Plenary Session: Clearing Geothermal Policy Hurdles

Plenary Session: Clearing Geothermal Policy Hurdles

Date
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Session Time
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Session Location
Capri Ballroom

12 Years of WING USA: Promoting Women AND Geothermal | Karen Christopherson, Chinook Geoconsulting, Inc. and Emilie Gentry, Teverra LLC

Advancing the Next-Generation Geothermal Economy in Utah | Clean Air Task Force

Panel: Non-technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in the US. Policy and Education Hurdles

  • Moderator: Caity Smith, Policy Chair of GRPC
  • Panelist: Travis Annatoyn, Arnold Porter LLP
  • Panelist: Laura Chiaramonte, EPRI
  • Panelist: Katrina McLaughlin, WRI
  • Panelist: Michael O’Connor, CPE
  • Panelist: Terra Rogers, Clean Air Task Force

GRPC US and Canada Update | Vanessa Robertson, Geothermal Rising

Unlocking Public Lands for Geothermal Energy and Changes at BLM | Paul Thomsen, Ormat Technologies, Inc. 

Updates from EGEC and Europe | Sylvain Broglè, Exergy International SRL

Geothermal Venture Capital: Who is Getting Funded | Torsten Kolind, Underground Ventures UGV

Plenary Session Emcees: 

  • Gabrielle Skog, Baseload Capital
  • Monte Morrison, Hot H2O Engineering