Join Polaris for an engaging Lunch & Learn session bringing together delegates for discussion, insight, and networking around emerging opportunities and innovations shaping the geothermal sector. This informal lunchtime gathering offers a space to connect with industry peers, exchange perspectives, and explore how collaboration and new approaches can help accelerate geothermal deployment worldwide. Show less

Geothermal energy is gaining momentum as a strategic solution for energy security, economic resilience, and climate action. This high-level symposium brings together global leaders, policymakers, investors, and industry experts to explore how geothermal can be deployed at scale. With Iceland's experience as a practical blueprint and international perspectives from key markets, the session will focus on collaboration, innovation, and investment pathways to accelerate geothermal growth worldwide. Show less

Reaching first power faster — and with greater certainty — requires rethinking how geothermal projects are delivered. This panel explores how integrated approaches combined with new commercial, financing, and partnership models are reshaping and accelerating the path from feasibility to first power. Panelists will discuss how new ways of working and closer collaboration across the value chain improves execution certainty, unlocks capital, and enables geothermal to scale as a bankable source of firm, clean power. Show less

Power demand from data centres and AI is expected to reach ~250 GWe by 2030. Meeting this demand is not for one industry alone. Nuclear, fossil fuels, and renewables each have a role based on scale, timing, and clean, firm capacity. Traditional hydrothermal systems in regions such as the Western United States, Indonesia, New Zealand, and the Ring of Fire can support this demand, but what about elsewhere? Next generation enhanced geothermal systems promise the scale required, as shown by early hyperscaler agreements, but can they deliver timely, cost-competitive, low-risk, gigawatt-scale power? Show less

This session explores the current landscape of North American geothermal regulation. As renewable energy demand grows, industry experts, policymakers, and stakeholders will share their perspectives on challenges, best practices, approaches, and jurisdictional nuances. Join us to engage in this heated discussion and accelerate the geothermal revolution. Show less

Heating and cooling remain one of the world's biggest energy challenges. This session explores how direct use of geothermal energy can deliver reliable, affordable, and low-carbon heat for homes, cities, industry, and agriculture while strengthening energy security and resilience. Show less

Securing financing for geothermal projects requires more than strong technical potential alone. This roundtable brings together developers, financiers, advisors, and industry experts to explore common pitfalls in geothermal project development and share lessons from due diligence processes. Show less

Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) are moving from visionary potential toward deployable, repeatable, and financeable energy infrastructure. The session will compare EGS with conventional hydrothermal geothermal and examine what it takes to move from first-of-a-kind projects to scalable portfolios. Show less

This workshop provides a focused forum for invited geothermal companies and project leaders to exchange practical experience on success factors, decision-making processes, and best-practice workflows from successful geothermal projects. Held under Chatham House rules. Show less

High enthalpy geothermal systems hold significant potential to expand the future of clean firm energy. This Lunch & Learn session brings together the high enthalpy geothermal research community to discuss emerging developments, technical challenges, international collaboration opportunities, and future research priorities. Show less

Surface thermal features such as hot springs and geysers hold significant cultural, ecological, scientific, agricultural, and recreational value. This panel and facilitated roundtable discussion will gather international stakeholders to compare experiences and approaches for integrating the management of surface thermal features into geothermal planning, permitting, and operations. Show less

This session brings together leading experts to examine the current state of geothermal resource assessment and how best practice is evolving. The discussion will explore the disciplines, skills, and tools that will be critical to the future of the industry. Show less

Geothermal energy is increasingly recognised as a strategic solution for energy security, grid resilience, and long-term economic development. This roundtable brings together governments, utilities, developers, financiers, and international partners to explore practical pathways for accelerating geothermal project preparation, de-risking, and bankable execution. Show less

As energy systems evolve toward greater electrification, flexibility, and decarbonisation, power system modelling is playing an increasingly important role in shaping investment decisions and long-term energy planning. Show less

This panel will survey the current state of geomechanical methods and applications before exploring what advancements could take place to further increase the success of geothermal exploration and development. Audience participation is encouraged. Show less