• Subsurface •
Critical Minerals, Carbon Storage,
and Petroleum and Well Management.
Our tracks offer focused learning paths. Choose the one that best fits your interests and enjoy a full day of tailored sessions.
Seth Baruch
National Director, Energy & Utilities
Kaiser Permanente
Jason Cater
Economic & Community Dev. Manager
City of Bakersfield
Kate Gordon
CEO
CA FWD
Brandon Griffiths
Senior Geologist
Rio Tinto Borates
Aaron Hegde
Professor & Executive Director
Grimm Family Center, CSUB
Matthew Herman
Associate Professor, Geology
CSU Bakersfield
Travis Hurst
Class VI Permitting Lead
Carbon TerraVault
Bo Jones
Renewables Developer
Agilitech
Jeremy Lancaster
State Geologist & Director
California Geological Survey
Scott McCall
Group Leader, Focus Area Land
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Mark McClure
Co-Founder and CEO
ResFrac
Joseph Mello
Petroleum Engineering Consultant
NSAI
Nyakundi Michieka
Professor of Economics
CSU Bakersfield
Nate Olson
Interim Director, Kegley Institute
CSU Bakersfield
Colin Ponce
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Ehsan Reihani
Associate Professor, C&E Engineering
CSU Bakersfield
Nikhil Sonthaliya
Director, Oil & Gas
Darcy Partners
PV (Suri) Suryanarayana
CEO & President
Blade Energy Partners
Lucas Thexton
Engineering Manager
Hydrostor
Blaine Waymire
Sr. Reliability Engineer
SoCalGas
Seth Baruch
National Director, Energy & Utilities
Kaiser Permanente
Jason Cater
Economic & Community Dev. Manager
City of Bakersfield
Kate Gordon
CEO
CA FWD
Brandon Griffiths
Senior Geologist
Rio Tinto Borates
Aaron Hegde
Professor & Executive Director
Grimm Family Center, CSUB
Matthew Herman
Associate Professor, Geology
CSU Bakersfield
Travis Hurst
Class VI Permitting Lead
Carbon TerraVault
Bo Jones
Renewables Developer
Agilitech
Jeremy Lancaster
State Geologist & Director
California Geological Survey
Scott McCall
Group Leader, Focus Area Land
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Mark McClure
Co-Founder and CEO
ResFrac
Joseph Mello
Petroleum Engineering Consultant
NSAI
Nyakundi Michieka
Professor of Economics
CSU Bakersfield
Nate Olson
Interim Director, Kegley Institute
CSU Bakersfield
Colin Ponce
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Ehsan Reihani
Associate Professor, C&E Engineering
CSU Bakersfield
Nikhil Sonthaliya
Director, Oil & Gas
Darcy Partners
PV (Suri) Suryanarayana
CEO & President
Blade Energy Partners
Lucas Thexton
Engineering Manager
Hydrostor
Blaine Waymire
Sr. Reliability Engineer
SoCalGas
Conference Tracks.
• Power and Energy •
Grid Resiliency and Security,
Microgrids and Infrastructure.