Opening Plenary Session

The Geothermal Rising Conference is going to kick-off with an amazing cross section of the geothermal community during Monday October 4th’s Plenary Session! Representatives from the Department of Energy, California Energy Commission, the Bureau of Land Management, IRENA Geothermal Global Alliance, and GR's DEI Taskforce/Women in Geothermal. We will also hear from our amazing Diamond Sponsors of the GRC this year: Ormat, Eavor, and Kenai Drilling. All of the speakers are engaging and ready to kick-off GRC 2021 with an exciting and motivating tone.

Jon Trujillo, President, Geothermal Rising, and Geothermal Resource Manager, CalEnergy Operating Corp

Sue Hamm, Director, Geothermal Technologies Office, DOE

Janea Scott, Senior Counsel, BLM

John Redfern, President + CEO, Eavor Technologies

Karen Douglas, Commissioner, California Energy Commission

David Arias, Executive V.P, Kenai Drilling

Amelia Ida Letvin, WING and Geothermal Rising DEI Task Force

Michelle Ramirez, Program Director, Global Geothermal Alliance, IRENA

Josh Nordquist, Director of Resource Operations, Ormat Technologies