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Speakers of Opening Session of GRC Annual Meeting, Oct. 2, 2017 announced

Speakers of Opening Session of GRC Annual Meeting, Oct. 2, 2017 announced Opening Session of the GRC Annual Meeting 2013, Las Vegas (source: ThinkGeoEnergy)
Alexander Richter 24 Sep 2017

The speakers for the Opening Session of the GRC Annual Meeting to take place Oct. 1-4, 2017 have been announced.

The upcoming GRC Annual Meeting and GEA GeoExpo+ to take place October 1-4, 2017 will bring together a wide representation of the international geothermal energy industry in Salt Lake City/ Utah.

The speakers at the Opening Session of the GRC Annual Meeting on Monday morning, October 2, 2017 includes major names in the international geothermal community and regional and national politics:

  • Honorable Jackie Biskupski, Mayor, Salt Lake City;
  • Maria Richards, President, Geothermal Resources Council;
  • Joe Greco, Chairman, Geothermal Energy Association;
  • Dr. Susan G. Hamm, Director, Geothermal Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy;
  • Jonathan Weisgall, Vice President, Government Relations, Berkshire Hathaway Energy;
  • Daniel Simmons, Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE);
  • Kathleen Benedetto, Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior;
  • Dan Brouillette, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy (invited);
  • Jon Cox, Vice President of Government Affairs, Rocky Mountain Power;
  • Honorable Gary Herbert, Governor, State of Utah;
  • Rhonda Mills, Representative, Western States Issues, Geothermal Energy Association;
  • Nick Goodman, Cyrq Energy;
  • Doug Glaspey, US Geothermal;
  • Rahm Orenstein, Ormat Technologies Inc.;
  • Joe Moore, University of Utah, Energy and Geoscience Institute, GRC Annual Meeting Chair.

Entry to the GRC Opening Session is free to the public.

Source: GRC