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Update on GEA Geothermal Finance Forum, New York, April 11, 2013

Update on GEA Geothermal Finance Forum, New York, April 11, 2013 GEA Geothermal Energy Finance Forum, Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park, New York, February 9, 2011 (source: flickr/ thinkgeoenergy, creative commons)
Alexander Richter 27 Feb 2013

The U.S. Geothermal Energy Association is announcing a high profile set of speakers at its upcoming International Geothermal Finance Forum to be held in New York, Apri 11, 2013.

The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) will be holding a full day International Geothermal Energy Finance Forum on Wednesday, April 11th at the Marriott Marquis New York.

This event will bring geothermal industry together with the finance and investment community. In this global market, this program will not only highlight U.S. geothermal development and the keys to getting projects done in our back yard but also projects, policies, and development driving geothermal growth in the world’s top markets.

This program will provide both an update and outlook on US and international geothermal development, the state of geothermal technology, a discussion of geothermal project finance from both the public and private sector perspectives, geothermal risk and reward and a discussion of policies moving geothermal development forward.

Confirmed speakers include:

  • Rohit Khanna, Program Manager, The World Bank Group’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
  • Mark Taylor, Head of Geothermal & CCS Research, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
  • Jonathan Weisgall, Vice President of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
  • Dave Watson, President & CEO, EnergySource
  • Yoram Bronicki, President and COO, Ormat Technologies
  • Jonathan Zurkoff, Executive Vice President and Treasurer, US Geothermal
  • John Eber, Managing Director of Energy Investments, JP Morgan
  • Keith Martin, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP
  • Sid Sinha, Vice President, Marathon Capital
  • John McIlveen, Research Director, Jacob Securities, Inc
  • Dan Mannes, Partner, Avondale Partners
  • Trent Phillip, Ambata Capital
  • Jennifer Graham, Vice President, Prudential Capital Group
  • John Eber, Managing Director Energy Investments, JP Morgan
  • Steve Hirsch, Program Director, East Africa Geothermal Initiative, USEA
  • Pierre Audinet, Clean Energy Program Team Leader, The World Bank
  • Craig O’Connor, Export-Import Bank
  • Halley Dickey, TAS Energy, confirmed
  • Stephan Jacob, Underwriter, Munich RE
  • Doug Hollett, Program Manager, US DOE Geothermal Technologies Program
  • Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal Energy Association
  • Benjamin Matek, Geothermal Industry Analyst, Geothermal Energy Association

Conference details and registration via the event’s website