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2013 International Geothermal Energy Finance Forum

April 11, 2013 8:30am - 5:00pm

• Where: Marriott Marquis New York 1535 Broadway New York City
• Hosted by: Geothermal Energy Association
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The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) will be holding a full day International Geothermal Energy Finance Forum on Thursday, April 11th at the Marriott Marquis New York. This event will bring geothermal industry together with the finance and investment community. In this global market,  this program will not only highlight U.S. geothermal development and the keys to getting projects done in our back yard but also projects, policies, and development driving geothermal growth in the world’s top markets. This program will provide both an update and outlook on US and international geothermal development, the state of geothermal technology, a discussion of geothermal project finance from both the public and private sector perspectives, geothermal risk and reward and a discussion of policies moving geothermal development forward. Agenda: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 7-9pm Networking Reception Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:30am-5pm International Geothermal Energy Finance Forum

Forum Schedule Registration, light breakfast served Morning session 8:30-8:40am Welcome, opening remarks Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal Energy Association, confirmed 8:45-9:15am Worldwide Geothermal Development Update Benjamin Matek, Geothermal Industry Analyst, Geothermal Energy Association, confirmed Mark Taylor, Head of Geothermal & CCS Research, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, confirmed 9:15-10:30am A Conversation with the Developers of Recent Projects Worldwide Moderated by: Jonathan Weisgall, Vice President of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, confirmed Dave Watson, President & CEO, EnergySource, confirmed Yoram Bronicki, President and COO, Ormat Technologies, confirmed Jonathan Zurkoff, Executive Vice President Finance & Treasurer, US Geothermal, confirmed Richard Atkinson, CFO, Gradient Resources, confirmed 10:30-11:00am Morning Break 11:00am-12:30pm Private Geothermal Project Finance in the US and Abroad Sasha Jacob, President & CEO, Jacob Securities, Inc, confirmed Jennifer Graham, Vice President, Prudential Capital Group, confirmed John Eber, Managing Director Energy Investments, JP Morgan, confirmed Sid Sinha, Vice President, Marathon Capital, confirmed  Dan Mannes, Director, Avondale Partners, confirmed Aram Fuchs, General Partner, Fertilemind Capital, confirmed Alan Davis, Managing Principal, Starlight Investments, confirmed 12:30-1:45pm Lunch/Lunchtime keynote Rohit  Khanna, Program Manager, The World Bank Group’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, confirmed Afternoon Session 1:45-3:00pm Public Sector Geothermal Finance in the US and Abroad Moderated by: Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal Energy Association, confirmed Steve Hirsch, Program Director, East Africa Geothermal Initiative, USEA, confirmed Pierre Audinet, Clean Energy Program Team Leader, The World Bank, confirmed Mary Mervenne, Managing Director, OPIC’s Structured Finance Division, confirmed Craig O’Connor, Export-Import Bank, confirmed 3:00-3:30pm Afternoon Break 3:30-4:30pm Geothermal Project Finance and Risk Mitigation Moderated by: Sid Sinha, Vice President, Marathon Capital, confirmed  Trent Phillip, Ambata Capital, confirmed Subir Sanyal, Senior Advsior, GeothermEx, confirmed Halley Dickey, TAS Energy, confirmed Stephan Jacob, Underwriter, Munich RE, confirmed Doug Hollett, Director, Geothermal Technologies Office, US DOE Geothermal Technologies Program, confirmed 4:30-5:00pm Lessons Learned/Outlook Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal Energy Association, confirmed Jonathan Weisgall, Vice President of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, confirmed Keith Martin, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, confirmed When/Where: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Networking Reception- 7-9pm Thursday, April 11, 2013 Forum- 8:30a-5pm

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