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1st ANNual Conference
About This Event

VENUE: 
Horseshoe Arena, 2514 Arena Trl, Midland, TX 79701

In its first year, this conference has drawn high interest. This is a credit to having the right people involved from the start (big thank you to our fantastic speakers and sponsors). 500+ participants, 80+ sponsors, and the 75+ speakers are the who’s who of Permian Power. The connections that happen here will shape the trajectory of enterprise in regional electrification and have a profound positive impact on franchises involved for years to come.

Permian Basin power demand is forecast to quadruple by the 2030s, driven by oilfield electrification, tech demand from AI data centers and crypto, and urban growth. Already power-limited today, the regional economy faces electricity grid constraints, long utility connection lead-times and challenges supplying emerging high-volume, uninterrupted, and remote load. Fortunately, the Permian has abundant natural resources for generation (natural gas, solar, wind, geothermal, hydrogen), plentiful land, and an in-place energy industry / workforce.  

The Permian Basin region is primed for a once-in-a-generation power infrastructure boom to debottleneck rapidly expanding industrial baseload demand.

This September 29-30 at the Horseshoe Arena in Midland, TX, a first-of-its-kind conference organized by energy veterans with West Texas roots will gather power-focused executives from oil and gas, AI data centers, tech, cryptocurrency, renewables, battery storage, micro-grids, nuclear, electric power as a service, mobile power gen, CNG, capital markets, utilities, government, equipment, engineering, and construction. The multi-disciplinary attendees of this event share common interests in building the robust Permian power stack of the future. This conference is the right place at the right time to network with the right people to implement the right solutions. Come to learn, share, transact, and forge partnerships with your Permian power peers!

The conference experience will be social and open with two high impact main stage panels bookending each day, leaving plenty of networking time in the exhibit hall where targeted information sessions will be presented on sector-specific stages and sponsor breakout areas. This forum is designed to enhance opportunities for all attendees by a) fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration, and b) empowering specialty deep dives.

Conference Presentation Slides

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Speakers

Leila (Zomorrodian) Aloi
Leila (Zomorrodian) Aloi
Managing Director, Corporate Diversified
Texas Capital Bank
Gautam Agrawala
Gautam Agrawala
Director
MAG Consulting & Management Services
Eyal Aronoff
Eyal Aronoff
CEO
Pioneer Energy
Kevin Autsolief
Kevin Autsolief
Director, Commercial Development, Power Solutions – AI and Data Centers
Chevron
Justin Ballard
Justin Ballard
Host, Legal Expert, Bitcoin and Power Issues
Energizing Bitcoin Podcast
Levi Beck
Levi Beck
CEO / COO
InRush Power
Tracee Bentley
Tracee Bentley
President & CEO
Permian Strategic Partnership
W. Jared Berg
W. Jared Berg
Partner
BRACEWELL
Lori Blong
Lori Blong
Mayor
City of Midland
Dave Bosco
Dave Bosco
Vice President
PROPWR
W. Jared Berg
Bryan Clark
Partner
BRACEWELL
Steve Cole
Stephen Cole
Executive VP & Partner
Five Point Infrastructure
Pete Cook
Pete Cook
Managing Partner
The Power Connection
Jake Corley
Jake Corley
Founder & CEO
Corley Energy
Tom Craddick
Rep. Tom Craddick
State Representative
Texas House of Representatives
Brad Cuddy
Brad Cuddy
Director, Field Operations Energy
Cholla, Inc
James Danly
James Danly
Deputy Secretary of Energy
Department of Energy
Chris Davis
Chris Davis
Senior Vice President
Milestone Environmental Services, LLC.
Andy Deck
Andy Deck
Chief Commercial Officer
HiVolt Energy
Will Donnan
Will Donnan
Vice President, Infrastructure
Pennybacker
Lawrence Downing
Lawrence Downing
President
Downing Power Consulting, Inc.
Mark Dzeda, CPA, CMI
Mark Dzeda, CPA, CMI
Founder & CEO
ITC TAX, LLC
Beau Egert
Beau Egert
Chief Commercial Officer
Conduit Power
Edward Eichstetter
Edward Eichstetter
CEO
EKU Power Drives
Ziyad Elgamal
Ziyad Elgamal
Co-Founder
ONMINE
Josh Evans
Josh Evans
Founder & CEO
HiVolt Energy
Ryan Ezell
Ryan Ezell
CEO
Flotek Industries
Dustin Fawcett
Dustin Fawcett
Judge
Ector County, Texas
Brigadier General, USAF (Ret.) Damon Feltman
Brigadier General, USAF (Ret.) Damon Feltman
Chief Operations Officer
Space Force Association
Shelby Fietz
Shelby Fietz
Chief Commercial Officer
ProPetro
Wes Finch
Wes Finch
CEO & President
Crosscut Gas Partners
David Forsberg
David Forsberg
Managing Partner
Ascent Energy Ventures
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
CEO-County Manager
Eddy County, New Mexico
Kat Galloway
Kat Galloway
President
Bright Sky Environmental
Kristen Gamboa
Kristen Gamboa
Executive Director
Carlsbad Department of Development
Jessi Goostree
Jessi Goostree
Chief Operating Officer
Texas Blockchain Council
E. Will Gray II
E. Will Gray II
Co-founder and CEO
New Era Energy & Digital
Justin Gruetzner
Justin Gruetzner
National Electric Lead
Burns & McDonnell
Justin Gruetzner
Nick Halabi
Manager of Business Development – Americas
Caterpillar
Sara Harris
Sara Harris
Executive Director
Midland Development Corporation
Matthew Herpich
Matthew Herpich
Managing Director & CEO
Conduit
Mark Hinaman
Mark Hinaman, P.E.
Principal and Founder
Fire2Fission
Stephen Hollingshead, Ph.D.
Stephen Hollingshead, Ph.D.
Candor LLC
Managing Director
Ryan Keys
Ryan Keys
Co-CEO
Triple Crown Resources
Kris Kindrik
Kris Kindrik
SVP – Commercial
Kinetik
Frank Koller
Frank Koller
Vice President of Power Development
Oxy Low Carbon Ventures
Denis Krysanov
Denis Krysanov
CEO
Heologic Group
Rep. Brooks Landgraf
Rep. Brooks Landgraf
State Representative, 81st District
Texas House of Representatives
Matthew Lousteau
Matthew Lousteau
Head of Power Operations
Giga Energy
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Shyke Lowers
COO
Satokie Mining
tom manskey
Tom Manskey
Director of Economic Development
Odessa Development Corporation
Jeff McFarlin
Jeff McFarlin
COO
Tyton Power
Prag Mishra
Prag Mishra
Chief AI Officer
Armada
Ed Myers
Ed Myers
Head of Business Development
Long Ridge Energy
William Nichols
William Nichols
Managing Director
Piper Sandler
tim ondrak
Tim Ondrak
SVP, President - Power Business Unit
Atlas Energy Solutions
Jose Oretga
José Ortega
Partner
FO PERMIAN Partners
Lauren Postler
Lauren Postler
Director of Strategic Growth
Space Force Association
Gideon Powell
Gideon Powell
CEO
Cholla, Inc
Isaac Ramirez
Isaac Ramirez
Director of Digital Infrastructure & Sustainability
LandBridge
Robin-Rickman
Robin Rickman
VP, Business Development
Terrestrial Energy
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Stephen Robertson
Executive Vice President
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Doug Robison
Doug Robison
CEO
Natura Resources, LLC
Kevin Searcy
Kevin Searcy
Energy Consultant
Summer Shedd
Summer Shedd
Commercial Insurance Broker - Energy & Marine Division
Baldwin Group
Travis Simmering
Travis Simmering
President
PROPWR
Justin Sink
Justin Sink
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Natura Resources, LLC
Sam Sledge
Sam Sledge
CEO
ProPetro
Kevin Sparks
Sen. Kevin Sparks
State Senator
Texas Senate
Evan Thomas
Evan Thomas
President & CEO
Midland Chamber Of Commerce
Greg Thurnher
Greg Thurnher
Sr. VP of Power Generation Execution
Liberty Power Innovations
Joseph Triepke
Joseph Triepke
Managing Partner
The Power Connection
Ted Warner
Ted Warner
Head of Energy and Power, Investment Banking
Northland Capital Markets
Scooter Womack
Scooter Womack
Founder & CEO
Vega Energy Advisors
Caroline Wylie
Caroline Wylie
Vice President for Advocacy
Texas Nuclear Alliance
Kevin Yung
Kevin Yung
Chief Engineer and Development Officer
Priority Power
Warren Zemlak
Warren Zemlak
CEO
BJ Energy Solutions & Vericore
Sponsors
Liberty Power Innovations
Title Sponsor
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Platinum Sponsor
WTG Energy
Platinum Sponsor
Crimson Group
Platinum Sponsor
PROPWR
Platinum Sponsor
Atlas Energy Solutions
Platinum Sponsor
Conduit
Platinum Sponsor
FO Permian
Platinum Sponsor
Platinum Sponsor
ITC Tax
Gold Sponsor
FLOTEK
Gold Sponsor
LifeCycle Power
Gold Sponsor
Warren CAT
Gold Sponsor
HiVolt Energy
Gold Sponsor
Signal Power Group
Gold Sponsor
C&G Energy Services
Gold Sponsor
Liberty Energy
Gold Sponsor
Edge LNG
Gold Sponsor
Bracewell
Gold Sponsor
Gravity Oilfield Services
Gold Sponsor
Pioneer Energy
Gold Sponsor
PICO
Gold Sponsor
aggreko
Gold Sponsor
Tyton Power
Gold Sponsor
Permian Equipment Rentals
Gold Sponsor
Mesa Power Solutions
Gold Sponsor
Priority Power
Gold Sponsor
LIUM Research
Data Sponsor
Choice Trailers
Silver Sponsor
Armada
Silver Sponsor
WOLONG
Silver Sponsor
Wagner CAT
Silver Sponsor
EKU Power Drives
Silver Sponsor
BT Trailers
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Jenbacher
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Milestone Environmental Services
Silver Sponsor
OY6 Capital
Silver Sponsor
Stabilis
Silver Sponsor
Pure Flow Inc
Silver Sponsor
PRO PETRO
Logo Sponsor
Revolution Power Solutions
Logo Sponsor
PWRtek
Logo Sponsor
UMB Bank
Logo Sponsor
Baseline Energy Services
Logo Sponsor
Plum Gas Solutions
Logo Sponsor
Enerflex
Logo Sponsor
Texas Energy Group
Logo Sponsor
Gtuit
Logo Sponsor
Verde Training
Logo Sponsor
Satokie Mining
Logo Sponsor
NorthStar Energy Solutions
Logo Sponsor
Meridian Craft Supplies
Logo Sponsor
TG Fuels
Logo Sponsor
National Service Alliance
Logo Sponsor
Viotas
Logo Sponsor
Steel River Technologies
Logo Sponsor
DowningPower
Logo Sponsor
Outback Remote Power
Logo Sponsor
Ironback Controls
Logo Sponsor
Hydria
Logo Sponsor
Nidec Power
Logo Sponsor
Ascent Energy Ventures
Logo Sponsor
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Supporting Organization
Odessa Development
Supporting Organization
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Supporting Organization
Texas Blockchain Council
Supporting Organization
Texas Nuclear Alliance
Supporting Organization
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Supporting Organization
Space Force Association
Supporting Organization
Skill Up
Supporting Organization
Carlsbad New Mexico Department of Development
Supporting Organization
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center
Supporting Organization
Bettering Human Lives Foundation
Featured Charity
Energizing Bitcoin & Ai
Media Partner
Oilfield Water Connection
Media Partner
The Power Connection Digest logo in full color
Media Partner
Energy Espresso Podcast
Media Partner
Infill Thinking
Media Partner
Petroleum Connection
Media Partner
Agenda

September 28, 2025 | Pre-Conference

Start TimeDescription
10:00 am
Indoor Trailer Move-in (Open Until 1pm)
10:00 am
Outdoor Move-In (Open Until 8pm)
1:00 pm
Indoor Booth Move-In (Open Until 9pm)

September 29, 2025 | Conference Day 1

Start TimeDescription
8:00 am
Outdoor Equipment Set-Up (Until 11am)
8:00 am
Indoor Booth Move-In (Until 10am)
11:00 am
Main Stage: Welcoming Remarks
  • Pete Cook, Managing Partner, Permian Power Connection
  • Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Permian Power Connection
11:20 am
Main Stage: Department Of Energy Perspectives
  • James Danly, Deputy Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy
11:30 am
Main Stage Keynote Fireside Chat: How We Got Here and Where We’re Going in the Permian Power Market
  • Lawrence Downing, President, Downing Power Consulting Inc.
  • Joseph Triepke, Permian Power Connection
12:00 pm
Main Stage: State Of The Industry Keynote Panel
  • Dave Bosco, Vice President, PROPWR and Host, Energy Espresso [M]
  • Greg Thurnher, SVP Power Generation Execution, Liberty Power Innovations
  • Prag Mishra, Chief AI Officer, Armada
  • Sam Sledge, CEO & Chairman, ProPetro
  • Kevin Autsolief; Director, Commercial Development, Power Solutions – AI and Data Centers; Chevron
12:00 pm
Bettering Human Lives Silent Auction
Auction Items Displayed in Hall A (until 5:30pm)
12:45 pm
Lunch Available Until 2pm in the Exhibit Hall, Food Trucks, and Outdoor Exhibit Area
1:30 pm
Stage One: E & P Perspectives on Oilfield Electrification, Gas-to-Power, and Other Trends
  • Jeff McFarlin, COO, Tyton Power
  • Ryan Keys, Co-CEO, Triple Crown Resources
  • Frank Koller, Vice President of Power Development, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures
  • Matthew Herpich, Managing Director & CEO, Conduit Power
2:00 pm
Stage Two: Is the juice worth the squeeze? Unpacking A Consultive Approach
  • Dave Bosco, VP & Co-Founder, PROPWR
  • Stephen Rogers, Strategic Account Manager, PROPWR
  • Dalton White, Business Development, PROPWR
  • Ben Miserere, Sr. Sales Engineering, PROPWR
2:15 pm
Stage Three: Energy Superiority = Space Superiority: Why National Power Starts on the Ground
  • Lauren Postler, Director of Strategic Growth, Space Force Association [M]
  • U.S. Air Force Brigadier General (Ret.) Damon Feltman
  • Gideon Powell, Chairman & CEO, Cholla
  • Lori Blong, Mayor, City of Midland
2:45 pm
Stage One: Break Ground Years Sooner with Trump’s Investment Accelerator and Federal Permit Reform
  • Stephen Hollingshead, Managing Director, Candor LLC
3:00 pm
Stage Two: Powering Data Centers
  • Josh Evans, CEO, HiVolt [M]
  • Justin Gruetzner, National Electrical Lead, Burns & McDonnell
  • Nick Halabi, Manager of Business Development – Americas, Caterpillar
3:30 pm
Main Stage: Game-changing Oilfield Innovations Panel
  • Stephen Robertson, Executive Vice President, PBPA [M]
  • Travis Simmering, CEO, PROPWR
  • Ryan Ezell, CEO, Flotek Industries
  • Eyal Aronoff, CEO, Pioneer Energy
4:15 pm
Drinks Reception in Indoor and Outdoor Exhibit Area
6:00 pm
Adjourn (evening free for client dinners)

September 30, 2025 | Conference Day 2

Start TimeDescription
8:00 am
Breakfast Available in Exhibit Hall, Food Trucks, and Outdoor Exhibit Area
8:00 am
Bettering Human Lives Silent Auction
Auction Items Displayed in Hall A (bids due today by 12:15pm)
8:30 am
Main Stage: Welcome Back Remarks
  • Pete Cook, Managing Partner, Permian Power Connection
  • Joseph Triepke, Managing Partner, Permian Power Connection
8:40 am
Main Stage: Permian Basin Evolving From Oil Hub To Power Hub
  • Jose Ortega, Partner, FO Permian
8:50 am
Main Stage: Picking the Permian - Why the Permian Basin Should be the #1 Choice for Data Centers, AI, Bitcoin, and Others
  • Tracee Bentley, President & CEO, Permian Strategic Partnership [M]
  • Rep. Brooks Landgraf, State Representative, Texas House of Representatives - District 81
  • Kris Kindrik, SVP – Commercial, Kinetik
  • Chris Davis, Senior Vice President, Milestone Environmental Services
  • Kevin Yung, Chief Engineering and Development Officer, Priority Power
9:00 am
Exhibit Hall: Refreshments & Coffee Available Throughout the Day
9:30 am
Main Stage: Finance & Investment Panel
  • Will Nichols, Managing Director, Piper Sandler [M]
  • Leila (Zomorrodian) Aloi, Managing Director - Corporate Diversified, Texas Capital Bank
  • Will Donnan, Vice President - Infrastructure, Pennybacker
  • Jeff McFarlin, COO, Tyton Power
  • Stephen Cole, EVP & Partner, Five Point Infrastructure
  • David Forsberg, Managing Partner, Ascent Energy Ventures
10:15 am
Main Stage: Policy Perspectives Fireside Chat
  • Rep. Tom Craddick, State Representative, Texas House of Representatives - District 82
  • Sen. Kevin Sparks, State Senator, Texas Senate - District 31
10:30 am
Stage One: Breaking Up with the Grid. A Frac Sand Plant Case Study.
  • Greg Thurnher, SVP Power Generation Execution, Liberty Power Innovations
10:45 am
Stage Two: Wellsite Power Plays: Oilfield Electrification and Offtake Opportunities
  • W. Jared Berg, Partner, Bracewell
  • Bryan Clark, Partner, Bracewell
11:00 am
Stage Three: Nuclear Power For The Permian
  • Mark Hinaman, Principal and Founder, Fire2Fission [M]
  • Justin Sink, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Natura Resources
  • Caroline Wylie, Vice President for Advocacy, Texas Nuclear Alliance
  • Robin Rickman, VP Business Development, Terrestrial Energy
11:30 am
Stage One: Plugged Into Texas? Shocked by Taxes or Amped by Incentives?
  • Mark S. Dzeda, CPA, CMI, Founder / CEO, ITC TAX, LLC
11:45 am
Stage Two: Energizing Bitcoin
  • Justin Ballard, Host, Energizing Bitcoin Podcast [M]
  • Jessi Goostree, Chief Operating Officer, Texas Blockchain Council
  • Shyke Lowers, COO, Satokie Mining
  • Ziyad Elgamal, Co-Founder, ONMINE
12:00 pm
Lunch Available Until 1:30pm [Outdoor at Equipment Expo, Food Trucks, and Inside the Exhibit Hall]
12:15 pm
Live Auction for Select Items to Close the Silent Auction for the Bettering Human Lives Foundation by the Silent Auction Table
12:30 pm
Stage Three: Plugging into the Permian - Community Involvement
  • Kevin Searcy, Energy Consultant
  • Hon. Dustin Fawcett, Ector County Judge
  • Andy Deck, Chief Commercial Officer, HiVolt Energy
  • Shelby Fietz, Chief Commercial Officer, ProPetro
1:00 pm
Stage One: Developing an Oilfield Power Strategy
  • Jake Corley, Founder/CEO, Corley Energy (M)
  • Tim Ondrak, President - Power, Atlas Energy Solutions
  • Wes Finch, Co-Founder and CEO, Crosscut Gas Partners
  • Beau Egert, Chief Commercial Officer, Conduit Power
1:30 pm
Stage Two: Sweat the Small Stuff
  • Kat Galloway, President, Bright Sky Environmental [M]
  • Will Gray, Co-founder and CEO, New Era Energy & Digital
  • Summer Shedd, Advisor, The Baldwin Group
  • Gautam Agrawala, Director, MAG Consulting & Management Services
2:00 pm
Stage Three: The Intersection of Energy Infrastructure & Hyperscale Data Center Development
  • Ed Myers, Vice President, Long Ridge Energy
  • Isaac Ramirez, Director, Digital Infrastructure & Sustainability, LandBridge
  • Ted Warner, Head of Energy and Power, Investment Banking, Northland Capital Markets
2:30 pm
Stage One: Powering Synergy: How Oil & Gas Operations and Bitcoin Mining Can Collaborate for the Future of Energy
  • Scooter Womack, Founder/CEO, Vega Energy Advisors
  • Brad Cuddy, Director of Energy Operations, Cholla
  • Matthew Lousteau, Head of Power Operations, Giga Energy, Inc.
2:45 pm
Bettering Human Lives Auction Winners Posted at the Bettering Human Lives Foundation Table
Pay for and Retrieve Won Items (until 5pm)
3:00 pm
Stage Two: Scaling Smarter Power – Solving Supply Chain, Skills, and Speed in the Permian
  • Edward Eichstetter, CEO, EKU Power Drives [M]
  • Warren Zemlak, CEO, BJ Energy Solutions & Vericore
  • Levi Beck, Founder, InRush Power
3:30 pm
Stage Three: Democratizing Energy Access thru Digital Geochemistry
  • Denis Krysanov, Founder, Heologic Group
  • José Ortega, Partner, FO PERMIAN Partners
3:45 pm
Main Stage: Doing Business in the Permian Panel
  • Evan Thomas, President & CEO, Midland Chamber Of Commerce [M]
  • Sara Harris, Executive Director, Midland Development Corporation
  • Tom Manskey, Director of Economic Development, Odessa Development Corporation
  • Kristen Gamboa, Executive Director, Carlsbad Department of Development
  • Mike Gallagher, CEO-County Manager, Eddy County, NM
4:30 pm
Closing Drinks Reception In Outdoor Exhibit Areas [Food Trucks, Games, Grilling at Select Outdoor Exhibit Spaces]
4:30 pm
Indoor Exhibit Hall Closes. Exhibitor Breakdown.
6:00 pm
Conference Concludes
- Exhibitor breakdown, Evening Free for Networking Activities or Travel
11:00 pm
Exhibitor Breakdown Closes

2025 Conference Advisory Council

Richard Bradsby
Richard Bradsby
President
Liberty Power Innovations
Pete Cook
Pete Cook
Managing Partner
The Power Connection
Matt Crawford
Matt Crawford
CEO
Dynamis Power Solutions
Andy Deck
Andy Deck
Chief Commercial Officer
HiVolt Energy
Beau Egert
Beau Egert
Chief Commercial Officer
Conduit Power
Jose Oretga
José Ortega
Partner
FO PERMIAN Partners
Travis Simmering
Travis Simmering
President
PROPWR
Jonna Smoot
Jonna Smoot
President
Max(i) Media LLC
Joseph Triepke
Joseph Triepke
Managing Partner
The Power Connection
John Turner
John Turner
CEO
Atlas Energy Solutions
Nancy Zakhour
Nancy Zakhour
Chief Commercial Officer
Clean Energy Services