The Iceland Geothermal Conference (IGC) will be held in Reykjavík from 26 to 29 April. Leading geothermal energy experts from around the globe will focus on the advantages of utilizing geothermal energy to create both social and economic benefits. The gathering is hosted by the Icelandic Geothermal Cluster Initiative and is expected to be attended by 600 to 800 delegates.
Harvard Business School professor Michael E. Porter is keynote speaker at the IGC. Professor Porter is currently ranked top of the 50 most influential business thinkers in the world by the Thinkers50 list published in November 2015 and the Financial Times described him as the “Oscars of management thinking.”
Porter has a long-standing connection to Iceland. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Iceland in 2006 and in 2009 he initiated the mapping of Iceland Geothermal Cluster Initiative in cooperation with the consulting company Gekon.
In addition to the lectures, conference guests can take various field trips in and around Reykjavík to see and experience how Iceland utilises geothermal resources.
Iceland's president, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, is the patron of the IGC.
The program and registration can be found here, but hurry: Early bird registration ends today (29 January).
This is the third IGC. The first conference was held in 2010 and the second in 2013.
The Iceland Geothermal Conference (IGC) will be held in Reykjavík from 26 to 29 April. Leading geothermal energy experts from around the globe will focus on the advantages of utilizing geothermal energy to create both social and economic benefits. The gathering is hosted by the Icelandic Geothermal Cluster Initiative and is expected to be attended by 600 to 800 delegates.
Harvard Business School professor Michael E. Porter is keynote speaker at the IGC. Professor Porter is currently ranked top of the 50 most influential business thinkers in the world by the Thinkers50 list published in November 2015 and the Financial Times described him as the “Oscars of management thinking.”
Porter has a long-standing connection to Iceland. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Iceland in 2006 and in 2009 he initiated the mapping of Iceland Geothermal Cluster Initiative in cooperation with the consulting company Gekon.
In addition to the lectures, conference guests can take various field trips in and around Reykjavík to see and experience how Iceland utilises geothermal resources.
Iceland's president, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, is the patron of the IGC.
The program and registration can be found here, but hurry: Early bird registration ends today (29 January).
This is the third IGC. The first conference was held in 2010 and the second in 2013.
