GEA Int’l Geothermal Showcase, Washington, April 22, 2014
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington/ DC (source: flickr/ wallyg, creative commons)
Alexander Richter
10 Feb 2014
The U.S. Geothermal Energy Association will be holding its annual one-day "International Geothermal Showcase" in Washington, DC on Tuesday, April 22, 2014.
The U.S. Geothermal Energy Association will be holding its annual 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, projects under development in the U.S. and internationally, outlook for the future of the geothermal market, policies driving geothermal development, geothermal risk reduction, and federal agency support at home and abroad.
In 2012, more than 250 industry leaders, government officials, and other power sector representatives from the U.S. and 26 countries around the world attended GEA’s International Geothermal Showcase. Countries expected to be represented in 2014 include: Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nevis, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Pakistan, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Singapore, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, the United States, the West Indies, and more.
Who’s speaking? Confirmed speakers to date include:
- Video Keynote Address by U.S. Senator Harry Reid
- Luncheon Keynote provided by Ali Zaidi, Senior Director of Cabinet Affairs, The White House
- Mark Taylor, Head of Research, Non-Intermittent Clean Energy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
- Alexander 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
- 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
- Dave Watson, CEO, EnergySource
- Jorg Baumgartner, Bestec GmbH
- Mike Long, Vice President, Galena Advisors- a division of POWER Engineers
- Horst Kreuter, Director, Geothermal Power Tanzania
- Stanley Kamau, Director/Head of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Unit, Ministry of Finance, Kenya
- John Fox, CEO, Electratherm
- Dr. Markus O. Häring, Geo Explorers Ltd
- Warren Dewhurst, Managing Member, Dewhurst Group
- Ann Robertson-Tait, Business Development Manager and Senior Geologist, GeothermEx
- Hiroshi Asanuma, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)
- Ben Matek, Geothermal Industry Analyst, Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)
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