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Tuesday, March 23, 2027
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:15 – 10:00 AM
Next-Generation Geothermal: Why Now, and How Big Can the Market Become?
Setting the commercial context for next-generation geothermal as a scalable source of firm power
- Market outlook and deployment potential through 2030–2050
- EGS, closed-loop, and other emerging technology pathways
- Where geothermal can compete in the evolving power mix
- What must happen to move from early projects to commercial scale
10:00 – 10:45 AM
The Investment Thesis for Next-Generation Geothermal
Examining the opportunity, risks, returns, and milestones investors need to see as the sector moves toward infrastructure-scale deployment
- Risk-return profile relative to other power-generation technologies
- Venture capital vs. growth equity vs. infrastructure capital
- First-of-a-kind risk and the transition to project finance
- What makes a next-generation geothermal company or project investable
10:45 – 11:15 AM
Morning Coffee & Networking Break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
From the Oilfield to Geothermal: Drilling, Subsurface Expertise & Cost Reduction
Exploring how oil and gas technologies, capabilities, and supply chains can accelerate geothermal deployment.
- Directional drilling and high-temperature well construction
- Reservoir characterization and subsurface analytics
- Lessons from HPHT and unconventional oil and gas development
- Translating oilfield scale, workforce, and supply chains into geothermal cost reductions
12:15 – 1:15 PM
Networking Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Creating and Managing the Underground Heat Resource
Examining reservoir engineering, stimulation, monitoring, and technical risk in commercial geothermal development
- EGS stimulation strategies and reservoir performance
- Induced seismicity monitoring and risk management
- Forecasting thermal longevity and production
- Reducing subsurface uncertainty before major capital is committed
2:15 – 3:15 PM
Technology Pathways: EGS, Closed-Loop & Emerging Approaches
Comparing the technologies competing to expand geothermal beyond conventional hydrothermal resources.
- Where EGS is commercially best positioned
- Closed-loop system economics and development pathways
- Superhot rock and other emerging approaches
- Technology trade-offs in geography, cost, risk, and scalability
3:15 – 3:45 PM
Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break
3:45 – 5:00 PM
Driving Down the Cost Curve
Identifying the technical and operational improvements that can make next-generation geothermal competitive at scale.
- Drilling speed, reliability, and non-productive time
- Well architecture and repeatable development
- Surface equipment and power-cycle optimization
- Learning curves, standardization, and supply-chain scale
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Networking Reception
Wednesday, March 24, 2027
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast & Networking
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Project Economics, Risk Allocation & Bankability
Breaking down the economics of commercial geothermal projects and the structures needed to attract institutional capital
- Capital cost and LCOE drivers
- Resource and drilling risk allocation
- Financing first commercial projects
- Debt, equity, guarantees, insurance, and other risk-mitigation tools
10:00 – 10:45 AM
Permitting, Interconnection & the Path to Faster Deployment
Identifying regulatory and infrastructure bottlenecks that could determine how rapidly geothermal can scale
- Federal and state permitting pathways
- Public lands and leasing
- Grid interconnection and transmission availability
- Community engagement and induced-seismicity considerations
10:45 – 11:15 AM
Morning Coffee & Networking Break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
From First Projects to Repeatable Development Platforms
Examining what is required to turn next-generation geothermal from bespoke projects into a scalable infrastructure industry
- Standardization vs. site-specific engineering
- Supply-chain and manufacturing readiness
- Workforce requirements and oil-and-gas crossover
- Portfolio development and repeatable project execution
12:15 – 1:15 PM
Networking Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Investor & Developer Roundtable: What Will Unlock the Next 5 GW?
A candid discussion among developers, capital providers, utilities, and energy buyers on the remaining barriers to large-scale deployment
- What investors still need to see
- Where technology risk remains too high
- What customers require before signing large-scale offtake
- The most important milestones for the next three to five years
2:15 – 2:45 PM
Break
2:45 – 3:45 PM
The Road Forward for Next-Generation Geothermal
A forward-looking synthesis of commercial priorities and market opportunities
- Near-term technology and deployment priorities
- Capital and project-development gaps
- Opportunities for cross-sector collaboration
- What commercial success could realistically look like by 2035
3:45 PM
Forum Concludes