Tuesday, 27 August

Geothermal Hub – 3rd Level
9:15 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Developing Geothermal Power and Heat in Multi Use Sedimentary Basins: Challenges, Solutions, and GEOPHIRES Economic Analysis
Matthew Minnick, RESPEC
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Assessing Geothermal Resource Potential Using Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis
Nicole Hart-Wagoner, University of Nevada, Reno
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Open Source Geoscience Data for Geothermal Exploration
Josh Sellars, Seequent
11:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. Geothermal Training – How the Industry Must Adapt and Educate to the Geothermal Difference
Toney Deer, Well Control School
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. WING - Women in Geothermal
Network with Women in Geothermal (WING) at the Geothermal Hub from 1-2pm on Tuesday. WING promotes the education, professional development, and advancement of women in the geothermal community. Created in 2013, WING primarily focuses on bringing together everyone in the geothermal industry through social media, events, and training opportunities. The group has proven to be a place for support, inspiration, building confidence, and sharing ideas. WING USA encourages student participation at industry events with scholarships to the Geothermal Rising Conference, professional development with the Thermal Trailblazers mentoring program, and administers annual core value awards to acknowledge caring, open, empowering, and courageous members of our community.
2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Advancing Geothermal Sustainability: Vallourec's Journey with Low Carbon Footprint Steel Tubulars
Elizabeth Cambre, Vallourec USA Corp
2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. CORE Knowledge: The Voices of Geothermal
Nick Cestari, CORE Knowledge
3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m.– 4:00 p.m. Geothermal - News about a Clean Baseload Energy Source
Kurt Strack, KMS Technologies
4:00 p.m.– 4:30 p.m. Energy Transition Solutions Podcast: Open Q&A on Geothermal
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Joseph Batir, Teverra, Energy Transition Solutions Podcast
4:30 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. Geothermal Industry Get-together
Anine Pederson, Geothermal Rising
Meet at the Geothermal Hub to reconnect with familiar faces in the geothermal industry and to make new connections. All friends of geothermal welcome!

Wednesday, 28 August

Geothermal Hub – 3rd Level
9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. From Millidarcy to Megawatts: Geothermal Asset Optimization Through Advanced Subsurface to Surface Simulation
Kathleen Gould, Seequent
9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Microseismic Monitoring and Geothermal: Past, Present, and Future
Peter M. Duncan, MicroSeismic, Inc.
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Microseismic Monitoring at a Next Generation Enhanced Geothermal Field
Sireesh Dadi, Fervo Energy
10:30 a.m.–11:00 p.m. Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing Monitoring of Horizontal EGS Systems
Aleksei Titov, Fervo Energy
11:00 a.m.––12:00 p.m.– | Panel: Workforce Transitions
Moderator: Elizabeth Cambre
Join us for this panel discussion that will address the transition from careers in oil and gas to geothermal energy. The panel will explore the challenges and opportunities involved in this transition, the transferability of skills, and strategies for effective workforce development in the geothermal sector.
Bridget Silva, GT Titan
Chief Business Development Officer Bio
Denise Knight, GT Titan
Senior Vice President of Exploration and Geosciences Bio
Sireesh Dadi, Fervo Energy
Manager, Data Acquisition and Advanced Analytics Bio
Ben Burke, Gradient Geothermal
Chief Executive Officer Bio
12:00 p.m.– 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Ignis Project Portfolio Review
Danny Rehg, Ignis H2 Energy
1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Techno-Economic Feasibility of Geothermal Development in the Gulf Coast and Trans-Pecos Region of Texas
Shuvajit Bhattacharya, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Co-Production: Why and Why Not Co-Develop Geothermal and Hydrocarbons
Bridget Silva, GT Titan
3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Geothermal - News about a Clean Baseload Energy Source
Kurt Strack, KMS Technologies
4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Making Geothermal Economically Viable Everywhere
Sean Marshall, SLB
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Advancing Geothermal Sustainability: Vallourec's Journey with Low Carbon Footprint Steel Tubulars
Elizabeth Cambre, Vallourec USA Corp

Thursday, 29 August

Geothermal Hub – 3rd Level
9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Mitigating Risk in Geothermal Projects
Samual Abraham, Halliburton
9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry in the Expanding Energy Sectors
Ryan Hays, Well Control School
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Geothermal - New Developments About a Clean Baseload Energy Source
Hans-Christian Freitag, GRC TXLAOK Chapter
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Energy Storage and Geopressured Geothermal System (GGS) Technologies
Mike Eros, Sage Geosystems
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Brandy Obvintsev, Gallant Culture
1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. AI, the Use Case for Geothermal
Junaid Ali, Prismecs
2:00 p.m.––3:00 p.m.– | Panel: Dispelling Misinformation About Geothermal
Moderator: Ingvild Ryggen Carstens
Join us for this panel discussion that will address the misconceptions of geothermal's impacts on drilling emissions, induced seismicity, hydraulic stimulation, water use, and water quality.
Cindy Taff, Sage Geosystems
Chief Executive Officer Bio
Jason Sorter, Geothermal Rising
Director of Policy and Community Engagement Bio
Coco Wallace, Quaise Energy
Policy and Business Development Associate Bio
Matthew Minnick, RESPEC
Geothermal and CCS Manager Bio
3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Energy Transition Solutions Podcast: Still Not Excited About Geothermal? Here's Why You Should Be!
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Joseph Batir, Teverra, Energy Transition Solutions Podcast
4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Students in Geothermal Get-together
Anine Pedersen, Geothermal Rising
Whether you are a current geothermal student or want to learn more about pursuing a degree in geothermal, come meet like-minded students to learn from their experiences.