I will talk about how isfixable.com started and talk about hardware repairability from the consumers, not makers, point of view.
I presented a version of this talk earlier at MisinfoCon in March 2025 (recording is available here) and BarcampBangalore 2025 (session proposal).
How economic models have led to planned obsolescence of hardware products across categories
How we are crowdsourcing community knowledge
Govt initiatives and whether they will be effective
The goal is for buyers and repair-experts to empower each other, not "DIY" even though that is important
I think this talk will be useful for many attendees. As we are all consumers of many of the products, getting to attend such talks could create awareness.