Alexander Richter

CanGEA a non-profit industry association and the collective voice of Canada's geothermal energy industry representing the interests of its member companies. Leadership role with management of day-to-day operations, strategic direction, international relationships and representation, policy development and event planning. Tasks include: research, policy work and lobbying, representation, marketing & sales, business planning, strategy and project management.

Founder and Principal of ThinkGeoEnergy, a geothermal energy strategy and service firm. It runs ThinkGeoEnergy.com a news website covering the large scale geothermal power and district heating industry worldwide. The firm also provides strategy and business consulting for companies in the sector. The site - being the only focused geothermal power sector news site - provides news on deals, projects and international development.

At Innargi, I led the business development efforts for geothermal district heating solutions in major European cities, with a primary focus on Germany. My role was centered on introducing and advancing geothermal energy projects to transform urban heating systems into sustainable, zero-impact solutions.

Managing Director of the Iceland Renewable Energy Cluster, a cluster representing companies, organisations and individuals working in the renewable energy space in Iceland.The focus of the cluster lies on promoting what Iceland has to offer in green energy solutions, as investment destination, supporting efforts on competitiveness and innovation. The cluster has a strong focus on geothermal energy under its Iceland Geothermal initiative building on the long experience of Iceland's geothermal sector.

Elected Director for the Board of Directors of the International Geothermal Association (IGA) for the 2016-2019 term. IGA plays a tremendously important role in the promotion and lobbying of geothermal energy globally. The International Geothermal Association (IGA), founded in 1988, is a scientific, educational and cultural organization established to operate worldwide. It has more than 5,200 members in over 65 countries. The IGA is a non-political, non-profit, non-governmental organization.

Leading the marketing and communication efforts at Green Energy Group (GEG). The highly experienced executive team at GEG has assembled a team commanding a wealth of experience within the design, engineering, project management and operation of geothermal plants and is supported by a Board of Directors drawn from both investment banking and the engineering sector. The company is focused on delivering turnkey 3.2 MW to 6.4 MW flash type modular power plants.

Extensive corporate and investment banking and strategy role with a focus on international business development and origination, project management, sales, communication and research as part of the International Corporate and Investment Banking unit of Glitnir Bank (later renamed to Islandsbanki). • Business development: market, industry and company analysis, business strategy work, marketing, business origination and global industry relationship work. • Research and communication: heading team of five and

In an intermediate position at the Resolution Committee of Glitnir Bank, Iceland, I acted as Portfolio Manager for the international loan portfolio of Glitnir Bank. In this role I managed monthly and quarterly reporting, data collection and reporting to the European Central Bank.

Extensive research and development role as part of the international corporate credit team, the global seafood business team and founding member of the geothermal energy team within the International Corporate and Investment Banking group of the bank. • Research: extensive research and publication work on global seafood and geothermal markets, company, industry and business opportunities. • Business and strategy development, business planning and budgeting • Communication & representation: global represent

Independent concept development and teaching of the following courses for the faculties of business and computer science: • E-Electronic Commerce for Business Students • Computer Law for Computer Science Students Guest Lectures on: Electronic Signatures, Electronic Contracting and Internet Law BA & MA thesis supervision for business students

Project Management, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Database Management Systems, Internet & Media Law

Internet & E-Commerce Law

Internet, Computer, Media, Copyright, Data Protection Law