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We are excited to announce a high-level program overview so you get a sense of what to expect. From hands-on technical workshops to big-picture discussions shaping the future of conservation, ICTC 2026 will bring the conservation tech community together across five days of programming in Lima, Peru.

Throughout 2 days of pre-conference workshops (Feb. 16-17) and 3 days of core conference sessions (Feb. 18-20), participants will:

• Build practical skills in conservation technologies
• Share real-world lessons from the field
• Explore how data, AI, and innovation are driving impact
• Tackle questions of access, governance, and equity
• Connect across disciplines, regions, and sectors

ICTC 2026 will showcase how conservation technology is being used to address some of the most urgent challenges facing biodiversity today, while also exploring what is needed to scale these solutions responsibly and equitably. The program brings together practitioners, technologists, researchers, Indigenous leaders, funders, and decision-makers to examine how tools, data, and partnerships are shaping conservation outcomes on the ground.

Across the conference, participants will encounter a wide range of biodiversity monitoring technologies operating across marine, terrestrial, and freshwater ecosystems. These include passive acoustic monitoring, camera traps, eDNA, insect monitoring systems, biologgers and wildlife tracking devices, drones, seismic sensors, and remote sensing platforms. Sessions will highlight how these tools are being applied in forests, marine protected areas, the Andes, Amazonia, and different landscapes across continents to track species, detect threats, and understand ecosystem change under climate pressure.

Here’s a high-level look at how the week unfolds. This overview highlights just a selection of planned workshops and conference sessions, with the full ICTC 2026 program to be released soon. Daily programming will generally run from around 8:30am - 6:00pm.

If these sessions sound appealing, make sure to register for ICTC soon before early registration tickets run out! 

Pre-Conference Workshops

ICTC 2026 opens with two days of interactive, in-person workshops designed for deep technical exchange and practical learning. These workshops bring together practitioners, technologists, and researchers to build skills, share lessons, and advance real-world applications of conservation technology. 

Please note that workshop registration will open separately in January and is not included in conference registration. Get your ICTC ticket to be the first to hear when workshop registration becomes available.

Day 1 workshops span topics such as:

• EarthRanger and protected area management tools
• Aligning to achieve the KMGBF 30×30 goals
• Analyzing animal tracking data using Movebank & MoveApps
• Expanding conservation drone use in the Amazon
• Enabling workflows for animal movement analysis in Peru
• Edge AI for conservation
• Passive acoustic monitoring using R & Oceanaudio
• Trapper Keeper: scaling camera trap data & AI
• Automated insect monitoring

Day 2 workshops span topics such as:

• Building a conservation satellite tag
• Leveraging Motus for inclusive bird conservation
• Using tech for Marine Protected Area management
• Reproducible scientific practices for ecologists
• Co-designing the Amazon Fire Grand Challenge
• Vibe coding party
• Tools for the PAM pipeline: from Raven Workbench to BirdNET
• Using audio recorders as a conservation tool
• End-to-end bioacoustic analysis: ML, localization, and occupancy

Core Conference 

ICTC 2026 explores how conservation technologies are being applied and scaled in the real world, from biodiversity monitoring and integrated data systems to AI-enabled decision-making, rights-based and community-led approaches, and technologies that support action across land and sea. The program emphasizes responsible, human-centered design, strong data governance, sustainable funding and partnerships, and effective storytelling to ensure innovation translates into lasting impact for nature and people.

Day 1

• Opening ceremony & keynote
• Technology-enabled biodiversity monitoring
• Integrated data & decision systems
• Collaboration, co-design & participation
• AI for conservation
• Scaling conservation impact & looking forward
• Conservation technology in complex landscapes
• From monitoring to management action

Day 2

• Advancing regional priorities
• Responsible AI, data governance
• Funding conservation tech
• From pilots to operational systems
• Protecting biodiversity through technology
• Rights-based and territorial approaches to conservation tech
• Open, accessible & community-centered technology

Day 3

• From innovation to practice
• Responsible and human-centered AI
• Rights, equity, and inclusive conservation technology
• Financing, scaling, and institutional sustainability
• Storytelling and Impact
• Technology for protection, enforcement, and decision-Making
• Data governance, infrastructure, and interoperability
• Closing ceremony & keynote

We can’t wait to gather the global conservation technology community in Lima this February to learn, connect, and move conservation forward together!

Register here!