April 22, 2014 International Geothermal Showcase, Washington, DC

Special thanks to Green level sponsor

GEA is pleased to be holding the Showcase with support from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State, International Trade Administration, The World Bank Group, Export-Import Bank of the U.S., Inter-American Development Bank, U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office, and the U.S. Energy Association.

What: GEA will be holding a one-day “International Geothermal Showcase” in Washington, DC on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. The program will showcase geothermal projects, trends, and governmental policies in the U.S. and around the world. Topics covered will include; the geothermal market today, major public funding entities, how to address and reduce geothermal project risk, projects under development in the U.S. and internationally, outlook for the future of the geothermal market, policies driving geothermal development, and more.

Registration now available. To register please click here. Online registration will be available until Monday, April 21, 2014 at 5pm est. After that time only onsite registration will be available. Onsite registration will begin at 7:00am at the Atrium Hall of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.



Who is speaking?

Please click here for full agenda for Showcase.

Confirmed speakers include:

Video Greeting by Senator Harry Reid

Keynote provided by Ambassador Carlos Pascual, Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Keynote provided by Ali Zaidi, Deputy Director for Energy Policy, White House Domestic Policy Council

Ethan Zindler, Head of Americas, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Alex Richter, Board Member, International Geothermal Association

Magnus Gehringer, CEO, Consent Energy LLC

Craig O’Connor, Director, Office of Renewable Energy & Environmental Exports, Export-Import Bank of the United States

Joerg Baumgaertner, Managing Director, Bestec GmBH

Pierre Audinet, Clean Energy Program Team Leader, ESMAP Program, The World Bank

Mary Mervene, Managing Director, Structured Finance, Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Tim Williamson, Deputy Director, Alternative and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of State

Doug Hollett, Program Director, U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office

Jamie Merriman, Country Manager, South Asia & Renewables Team Leader, U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Alejandro Melandri, Energy Division Chief, Inter-American Development Bank

Amanda Lonsdale, Senior Geothermal Advisor, PowerAfrica

Jonathan Weisgall, Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company

Bob Sullivan, VP of Business Development, Ormat

Mike Long, Vice President, Galena Advisors- a division of POWER Engineers

Craig Mataczynski, CEO, Gradient Resources

Jerome Smith, President, Pagosa Verde

Sanusi Satar, Senior Management Representative, Star Energy Holding Ltd

Hiroshi Asanuma, Team Leader, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Horst Kreuter, Director, Geothermal Power Tanzania

Eng. Stanley Kamau, Director, Public Private Partnership (PPP) Unit, Ministry of Finance, Kenya

Gosaye Mengistie Abayneh, Director, Energy Studies and Development, Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Ethiopia

John Fox, CEO, Electratherm

Dr. Markus O. Häring, CEO, Geo Explorers Ltd

Steve Hummel, Director Renewable Energy Systems, TAS Energy

Jack Thirolf, Director of Regularory Affairs, Enel Green Power North America, Inc.

Warren Dewhurst, President, Dewhurst Group LLC

Ann Robertson-Tait, Business Development Manager and Senior Geologist, GeothermEx

Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)

Ben Matek, Geothermal Industry Analyst, Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)

Alan Davis, CEO and Managing Principal, Starlight Investments

Will Osborn, Vice President, Geothermal Resource Group

Javed Ahmad, Chairman, Energy Foundation in Pakistan

Mike Andrews, Counsel, King & Spalding

With questions, please contact kathy@geo-energy.org.

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