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PROGRAM
06 June 2026
Saturday
Short Courses
Short Courses
07 June 2026
Sunday
Short Courses
Short Courses
08 June 2026
Monday
Morning
Opening Ceremony
Official Opening of the World Geothermal Congress 2026
Welcome addresses from government representatives, IGA, and Geothermal Canada marking the start of the congress.
Keynote
Keynote Presentations
High-profile international speakers setting the global agenda for geothermal energy development and innovation.
Lunch & Learn
Lunch & Learn hosted by Polaris
Afternoon
Technical Sessions
Technical Programme — Tracks 1–12 (Parallel Streams)
Oral and poster presentations across all 12 scientific and industry tracks running in simultaneous streams.
Roundtable
Green by Iceland: Our Climate Future
Panel
Satisfying AI and Data Center Power Demand in the Next Decade(s) – What is Geothermal’s Role?
Panel
Regulatory Developments in Canada / Advancing Geothermal Regulatory Development in North America
Evening
09 June 2026
Tuesday
Morning
Technical Sessions
Technical Programme — Tracks 1–12 (Parallel Streams)
Oral and poster presentations across all 12 scientific and industry tracks running in simultaneous streams.
Plenary
t.b.a.
Panel discussion, hosted by Seequent
Roundtable
Elsevier: Academic Publishing
Ministerial
Geothermal at Scale: The Policy & Finance Blueprint for This Decade
Panel
Growing market in cold regions: Perspectives and Case Studies
Plenary
t.b.a.
Panel discussion, hosted by Eavor
Roundtable
Geothermal Communication for Industry, Policy, Financers, Investors: The Calgary Declaration
Lunch & Learn
Lunch & Learn hosted by GeoCert
Lunch & Learn
Lunch & Learn - SLB: De Risking and Optimizing Geothermal Projects with AI and Digital Workflows
Afternoon
Technical Sessions
Technical Programme — Tracks 1–12 (Parallel Streams)
Oral and poster presentations across all 12 scientific and industry tracks running in simultaneous streams.
Roundtable
Global Geothermal Airports Network
Workshop
GEORG EPOS Workshop
Panel
Geothermal for the SDGs (working title)
Roundtable
Have Your Say: The IADC Geothermal Well Drilling Guideline
Panel
Advancing Resource Assessments for Underground Thermal Energy Storage (UTES)
10 June 2026
Wednesday
Morning
Technical Sessions
Technical Programme — Tracks 1–12 (Parallel Streams)
Oral and poster presentations across all 12 scientific and industry tracks running in simultaneous streams.
Plenary
t.b.a.
Plenary, hosted by ORMAT
Roundtable
Pitfalls for geothermal project development – how to pass the DD threshold of financiers
Plenary
Subsurface Sovereignty
Panel
t.b.a.
Panel discussion, hosted by Turboden
Roundtable
Techniques and Decisions that Enabled Geothermal Project Success
Lunch & Learn
High Enthalpy Geothermal Researchers Lunch & Learn Hosted by Clean Air Task Force
Afternoon
Technical Sessions
Technical Programme — Tracks 1–12 (Parallel Streams)
Oral and poster presentations across all 12 scientific and industry tracks running in simultaneous streams.
Roundtable
Spring Forward: Cross-Border Lessons in Surface Thermal Feature Stewardship and Geothermal Growth
Special
Geothermal Youth Forum
Powered by Pathways Alliance
Panel
The Future of Geothermal Resource Assessment and Management (working title)
Roundtable
Geothermal representation & value in power modeling
Panel
From Stress to Success: Advancing Geomechanics for Conventional and Next Generation Geothermal
Evening
11 June 2026
Thursday
Morning
Technical Sessions
Technical Programme — Tracks 1–12 (Parallel Streams)
Oral and poster presentations across all 12 scientific and industry tracks running in simultaneous streams.
Roundtable
Cascade Institute / Geothermal Canada: Geothermal Roadmap Announcement
Panel
Next generation EGS systems - are internal or external factors holding it back?
Panel
Indigenous Leadership in Geothermal
Lunch & Learn
Lunch & Learn hosted by PTRC
Session
Geothermica Initiative: Public Authorities Get-together
Afternoon
Closing Ceremony
Official Closing of the World Geothermal Congress 2026
Evening
12-16 June 2026
Post Conference
Field Trip
Field Trips