Tuesday, April 7, 2026
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration & Information
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Welcome & Keynote – Geothermal vs. Oil & Gas
Speakers:
- Anine Pedersen, Geothermal Rising
- Vlad Zatonski, Eavor
Keynote Speakers:
- Marcelo Camargo, EGX Energy
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Session 1: Shallow Geothermal Opportunities: Expanding the Reach of Subsurface Solutions
This session highlights the potential of shallow geothermal systems for efficient, low-carbon heating and cooling. Topics include ground-source heat pumps, borehole field designs, and innovative installation methods. Speakers will share case studies and explore technical, regulatory, and economic factors driving adoption. Attendees will gain insight into how these systems are being implemented in residential, commercial, and district energy projects.
Presenters:
- Jay Egg, Egg Geo
- Additional presenters to be announced
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Networking Break
10:30 AM – 12: 00 PM | Session 2: Opportunities in Sedimentary Basins
This session will explore the many and varied opportunities that sedimentary basin geothermal provide including: district heating, aquaculture/agriculture, co-produced fluids, and utilizing O&G infrastructure.
Moderator: Steve Cheung, SteveIOR Consultants
Panelists:
- Ashley Drobot, DEEP
- Additional panelists to be announced
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Networking Lunch
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Session 3: Optimizing Returns from the Basin
Operational expertise, remediation efficiency and constant monitoring can help help drive efficiency from a reservoir and production system. Stable, predictable production is fundamental to achieving return thresholds, as upside is generally very limited in production. Direct-use applications provide alternative business models too, cost savings and industrial efficiencies.
- Moderator and panelists to be announced
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Networking Break
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Session 4: Developments in Geothermal Reservoir Simulation
This session will highlight a range of recent case studies and advancements in the unique field of reservoir simulation to optimize development and operation of projects.
Moderator: Kathleen Gould, Seequent
Presenters:
- Koenraad Beckers, ResFrac
- Mazda Irani, Ashaw Energy
- Matthew Minnick, RESPEC
- Robert Stacey, EGX Energy
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration & Information
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Session 5: High Temp Challenges & Solutions
This session will focus on a range of challenges in the high temperature environments, as well as including geothermal drilling and well-construction technologies, technology gaps, and research initiatives in superhot rock.
Moderator: Kyris Agapiou, Halliburton
Presenters:
- Philip Ball, Geothermal Energy Advisors
- Matt Houde, Quaise
- Siva Rama Krishna Jandhyala, Halliburton
- Eric VanOrt, UT Austin
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Networking Break
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Session 6: Drilling & Completion Advancements
High temperatures, corrosive environments, and highly fractured formations are some of the characteristics inherent to conventional geothermal wells that create operational challenges. Drilling & Completion tools and methods should be designed for reliability under aggressive downhole conditions to help overcome these challenges and enable management of conductivity, flow, and thermal cycling in geothermal wells. This session will focus on advancements in D&C solutions that address these challenges and benefit construction, characterization, and production of geothermal wells.
Moderator: Kyris Agapiou, Halliburton
Presenters:
- Alexa Gonzalez Luis, Mazama
- Justin Jones, TAMU
- Roman Shor, TAMU
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Session 7: Next Generation Development
Closed-loop geothermal systems are opening new possibilities for scalable geothermal deployment across a wide range of geologies. This session will explore how closed-loop technologies work, where they are being deployed today, and what they mean for the future of geothermal energy—from district heating to grid-scale power. Join industry leaders and innovators as they share real-world insights, lessons learned, and the role closed-loop geothermal can play in accelerating reliable energy development worldwide.
Moderator: Gunnar DeBrujin, Sanjel Energy
Panelists:
- Mike Matson, BCG
- Additional panelists to be announced
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Networking Break
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Session 8: Current Geothermal Project Updates
This session features real-time insights from ongoing geothermal projects across various regions and resource types. Presenters will share progress reports, key challenges, and lessons learned from the field. Topics may include exploration outcomes, drilling performance, reservoir development, and early-stage production results. Attendees will gain a current snapshot of industry activity and emerging trends shaping the future of geothermal development.
Moderator: Gunnar DeBrujin, Sanjel Energy
Presenters:
- Shuvajit Bhattacharya, Univeristy of Texas at Austin
- Sahar Ghannadi, E2E Energy
- Pete Lumley, Mazama
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Mutual Challenges Wrap-Up
Agenda subject to change.
