The conference will focus on the energy solutions developed by the company over the past half-century and the continuous innovation that characterizes all of HS Orka’s operations.
The conference will look to the future of the energy sector and attempt to peer into the crystal ball for the next fifty years with Mr. Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Minister of Environment, Energy, and Climate, and other distinguished panelists under the moderation of Mr. Gestur Pálsson, the new Director General of the Environment and Energy Agency.
Registration for the conference takes place on the HS Orka website, but the number of seats is limited.
Conference Program
13:00 Opening of the conference. Tómas Már Sigurðsson, CEO of HS Orka.
13:10 Solution-oriented mindset for half a century. Yngvi Guðmundsson, Chief Engineer of HS Orka.
13:30 Successful collaboration in times of continuous progress. Þorleikur Jóhannesson, Mechanical Engineer at Verkís.
13:50 Innovation and resource management in a changing landscape. Lilja Magnúsdóttir, Head of Resource Management at HS Orka.
14:10 Where does the geothermal energy of the future come from? Vala Hjörleifsdóttir, Associate Professor at the School of Engineering, Reykjavik University.
14:30 Coffee break
14:45 Sustainability, society, and private ownership, do they really go together? Jón Ásgeirsson, Director of Strategy, Progress, and Resource Park at HS Orka.
15:00 Samherji’s land-based aquaculture: Increased value creation in the Resource Park. Jón Kjartan Jónsson, Managing Director of Samherji’s Aquaculture.
15:15 Panel discussion on the future. What will the next fifty years hold for the Icelandic energy sector? Moderator: Gestur Pétursson, Director General of the Environment and Energy Agency. Panelists: Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Minister of Environment, Energy, and Climate. Ása Brynjólfsdóttir, Director of Research and Development at Blue Lagoon. Ingunn Agnes Kro, Chair of the Board of RARIK. Tómas Már Sigurðsson, CEO of HS Orka.
16:00 Light refreshments to conclude the conference.