The Iceland Geothermal Conference (IGC 2018), is proud to announce that it will be holding the fourth edition of the event at the Harpa Conference Centre in Reykjavík, between the 24th and 27th of April 2018. The event, hosted by the Iceland Geothermal Cluster Initiative (http://icelandgeothermal.is/).
The conference offers an in-depth discussion of the barriers that hinder development of the geothermal sector and how to overcome them. It focuses on the business environment through three separate themes: vision, development, and operations.
VISION
A non-technical overview of how stakeholders and policy makers can pave the way for geothermal development. This theme is aimed at those who are participants at the top-level of decision and policy making processes, both in the public and private sector.
DEVELOPMENT
A comprehensive overview of effective solutions for project developers. During the development phase, there are multiple challenges to address. This theme explores solutions to these challenges and focuses on financing and business strategies for geothermal projects. Strong focus on project updates from all over the world.
OPERATIONS
A business oriented overview of how plant owners, investors, developers, and financiers can plan and maintain long-term profitability and sustainability. This theme explores real business cases related to geothermal projects. Operators will share their knowledge and experience, from which other conference guests can gain valuable insight.
IGC 2018 offers field trips to nearby geothermal areas and easy access to Icelandic geothermal experts. IGC is known to offer quality lectures delivered by carefully selected speakers from around the world. As before, a networking event is hosted where buyers and sellers get the opportunity to establish new relationships that could lead to new business opportunities.
The founders of Iceland Geothermal Conference (IGC) recognize that networking is an integral part of any good conference. Therefore, we offer attendees the option to use an interactive app to become more visible at the conference. This conference provides you with a great opportunity to learn and to network within the geothermal community.
Past IGC conferences have been a success, with roughly 700 participants on average. IGC is a nonprofit event sponsored by the Iceland Geothermal Cluster Initiative. The conference was set up as an international platform for the geothermal industry and project developers, to gather and share views on how to improve the business environment for geothermal projects.