Dr. Hamed Soroush is an internationally recognized geomechanics expert and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of subsurface engineering experience in oil and gas, geothermal, and carbon storage. He has conducted or managed more than 300 consulting and research projects worldwide. Hamed is the CEO of TEVERRA providing strategic planning, leadership, and technical support for the 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, GMI, and CSIRO. His current technical focus is on the sustainable development of geothermal energy and carbon storage projects with advanced geomechanical analysis. Hamed holds a BSc in Mining Engineering, an MSc in Rock Mechanics, and a Ph.D. 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 times in 2012, 2017, and 2020.