ABOUT
MINERALS & NONOP ASSEMBLY
The Minerals & NonOp Assembly is the Home of CEOs and Investors in the Minerals & NonOp Space.
You can expect an action-packed full day assembly where we will bring together over 450 senior level minerals executives & investors for a full day of networking, private meetings, and panel discussions.
Expert Speakers
Awards Dinner Attendees
Attendees
Family Offices & Institutional Investors
2026 AGENDA SNAPSHOT
| 7:30am | Registration and Networking |
| 8:45am |
Welcome Remarks from the Minerals & Royalties Authority Tim Pawul, President, Minerals & Royalties Authority |
| 8:50am |
Building Nat Gas Minerals Strategies Around LNG & Data Center Demand Moderator: Peter Soto-Kerans – Managing Partner, Eight Row Holdings |
| 9:35am |
Oil Focused Minerals Strategies (Permian, Rockies, & Eagle Ford): Moderator: Gabe Garcia – Managing Director & Head – Upstream, Texas Capital Bank Kyle Bebee – Managing Partner, Spicewood Mineral Partners Darin Zanovich – CEO, Mesa Minerals Partners IV Jackie Haney – CEO, UnionRock Partners Clinton Koerth – EVP, Elk Range Royalties |
| 10:20am | Networking and Coffee Break |
| 11:20am |
Yield & Income Strategies Across the Minerals & NonOp Space: Moderator: Craig Brede – Managing Partner, Lincoln Energy Partners Steve Foerster – President, Sentry Mineral Holdings Kevin Lorenzen – CEO, Acadia Mineral Partners Jeremy Cook – CFO, Raisa Energy |
| 12:05pm |
The Intersection of Minerals, NonOp, & Crypto Investing Moderator: Chip Simmons – Co-Founder, Tokenized Energy Matthew Montgomery – CEO, Maevlo Company Wil Harris – CCO, Energy Substantiation |
| 12:45pm |
NonOp Drilling Partnerships – How E&Ps Are Sourcing & Structuring Development Capital Moderator: Rustey Kelley – Managing Partner, Pontem Energy Capital George Edwards – EVP – BD, IOG Resources Brandon Junker – COO, Providence Energy Operators Matt Gentry – Managing Partner, Ellipsis |
| 1:35pm | Networking Lunch |
| 2:35pm |
Minerals A&D Panel Moderator: Trevor Stoltz – VP of BD, VIPER Energy Partners Kirk Tholen – President, Alliance Royalties Ken Willey – CEO, GRP Energy Capital |
| 3:20pm |
Minerals & NonOp Public Equities & Capital Markets Panel Moderator: Matt Sharrock – Executive Director, Texas Capital Bank Chris Steddum – CFO, Texas Pacific Land Corporation Greg Pipkin Jr – CEO, EagleRock Land LLC Daniel Herz – CEO, Whitehawk Energy |
| 4:10pm |
NonOp Leasehold, A&D and Co-Bids Panel: Moderator: Cody Carper – Partner & co-Chair of Oil & Gas, Baker Botts Travis Pace – CEO, Fortuna Operating Keith Lillie – President & CEO, Brigham Exploration Vignesh Proddaturi – Managing Partners, Garnet Energy Capital |
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5:00pm |
Networking Drinks Reception |
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7:00pm |
Minerals & NonOp Assembly Awards Dinner |
|
9:30pm |
After Dinner Drinks Reception |
MINERALS & NONOP 2026
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MINERALS & NONOP AWARDS DINNER
The Minerals & NonOp Awards Dinner is the only dinner in the industry that brings together 300+ executives from the Minerals & Royalties space to celebrate the individuals, companies, and investors who have achieved success from the past year.
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