GEOLAC congress with 8 governments confirmed, July 16-17, 2014
InterContinental, San Jose, Costa Rica (source: flickr/ InterContinentalCostaRica, creative commons)
Alexander Richter
10 Jun 2014
The 2014 Geothermal Congress for Latin America & the Caribbean (GEOLAC) co-hosted by the World Bank Group takes place five weeks from now in San José, Costa Rica, from July 16th-17th.
The 2014 Geothermal Congress for Latin America & the Caribbean (GEOLAC) takes place five weeks from now in San José, Costa Rica, from July 16th-17th.
Likely to be the most significant geothermal event in the Latin America and Carribean region, it has attracted several high profile speakers and attendants. So far 8 governments are confirmed to be represented, from Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Dominica, Nevis, Chile, Peru and Bolivia.
Confirmed participants from the region are:
- Hon. Edgar Gutiérrez, Minister of Energy, Environment & Telecommunications – Costa Rica
- Hon. Emilio Rappaccioli, Minister of Energy & Mining – Nicaragua
- Hon. Rayburne Blackmoore, Minister of Public Works – Dominica
- Hon. Troy Liburd, Minister of Natural Resources & Environment – Nevis
- Ing. Irene Cañas, Vice Minister of Energy – Costa Rica
- Christian Santana, Director, Renewable Energy Division, Ministry of Energy – Chile
- Luis Nicho, Director General, Electricity, Ministry of Energy & Mines – Peru
- Carlos Obregón, Executive President, ICE – Costa Rica
- Marco Antonio Escobar, Director, Laguna Colorada Project, ENDE – Bolivia
Other notable speakers include:
- Anita George, Senior Director, Energy and Extractives Global Practice, The World Bank
- Alejandro Melandri, Chief (ag), Energy Division, Inter-American Development Bank
- Shinji Yamamoto, Chief Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation
- Arman Lapus, Managing Director – Latin America, Energy Development Corporation
- Subir Sanyal, CEO, GeothermEx
- Toshitaka Takeuchi, South America Division Chief, Japan International Cooperation Agency
- Dr. Gerardo Hiriart, CEO, ENAL
For more information on GEOLAC see www.geothermlac.com or feel free to get in touch directly with Justine Porter at jporter@newenergyevents.com with any questions.
GEOLAC represents a unique gathering of the most senior stakeholders working towards the development of geothermal in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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