­­Gas and Oil Association of WV, Inc.

Winter Meeting (Charleston Town Center Marriott)
Charleston, West Virginia
January 17-18, 2024

AGENDA
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
7:30 a.m. –  4:00 p.m. Registration A-B Foyer
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Salons A-C
8:00 a.m. –  9:00 a.m. Producers Issues Committee Breakfast
Restricted to Committee Members Only
 Kanawha/
Blue Ridge
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Security Summit
Opening Remarks/Welcome		 Salons A-C
9:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Physical Security Best Practices Panel
–TC Energy
Kevin Pullen, Certified Security Specialist
–Antero Resources
Adam Scott, Security Operations Coordinator
–WV Department of Homeland Security
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Morning Break C-D Foyer
10:45 p.m. – 12:00 p.m. Introduction to Cybersecurity
Dr. David Dampier, Dean
Marshall University College of Engineering & Computer Sciences		 Salons A-C
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Past Presidents/Gunslingers Luncheon Salons E-F
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
Brian Shaw, Program Coordinator
Sponsored by:
Encova Insurance		 Salon D
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Security Summit (continued)
Cybersecurity Best Practices Panel
–EQT
Derek Brown, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
–Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Dave Parsons, Cybersecurity Advisor, State Coordinator (WV)
–WV National Guard
Lt. Col. Will Hargis
–The University of Alabama, Huntsville
Dr. Tommy Morris, Director
Center for Cybersecurity Research & Education		 Salons A-C
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. TSA Regulatory Update
Ronald Pavlik, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Surface Operations
Transportation Security Administration		 Salons A-C
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. GOpac Reception (Admission by donation only) Salons E-F
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. GO-WV Membership & Legislative Reception Ballroom
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
Thursday, January 18, 2024
8:00 a.m. Registration
Membership Breakfast		 A-B Foyer
Foyer C-D
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Jim Crews, GO-WV Vice President and Program Chair		 Ballroom
9:05 a.m. Legislative Update
Philip A. Reale, Law Offices of Philip A. Reale, Moderator
WV Senate President Craig Blair
WV Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw
9:50 a.m. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (video conference)
10:10 a.m. Morning Coffee Break Foyer C-D
10:30 a.m. GO-WV Workers’ Comp Program
Steve Gandee, Regional Vice President
Energy & State Government Team
Encova Insurance		 Ballroom
10:40 a.m. Power Generation – Moving into the Future
Curtis Wilkerson, Principal
Orion Strategies
Neil Chatterjee, former Commissioner and Chairman
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
11:10 a.m. Microgrids – Natural Gas – The Future
Jeff Nehr, Senior Vice President, Gas Supply and Development
Hope Utilities
11:30 a.m. Break Foyer C-D
12:00 p.m. Membership Luncheon

Presentation to the Oil & Gas Museum
Senta Goudy, Executive Director, WV Oil & Gas Museum

WVU Presentation

Rusty Hutson, St. Heritage Award Presentation

2024 Gunslinger Award

 Ballroom
12: 30 p.m. Invocation
Don Nestor
Oil and Gas Reclamation Awards
1:00 p.m. Governor Jim Justice
1:15 pm. An Update on the (North American) Natural Gas Industry
Scott Potter, Managing Director of Business Development
RBN Energy, LLC 
1:35 p.m. Senator Joe Manchin (video conference)
2:00 p.m. Overview of Elections
Brielle Appelbaum, Principal and Partner
Inspire Capital and Development
2:20 p.m. Oil and Natural Gas Infrastructure – the Key Economic Driver in West Virginia
Jim Crews, GO-WV Vice President/Program Chair, Moderator
Greg Floerke, Executive Vice President and COO
MPLX LP
Kyle Mork, President and CEO, Greylock Energy
Mike John, President and CEO, Northeast Natural Energy
3:15 p.m. Adjourn and Afternoon Coffee Break