Huawei webinar gathers environment, tech leaders
THROUGH a global webinar organized by Huawei, eight environmental and technological leaders shared their expertise on how the challenges in today’s world can be mitigated.
Titled “Tech For A Better Planet,” they provided ways how technologies can be utilized to support environmental protection and agreed that utilizing latest advances such as big data monitoring, IoT, 5G and AI are pivotal in saving the environment.
“Technology can be a way to scale up nature conservation efforts,” IUCN Green List Certification Director James Hardcastle said.
According to Huawei Director of Corporate Sustainability Tao Jing Wen, “Tech For A Better Planet” is both a promise and commitment as environmental protection is one of the companmy’s sustainable strategies.
Dr. Bisel Jamoussi, Chief of the Study Group of ITU, said that ITU is helping the ICT sector move toward a carbon neutral path through standards like ITU-T SG5, research, raising awareness and promoting collaboration in the industry.
Rainforest Connection Founder and CEO Topher White compared the world’s tech like a blue ocean where the opportunites of saving the environment opens the way to limitless potential.
“What we’re seeing now is to get more data in the field. We see the next world as blockchain and AI. If you look at nature, it’s almost like a blue ocean. There’ s a whole new frontier on that,” White said.
Meanwhile, IUCN Acting Director General Dr. Grethel Aguilar summarized the event with her conclusion statement, “I see this technology as a source of transformational change. I think technology is a future in a big way, and we should embrace it. This planet is in your hands.”
Other speakers were CDP Global Head of Corporate Engagement and Reporter Services Daniel Turner, Huawei Europe Digital Power Product Line CTO Michael Fraisse, Nature Seychelles and IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas CEO Dr. Nirmal Jivan Shah, Porini Foundation CEO Roman Eyholzer and National Forestry and Grassland Administration Amur Tiger and Amur Leopard Monitoring and Research Center (China) Vice Director Prof. Feng Limin.