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Oaklawn Hot Springs
2705 Central Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026 02:00pm - Thursday, October 22, 2026 03:10pm

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AIPRO’s 18th Annual Meeting, October 21-22 at Oaklawn Hot Springs, will bring Arkansas’s oil, natural gas and emerging energy community together for two days of networking, industry insights and timely updates.


The AIPRO room block at Oaklawn is sold out. We’re excited to see such strong interest in the 18th Annual Meeting, October 21–22 in Hot Springs. To accommodate additional attendees, we have also secured room blocks at two nearby hotels:


Wyndham Microtel Inn & Suites

Located directly across the street from Oaklawn. 


DoubleTree by Hilton Hot Springs

Located just down Central Avenue from Oaklawn.


The meeting begins Wednesday afternoon with an exciting networking event at Mainline Sports Pub, followed by the Opening Reception. These relaxed, lively events provide the perfect opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, meet new industry partners and kick off the meeting in true AIPRO style. Thursday’s program features national and state perspectives on the energy industry, regulatory developments, energy markets and economics, cybersecurity, lithium development and Arkansas Energy Rocks! The day also includes AIPRO’s Awards Luncheon, featuring invited guest U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, and concludes with the AIPRO Business Meeting.


Thank You, Sponsors!

AIPRO extends its tremendous appreciation to the companies supporting this year’s Annual Meeting. Their extraordinary generosity makes this event possible and allows AIPRO to offer an exceptional program, memorable networking opportunities and meaningful recognition of Arkansas’s energy industry.


QUESTIONS?

Contact Anna Swaim via email or call/text 501-680-5154.

AGENDA

Wednesday, October 21

2-5 p.m.

Recreational Networking Event | Sponsored by McPherson Oil


6-7:30 p.m.

Opening Reception | Sponsored by Hampel Oil

 

Thursday, October 22

7:30-8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast & Registration | Sponsored by Arklahoma Weld Testing & Inspection


8:30-8:40 a.m.

Welcome & Opening Remarks


8:40-9:20 a.m.

Proudly Independent in Washington

Edith Naegele, President & CEO, IPAA


9:20-10 a.m. 

Energy Market Fundamentals

Dan Pickering, Pickering Energy Partners (virtual)


10-10:15 a.m.

Morning Break | Sponsored by Virtue Energy Services, LLC


10:15-11 a.m.

National Regulatory Update

Jim Elliott, E-Three Law

11-11:40 a.m.

Cybersecurity & Domestic Terrorism

FBI Little Rock Field Office


11:40 a.m.-Noon

Arkansas Energy Rocks! Update


Noon-1:15 p.m.

Awards Luncheon | Sponsored by S2W Contracting, LLC

Invited: U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman


1:15-1:55 p.m.

Energy in Flux: Net Zero, EVs, Data Center Boom, and Oil & Gas

Steve Goreham


1:55-2:10 p.m.

Afternoon Break | Sponsored by WPI – A Pearce Industries Company


2:10-2:55 p.m. 

State Regulatory Update


2:55-3:10 p.m.

AIPRO Business Meeting


3:10 p.m.

Adjournment

J. David Reynolds Company

Cornerstone Energy

Weiser-Brown Operating