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 This conference was held from July 17 - 18, 2019

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  • Franklin Acevedo

    EDC - Peru
    Officer in Charge

  • Marco Acuña Mora

    Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE)
    Director Corporativo de Electricidad

  • Ana Lucía Alfaro Murillo

    GIZ
    Senior Advisor, Direct Use Geothermal Projects and Inter-sectorial Dialogue for the Program for the Promotion of Geothermal Energy in Central America

  • Rocco Altieri

    Turboden
    Sales Engineer – Geothermal

  • Diego Aravena

    Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA)
    Geologist

  • Laura Berman

    World Bank
    Energy Specialist

  • Federico Bernardelli

    Ministry of Energy, Chile
    Geothermal Energy Sustainable Development Project Coordinator

  • Abhishek Bhaskar

    Climate Investment Funds
    Energy Specialist

  • Andrea Blair
    Andrea “Andy” Blair

    Women in Geothermal (WING) | Director, Upflow (NZ) WING
    Global Chair

  • Virginia Brandon

    World Bank
    Country Representative for Chile

  • Jose Brillo

    ADI Neuquén
    President

  • Alastair Brookes

    Jacobs
    Clean Energy Advisor

  • Guido Cappetti

    Geotérmica del Norte S.A. (GDN)
    CEO

  • Jerónimo Carcelén

    Geothermal Council of Chile
    President

  • Dr. Carlos Antonio Chalbaud

    Storengy
    Business Development Manager

  • Patricia Claure

    ENDE

  • Fernando Cubillos Prieto

    IDB Invest
    Head of Energy

  • Ellsworth Dacon

    St. Vincent and the Grenadines
    Director of Energy, Ministry of National Security, Air & Seaport Development

  • Leonardo Deras

    Energy Secretariat of Honduras
    Sub Secretary of Renewable Energies and Electricity

  • Warren Dewhurst

    Geothermal Resources Council
    Director of the Board

  • Ender Dincer

    Development and Investment Bank of Turkey
    Head of the Risk Sharing Mechanism Unit

  • Rosa Escobar

    LaGeo
    Engineering Manager

  • Alfonso Fernandez Arancibia

    Economic Advisor
    Secretariat of Energy, Argentina

  • Monica Gasca Rojas

    Ministry of Energy & Mines, Chile
    Energy Advisor

  • Stephanie Gil

    World Bank
    Practice Manager, Energy and Extractives Global Practice, Latin America and Caribbean

  • Christiaan Gischler Blanco

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Co-leader of the Mining, Geothermal and Hydrocarbon Cluster

  • Julio Rios Gómez

    Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino (SEGEMAR)
    President

  • Camila Gonzalez

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Energy Sector and International Development Expert

  • Tomás González


    Former Minister of Energy, Colombia, and Consultant

  • Luciano González Llanos

    Ministry of Energy, Chile
    Analyst, Geothermal and District Energy Unit

  • Roger Henneberger

    GeothermEx, Inc., A Schlumberger Company
    Earth Science Manager

  • Zachary Daniel Hurwitz

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Senior Environmental Specialist

  • Riki Ibrahim

    Geo Dipa Energi
    President Director

  • Ricardo Irarrázabal Sánchez

    Ministry of Energy, Chile
    Undersecretary of Energy

  • Peter Johansen

    World Bank
    Senior Energy Specialist, Energy and Extractives Global Practice

  • Carlos Jorquera​

    Think GeoEnergy​
    Manager

  • Victoria Mainini

    Secretariat of Energy, Argentina
    Coordinator of the Renewable Energy Trust Funds

  • Mario H. Martinez

    Ormat
    Manager Business Development - Latin America

  • Yolanda Martinez

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Representative in Chile

  • Francisco José Martínez-Conde Del Campo

    Ministry of Energy, Chile
    Head of Regulatory Support Unit, Sustainable Energies Division

  • Chris McCormick

    IDA Fund Management | Geothermal Development Facility
    Partner | Chief Investment Officer

  • Felipe Mellado Andías

    Ministry of Energy, Government of Chile
    Geothermal and District Energy Unit, Sustainable Energies Division

  • Diego Mesa

    Ministry of Mines and Energy, Colombia
    Vice Minister of Energy

  • Riquel Mitma Ramirez


    Regulation Expert

  • Shabtay Mizrahi

    Ormat
    Executive Director, Business Development, Latin America

  • Maximiliano Morrone

    Secretariat of Energy, Argentina
    National Director for the Promotion of Renewable Energy

  • Rubén Muñoz Bustos

    Ministry of Energy, Chile
    Head of Geothermal and District Energy Unit, Sustainable Energy Division

  • Huong Mai Nguyen

    World Bank
    Energy Specialist

  • Natascha Nunes da Cunha

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Co-leader of the Mining, Geothermal Energy and Hydrocarbons Cluster

  • Adyaksa Paripurna

    PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero)
    Project Manager

  • Yasna Carola Pérez Díaz

    SERNAGEOMIN, Ministry of Mining
    Head of Geothermal Resources Unit, Applied Geology Division

  • Gabriel Prudencio Flaño

    Ministry of Energy, Chile
    Head of Sustainable Energies Division

  • Michelle Alejandra Ramírez Bueno


    Geothermal Industry Consultant

  • Anabella Ruiz

    Secretariat of Energy, Argentina
    Cooperation Advisor

  • Herbert A. Samuel

    Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Public Utilities, Energy, Transport & Implementation, Grenada
    Project Coordinator Geothermal Energy

  • Dr. Christoph Sigrist

    GDF Latin America Foundation
    Chairman of the Council

  • Gastón Siroit

    Secretariat of Energy, Argentina
    Director of Resources and Technology

  • Elizabeth Andrea Soto Neira

    Ministry of Energy, Chile
    Analyst, Geothermal and District Energy Unit, Sustainable Energies Division

  • Lucia Spinelli

    World Bank
    Team Leader

  • Takayoshi Tange

    JICA
    Director, South America Division, Latin America and the Caribbean Department

  • Rolf Thiele S.

    EEChile Eficiencia Energética
    Project Management

  • Marco Valencia Delgado

    Ministry of Energy and Non-renewable Resources of Ecuador
    Sub-secretary of Electric Power Generation and Transmission

  • Werner Vargas

    General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System (SICA)
    Executive Director

  • Marck Vargas Kolesnikov

    Geothermal Resources Council
    LATAM Coordinator

  • Jose Vergara

    Cofide
    Chief Business Officer

  • Martin Walter

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Sector Specialist – Mining, Geothermal, and Hydrocarbons Cluster (MGH)

  • Carolina Wechsler

    Transmark Chile
    Country Manager

  • Dr. Phil White


    Technical Consultant to the Caribbean Development Bank

  • Arndt Wierheim

    KfW Development Bank
    Senior Project Manager

  • Joseph Williams

    Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
    Head (ag.), Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Unit

  • Jens Wirth

    KfW Office Indonesia
    Deputy Director & Energy Sector Coordinator

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