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EU – CEE Geothermal Business Webinar

EU – CEE Geothermal Business Webinar

Turning strategy into action. Policymakers and Experts discuss Geothermal opportunities
Date: 20.04.2026, 16:00
Place: Online

This webinar, co-hosted by European Parliament’s Vice-President and Member Martin Hojsík
(RE) and Jan Farský (EPP) and organized/livestreamed by the Central and Eastern European
Geothermal Initiative (CEEGEO) in partnership with the Slovak Foreign Policy Association
(SFPA), is an opportunity for EU policymakers, CEE geothermal industry and the financial sector
to exchange ideas and perspectives on how geothermal energy can become a driving force for
improved energy security and competitiveness across the CEE region that remain highly
dependent on volatile energy imports and unsustainable levels of biomass. Speakers will have an
opportunity to reflect on the EU’s imminent Geothermal Action Plan and discuss in more detail
the financial mechanisms available for EU geothermal energy projects.

16:00-16:20
Opening remarks and keynote address: Ensuring EU Strategy and Legislation Gets it Right on Geothermal
Led by CEEGEO (Norbert Kurilla, Katarzyna Kurek, Nolan Theisen)
 
MEP Jan Farský, European Parliament (confirmed)
Sanjeev Kumar, European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC)
16:20-16:50
Central and Eastern European Geothermal Industry: Unlocking Geothermal Business in Europe
Led by CEEGEO (Norbert Kurilla, Katarzyna Kurek, Nolan Theisen)
 
Gábor Molnár, Managing Director, Arctic Green Engineering Services
Milan Jankura, CEO, PW Energy
Igor Kocis, CEO, GA Drilling
Karen Bazex, CEE Senior Energy Expert, The World Bank Group
16:50- 17:00
Q&A
17:00
Closing Remarks & Conclusions
CEEGEO & EP Vice-President Martin Hojsík