What the Tech?! Harnessing Appropriate Technology and Digital Innovation for Conservation Action

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11/10/2025
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2 , Onsite

Why attend

Conservation challenges plus technology equals new pathways, partnerships, and possibilities. This session will highlight flagship Tech4Nature country showcases, where innovative tools are already transforming conservation on the ground.

Session Description

Explore how appropriate technology can take conservation a step beyond. Through flagship case studies, lessons from the Innovation Challenges and Strategic Framework, and interactive exchanges, this session will show how conservation challenges + technology = new pathways, partnerships, and possibilities.
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Headquarters
Partners
South America Region logo
South America Region
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Region logo
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Region
Asia Region logo
Asia Region
Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Eastern and Southern Africa Region
Huawei logo
Huawei

Speaker

Speaker Cecilia CRONEMBERGER

Coordinator for Biodiversity Monitoring and Research, ICMBio

Speaker James MCBREEN

Senior Programme Manager, IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature

Speaker Louisa RICHMOND-COGGAN

Principal Consultant, LRC Wildlife Conservation Consulting

Speaker Ming ZENG

Project Manager, TECH4ALL programme office, Huawei Technologies

Speaker Francis Akatsa OKALO

Programme Manager, Coastal and Ocean Resilience-Ke, IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Wenjia JIN

Senior Programme Officer, IUCN China, IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Carlo ANGELES

Director of Impact, C Minds

Speaker Arnau TEIXIDOR COSTA

Programme Coordinator, IUCN Med

Host

Speaker James MCBREEN

Senior Programme Manager, IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature