Progamme
Wednesday, 17 June 2026 at the Palais Beaumont
12:00: Welcome cocktail (with Geodays)
- Introduction by David Govoni (President, EFG)
- Keynote by Manoëlle Lepoutre (President of the Académie des technologies)
- Informal exchanges with exhibitors (around the Geodays stands)
Thursday, 18 June 2026 at Les Halles de Pau
9:30 – 12:30: Conference sessions with a coffee break
0 – The Subsurface: What is it?
Understanding the subsurface today: Introductory lecture by Laurent Jolivet, President of SGF
1 – Using the subsurface for heating and cooling
Geothermal energy – Arvernes
2 – Using the subsurface for storage
Underground energy storage – AGES
Underground gas storage – CH₄, H₂, CO₂ – TEREGA
3 – Using the subsurface for innovation
Is natural hydrogen everywhere? – UPPA University
Natural hydrogen: how to explore for it? – TBH2
4 – Using the subsurface for building and living
Aggregates: the world’s primary raw material – Groupe Daniel
5 – Using the subsurface for spatial planning
Land-use planning and geology – Ginger-CEBTP
Anchoring offshore wind turbines – TotalEnergies
6 – Conclusion
Mining and the environment: squaring the circle – GET Toulouse University
12:45–13:45: Lunch at Les Halles de Pau
13:45–17:30: Afternoon: 4 Workshops
At Les Halles de Pau:
1 – Subsurface modelling: Visible Geology – Seequent – 13 :45-14 :15
2 – The Subsurface Fresco – AVENIA – 14:30-16:30
At the Realtimeseismic offices (bus transfer from Les Halles) :
3 – Seeing beneath our feet: Earth echo-acquisition and processing – Realtimeseismic – 14:15-15:30
At the IFP TRAINING offices (bus transfer from Les Halles) :
4 – Serious Game: Virtual drilling on a demonstrator – IFP TRAINING-Pau – 15:30-16:30
Coffee break – 16:45-17:00
LearnGeo conclusions – 17:00-17:30