encouraged.

Day 1: Wednesday, May 6

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Registration and Lunch

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

The Vanta Briefing: Program Kickoff

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

The Trust Gap: What It’s Really Costing the Secondary Market

Trust in the secondary device market isn't assumed; it's negotiated, hedged, and priced into every transaction. Consumers receive inconsistent trade-in quotes that they don't understand. Partners layer on redundant audits to protect themselves from one another. Buyers discount inventory because they can't verify what they're buying. The result: margin quietly drained not from bad decisions, but from an industry that has never had a shared foundation for proof.

Panelists share what the Trust Gap looks like from inside their businesses, and what closing it would actually change.

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

The Intelligence Floor: Engineering the Device Passport

A hands-on walkthrough of the technology that makes the Device Passport a reality. This is an up-close look at the live application of Apkudo’s most recent innovations, highlighting the latest Receive Station's auto-debug capabilities, the SDK for In/Out Warranty determination, and TimeShield for smartwatches. This session is designed for collaborative discussion, providing direct access to our SMEs to explore the intersection of AI, robotics, and the Device Passport.

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Closing the Loop: Day One Reflections

We’ll synthesize what we saw on the floor and set the stage for Day Two’s focus on the art of the possible.

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Reset and Recharge

7:00 PM

Agave & Insights: A Vanta Networking Reception

Elevated Mexican cuisine and unscripted strategy. A day-late Cinco de Mayo celebration that proves a ‘6-7’ forum is hip and in style.

Day 2: Thursday, May 7

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Continental Breakfast and Networking

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

The Transparency Premium: Quantifying the Value of a Trusted Device

Trust is the scarcest resource in the secondary device market. For years, the industry has relied on inconsistent, seller-defined labels like ‘Grade A’ or ‘Like New’ to move inventory, labels that research proves create confusion rather than clarity. In this session, CCS Insight will share exclusive preliminary findings from Phase 1 of our research study.

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

The Blueprint for Value: Passport Use Cases Unpacked

Head of Product, Dami Amabile, leads a deep dive into the tangible application of the Device Passport. We will unpack use cases across the device lifecycle to show how verifiable data transforms operational efficiency into a strategic financial advantage.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Networking Break

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The Road Ahead: Navigating the Industry’s New Standard

A closing, interactive dialogue with some of Apkudo’s leadership team—Josh Matthews, Dami Amabile, and Manoj Sabhnani. This session is designed as a transparent look at the practicalities of industry transformation. We will move beyond the ‘what’ of technology to discuss how organizations can pivot to stay ahead of global mandates, the role of AI in future-proofing operations, and the critical shifts required to lead a data-driven circular economy. This is an open-forum opportunity to pressure-test the roadmap and ask your most pressing questions of the team building the path forward.

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Closing Remarks

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Optional 1:1 Strategy Sessions

Use this time for private conversations with Apkudo leadership and SMEs to prioritize next steps and evaluate the ‘art of the possible’ specifically for your business.

Agenda subject to change.