Dr Hamed Soroush is an energy leader, entrepreneur, and subsurface expert with more than 25 years of experience in the energy industry. He has conducted or managed more than 300 consulting and research projects worldwide. Hamed is the Founder and CEO of TEVERRA providing strategic planning, leadership, and technical support for development and commercialization of leading-edge and value-add technologies for subsurface energy production and storage. Prior to that, he held several positions with companies such as Dong Energy, Shell, Weatherford, Senergy, and CSIRO. His current technical focus is on sustainable development of geothermal energy and subsurface storage projects using advanced geomechanics. Hamed holds a BSc in Mining Engineering, a MSc in Rock Mechanics, and a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Curtin University in Australia. He has published numerous journal and conference papers and has been selected as SPE Distinguished Lecturer three time in 2012, 2017 and 2020.