Monday | March 24, 2025
7:30 AM | REGISTRATION OPENS with NETWORKING & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
It begins with a Conversation – Conference Chairs Dr. Buford Pollett and Roger Fragua
8:00 AM | WELCOME & INVOCATION
SPEAKER: Chief Standingbear (Osage Nation)
8:30 AM | Conventional & Renewables: Policy, Economics, Infrastructure (Energy in the next 100 years)
SPEAKER: Wayne Greenberg
9:00 AM | Indian / Non-Indian (Partnerships, Alliances) | Government, Academia, Tribal, Industry Representatives
PANEL MEMBERS:
Daniel Wiggins, MTERA
Shane Seibel, Southern Ute Growth Fund
Christie Billings, KinderMorgan
Moderator: Roger Fragua
10:00 AM | Networking Break
10:15 AM | POWER Breakout Session | Solar, Wind, Hydro, Nuclear, Green Hydrogen and Geothermal
PANEL:
Renewables – Liz Weber, NREL
Geothermal – Jessica Eagle Bluestone
10:15 AM | CONVENTIONAL Breakout Session | Carbon-based (Oil, Natural Gas and Biomass), Geothermal, Well Abandonment, Blue Hydrogen, Critical Minerals, Produced Water and Carbon Management
PANEL:
Carbon Management / Credit – Rebellion Energy
John D. Rogers, USDOE/NETL
12:00 PM | Lunch | GOVERNMENT KEYNOTE PLENARY SESSION
PANEL:
Senate Energy Appropriations
House Resources
Moderator: Roger Fragua
1:00 PM | POWER Breakout Session | Solar, Wind, Hydro, Nuclear, Green Hydrogen and Geothermal
PANEL:
Tribal Utility – Ray Wiseman, Yakama Power
Alternatives – Nuclear – Kairos Energy
1:00 PM | CONVENTIONAL Breakout Session | Carbon-based (Oil, Natural Gas and Biomass), Geothermal, Well Abandonment, Blue Hydrogen, Critical Minerals, Produced Water and Carbon Management
PANEL:
Tribal Energy Development – Mike Davis, Blackhawk
Tribe – Abandoned Wells – Fort Belknap
3:00 PM | Wrap-Up/Conclude
5:00 PM | Networking Deal Makers Mixer & Dinner | SUMMIT CLUB Downtown Tulsa | Ticketed Event (additional cost)
Tuesday | March 25, 2025
7:30 AM | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 AM | WELCOME & REFLECTION from Day 1 – Conference Chairs Dr. Buford Pollett and Roger Fragua
8:15 AM | KEYNOTE PLENARY PANEL | Policy (International, National, Tribal)- Removing Barriers, Creating Incentives
PANEL:
Brazil Delegation
Tom Shipps
Margie Schaff, 106 Review
Moderator: Dr. Pollett
9:15 AM | Funding and Financing Energy Panel
PANEL:
Courtney Hardick, Southern Ute Grown Fund
BOK or Mid-First
10:15 AM | Networking Break
10:30 AM | POWER Breakout Session | Solar, Wind, Hydro, Nuclear, Green Hydrogen and Geothermal
10:30 AM | CONVENTIONAL Breakout Session | Carbon-based (Oil, Natural Gas and Biomass), Geothermal, Well Abandonment, Blue Hydrogen, Critical Minerals, Produced Water and Carbon Management
12:00 PM | Lunch | INDUSTRY KEYNOTE PLENARY SESSION
SPEAKER: Tisha Schuller, Denver
1:00 PM | Code Regulation, Permitting & Bonding
PANEL:
Greg Guedel, Tribal Codes
Federal Regulations
State Regulations
Moderator:
2:00 PM | Plenary Panel | What’s Next
Group Conversation
Moderators: Dr. Buford Pollett and Roger Fragua
4:00 PM | CLOSING CONVERSATION (What did you learn, etc.) | Dr. Buford Pollett and Roger Fragua
*agenda subject to change