8.30 Registration

9.00 Chair’s opening remarks
William Glassley, Executive Director, California Geothermal Energy Collective

9.10 Keynote opening address
Ed Wall, Program Manager, Geothermal Technologies Program, US DOE

9.30 Geothermal power and the new energy economy

• The geothermal renaissance:  Factors driving today’s investor interest
• New policy initiatives and incentives impacting geothermal investments
• The potential contribution of geothermal power to the energy mix in the next 5, 10, 25 and 50 years

>> Charles Baron, Researcher, Climate & Energy, Google.org

>> Mark Taylor, Associate, New Energy Finance

10.15 The global geophysical potential for geothermal energy

• Estimating proven and potential resources in the US and internationally
• Evaluating resources using Next Generation geothermal resource mapping

>> David Blackwell, Professor of Geophysics, Southern Methodist University

10.35 Networking Coffee Break

11.15 Current trends in venture capital and equity investment

• New strategies for raising capital in today’s turbulent financial climate
• Understanding what today’s investors are looking for in a geothermal investment prospect
• The emerging role of private equity companies in geothermal investment
• Assessing the current volume of deals and the outlook for 2009 and beyond

>> Scott Mackin, Partner, Denham Capital Management

>> Trae Vassallo, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers

Paul Ho, Managing Director, Hudson Clean Energy Partners

12.00 Project finance for large-scale geothermal development

• Understanding the challenges in raising capital for geothermal projects
• Principal factors affecting capital costs and risk at each stage of project development
• Structuring the deal: Case studies of debt and tax equity financing for geothermal projects
• The impact of the extension to federal Production Tax Credits (PTC) and Investment Tax Credits (ITC)

on project viability in the US

• Today’s risk/reward appetite – what returns do investors expect?
• New alternative financial instruments for geothermal exploration

>> Alexander Richter, Director of Global Research, Glitnir Bank

>> Roy Piskadlo (Former Managing Director, Head of Commodity Corporate Finance, Merrill Lynch)

>> Ric Abel, Managing Director, Prudential Capital Group

12.45 Networking Luncheon

2.15 The role of major utilities in geothermal growth

• The impact of state-level Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) on demand for geothermal energy
• Structuring PPAs / off-take agreements for geothermal power plants
• State and regional transmission initiatives and policies – How much infrastructure is needed and at what cost?
• Comparing geothermal projects with wind and solar from the perspective of the off-taker

>> David Lewis, Director – Competitive Solicitations, Pacific Gas & Electric

>> Tom Fair, Vice President, Renewable Energy, NV Energy

3.15 Global geothermal exploration opportunities

• A comparative analysis of international investment climates for geothermal investment and production
• The impact of carbon emissions cap and trade schemes and the Clean Development Mechanism on the viability of geothermal energy
• Understanding and navigating regulatory regimes and tariff structures in emerging markets
• Current projects and initiatives from around the globe

>> Tim Stephure, Analyst- Renewable Power Generation, Emerging Energy Research

3.35 Networking Coffee Break

4.10 Case study: The Kawerau project, New Zealand
Karl Spinks, Project Geologist - Kawerau, Mighty River Power, New Zealand

4.30 Geothermal development in emerging markets
>> Rahm Orenstein, Director of Business Development, Ormat Technologies

4.50 Networking cocktail reception

6.00 End of day one

8.30 Registration

9.00 Chair’s review of day one and introduction to day two
Curt Robinson, Executive Director, Geothermal Resources Council

9.10 Achieving the rapid expansion of geothermal energy production
Major developers share their insight into tomorrow’s challenges and opportunities

• Key factors influencing current opportunities for exploration and development
• Identifying the biggest challenges to growth from a financial and technology perspective
• Calculating the investment needed to bring existing projects on-line and develop untapped resources
• Analyzing current and future financing requirements: What types of financing structures are developers looking for?
• What regulatory environment do developers seek when investing overseas?

• Projected capacity growth in the US and internationally

Andrea Zaradic, Vice President Corporate Development, Magma Energy US Corp
Doug Glaspey, Chief Operating Officer, US Geothermal
Hezy Ram, Chief Executive Officer, Ram Power
Brian Fairbank, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nevada Geothermal Power
Gary R Thompson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sierra Geothermal Power
Richard Zehner/Yannis Banks, Presiden/Director, Caldera Geothermal

10.30 Networking Coffee Break

11.15 Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Prospects for large-scale commercialization

• New locations for geothermal exploration using EGS technology
• The potential impact of this technology on international geothermal capacity
• Current challenges in taking this technology to commercial scale
• Developing a roadmap/timeline for EGS to make a significant  contribution to energy supply

Susan Petty, President & Chief Technology Officer, AltaRock
Ralph Weidler, Managing Director, Q-Con, Germany

12.00 Advances in drilling and fracturing technologies

• The impact of recent technology breakthroughs on the competitiveness of geothermal energy
• Advanced drilling technologies to access greater depths of hot dry rock
• The potential for using technology from oil and gas fields for EGS
• Drilling deeper without increasing installation and operation costs
• Could a shortage of drilling equipment slow growth?
• Challenges in utilizing fracturing technologies at depth

Louis E. Capuano, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Thermasource
Jared Potter, Chief Executive Officer, Potter Drilling

12.45 Networking luncheon

2.05 Low-temperature geothermal resource exploitation

• Combining heat and power to create economically viable projects in low-temperature regions
• Overcoming the risk of a low flow-rate in low-temperature projects
• New low-temperature resource development using modular units
• The impact of quickly deployable modules on the project time-line
• The benefits of a modular approach for securing project financing

Brent Cook, Chief Executive Officer, Raser Technologies

2.30 Technology case study: Hydrocarbon / Geothermal co-production
Josh Nordquist, Senior Engineer in Business Development, Ormat Technologies

2.50 Technology case study: Electricity generation from waste heat
Richard Langson,Chief Executive Officer, Electratherm

3.10 Technology case study: The potential for operating enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) with CO2 as heat transmission fluid
Karsten Pruess, Senior Scientist, Hydro-Geology, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

3.30 Close of conference