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 This conference was held from September 8 - 10, 2021

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  • Jonathan Hernandez

    GeothermEx, Inc.

  • Angela Prieto

    Sigma Prima Geoengineering and Colombian Geothermal Association
    Geologist

  • Claudia María Alfaro

    Colombian Geological Survey
    Coordinator

  • Dr. Alfonso Aragón Aguilar

    INEEL, Mexico
    Head of Dispatch of the Geothermal Management

  • Gloria Arancibia Hernández

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    Associate Professor and Postgraduate Director of the School of Engineering

  • Carlos Araque

    Quaise Energy
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Dr. Héctor Aviña

    UNAM Institute of Engineering (II-UNAM) | iiDEA Group
    Researcher | Founder and Coordinator

  • Luiz Gabriel Azevedo

    IDB Invest
    Environmental, Social and Governance Division Chief

  • Lenin Balza

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Economist, Infrastructure and Energy Sector

  • Andrea Blair

    INTERNATIONAL GEOTHERMAL ASSOCIATION / WOMEN IN GEOTHERMAL (WING) / UPFLOW
    President / Global Board / Founder

  • Joseph Bonafin

    Turdoden
    Sales and Business Development Manager for Geothermal

  • Jose Brillo

    Development and Investment Agency of Neuquén Province, Argentina
    President

  • Dr. Marit Brommer

    International Geothermal Association
    Executive Director

  • Dr. Ricardo Calvo

    ERM
    Partner

  • Irene Cañas Díaz

    ICE Group
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Gian Franco Carassale

    IDB
    Division Chief of Infrastructure and Energy

  • Jerónimo Carcelén

    Philippi, Prietocarrizosa, Ferrero DU & Uría
    Partner

  • Lina Castano Lujan

    Ministry of Mining and Energy of Colombia
    Advisor to the Office of Environmental and Social Affairs

  • Bruce L. Cutright

    GeoFrame Energy
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Ellsworth Dacon

    St.Vincent Geothermal Company ltd.
    Project Director

  • Julianne Dana

    Interlink Capital Strategies (ICS)
    Fund Administrative Analyst

  • Dr. Warren T. Dewhurst

    GDF
    Lead Geothermal Project Fund Manager

  • Franz Drees-Gross

    World Bank
    Regional Director for Infrastructure, responsible for the Latin America and Caribbean Region

  • Mónica Gasca Rojas

    Ministry of Energy and Mining, Colombia
    Energy Advisor | Senior Representative

  • Andrea Gaviano

    IDB
    Environmental Specialist, Environmental & Social Solutions Unit

  • Mynor Gil

    LAGEO
    President

  • Christiaan Gischler

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Co-Head, Mining, Geothermal Energy and Hydrocarbon Special Group

  • Mariano Gonzalez Serrano

    World Bank
    Senior Energy Specialist

  • Mauricio González Solis

    Ministry of Mining, Chile
    Senior Advisor

  • Nicholas Goodman

    Cyrq Energy
    CEO

  • Albert Gordon

    Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC)
    General Manager

  • Lic. José Salvador Handal Candray

    Consejo Nacional de Energía, Gobierno de El Salvador (CNE)
    Executive Secretary

  • Misa Haratsu

    Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
    Senior Deputy Director

  • His Excellency Dr. Vince Henderson

    Commonwealth of Dominica
    Ambassador to the United States, Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS)

  • Cristian Irías

    Energy Secretariat, Honduras
    Renewable Energy Analyst

  • Dr. Georgina Izquierdo

    National Institute of Electricity and Clean Energies (INEEL), México
    General Director

  • Peter Johansen

    World Bank
    Senior Energy Specialist

  • Bernhardt Johst

    GIZ
    Senior Adviser

  • Carlos Jorquera

    Jorka Energy Consulting Company
    Industrial Engineer, Founder

  • Dr. Horst Kreuter

    Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH
    CEO

  • Luis Adrián Mayén Flamenco

    Consejo Nacional de Energía, Gobierno de El Salvador
    Técnico de Proyectos Geoscientificos

  • Diego Mesa

    Ministry of Energy and Mining, Colombia
    Minister of Energy and Mining

  • Megan Meyer

    World Bank Group
    Senior Energy Specialist

  • Joseph Milewski

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Unit Chief Environmental & Social Solutions

  • Shabtay Mizrahi

    Ormat
    Executive Director, Business Development, Latin America

  • Dr. Diego Morata

    Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de Los Andes (CEGA)
    Director

  • Rubén Muñoz

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

  • Anyela Murillo Arroyo

    Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
    Fuentes Geotérmicas

  • Huong Mai Nguyen

    World Bank
    Energy Specialist

  • Natascha Nunes da Cunha

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Lead Mining Specialist

  • Rafael Parada

    GIZ
    Technical Advisor for the GEO II-Project

  • Oscar Posadas

    Secretary of Energy, Honduras
    Renewable Energy Analyst, Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

  • Dr. Rosa María Prol Ledesma

    National Autonomous University of Mexico
    Doctor

  • Gabriel Prudencio Flaño

    Ministry of Energy, Chile
    Head of Sustainable Energies Division

  • Michelle Ramírez Bueno

    International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
    Programme Officer for the Global Geothermal Alliance

  • John Redfern

    Eavor
    President and CEO

  • Jackeline Reyes Infantes

    Center for Geothermal Research for Development
    Partner

  • Alexander Richter

    Iceland Renewable Energy Cluster & Iceland Geothermal | ThinkGeoEnergy
    Managing Director | Founder

  • Néstor H. Roa

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Manager a.i., Infrastructure and Energy Sector

  • Elizabeth Robberechts

    IDB
    Lead Investment Officer

  • Ann Robertson-Tait

    GeothermEx, Inc., a Schlumberger company
    President

  • Rolando Rodríguez González

    Geotermia Centroamerican
    Chief Advisor

  • Laura Rojas

    IDB
    Environmental & Sustainability Advisor to the Vice President of Sectors and Knowledge

  • Julio Andres Rojas Lara

    IDB
    Social Specialist

  • Christel Saab

    IDB
    Unit Chief, Environmental and Social Risk Management

  • Sandra Salamanca Gaviria

    Ministry of Energy and Mining, Colombia
    Coordinator of the Electricity Sector Management Group

  • Vanessa Salcedo

    Dewhurst Group, LLC
    Project Conformance and Environmental and Social Impact (ESIA) Manager

  • Lucía Samaniego Bisio

    Regional Center for Groundwater Management
    Geologist

  • Eddy Sánchez Rivera

    Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), Costa Rica
    Director of Geothermal Resources

  • Joseph A. Scherer

    GreenFire Energy
    President and CEO

  • Diana L. Solís Paz

    Secretary of Energy, Honduras
    Director, Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

  • Christopher Straughn

    Caribbean Development Bank
    Sustainable Energy Specialist

  • Jozsef Szamosfalvi

    Interlink Capital Strategies (ICS)
    Managing Director

  • Matilde Urqiuizo

    CELEC, Ecuador
    Projects Specialist

  • Oscar Urrea

    Ecopetrol
    Energy Manager

  • Jose Antonio Urteaga Dufour

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Senior Energy Specialist

  • Sebastian Vargas

    Dewhurst Group, LLC
    Geothermal Project Manager

  • Claudia Vasquez Suarez

    World Bank
    Senior Energy Economist

  • Dr. Jeanne Vidal

    University of Chile
    PhD in Geology

  • Martin Walter

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Sector Specialist, Special Group for Mining, Geothermal Energy and Hydrocarbons

  • Carolina Wechsler

    Transmark Chile SpA
    Country Manager

  • Joseph Williams

    Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
    Coordinator, Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency Unit

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