Schedule
June 8th & 9th, 2026
- Day 1
- Day 2
MONDAY, June 8th, 2026
EnergyPlex® Sponsor Golf outing
This golf outing is exclusively for EnergyPlex Conference Sponsors
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Deadline to Register: May 28th, 2026
Opened in 2015, Rockwind Community Links, is a 27-hole golf facility owned and operated by the City of Hobbs. Rockwind provides the citizens of Hobbs an amenity like no other in the country. The award-winning facility includes a championship 18-hole course, a 9-hole par-3 course, a dual ended practice range and multiple short game areas for practice and learning. Additional elements to the facility include an open green space for events, a surrounding trail system complete with multiple trail heads, various outdoor seating areas, picnic spaces and multiple scenic viewing points including access to the site’s five acre lake that overlooks the golf course.
Platinum/Gold Sponsor Dinner
2026 Agenda
Agenda to be finalized soon
7:30AM
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
8:00am
WELCOME
Jennifer Grassham – EDC of Lea County, President & CEO
Jotty Kinney – Christian Center Church, Lead Pastor
Jonathan Sena – City of Hobbs, Mayor
8:30AM
Economic Horizons: Investor Insights with Randy Sinclair
Randy Sinclair- Chevron, Senior Manager-Investor Strategies
9:15am
Workforce Development:Where Careers, Start, Restart, and Accelerate
Steve Sauceda – NMJC Workforce Development, Vice President
9:50AM
Powering Progress: Transmission Expansion in the Permian Basin
Matt Pawlowski – NextEra Energy, Vice President–Head of Execution
10:25AM
Rural Healthcare, National Excellence: The Nor-Lea Hospital Baldrige Story
Allyson Roberts – Nor-Lea Hospital District, Chief Financial Officer
Moderator: Jennifer Grassham – EDC of Lea County, President & CEO
10:50AM
Nuclear Energy: Powering America’s Future
Paul Lorskulsint – URENCO, Chief Nuclear Officer
11:30AM
Lunch
12:00PM
Keynote Fireside Chat: Ken Waits, CEO & President of Mewbourne Oil Company
Ken Waits – Mewbourne Oil Company, President & CEO
Moderator: Finn Smith – Watson Truck and Supply, President
1:00PM
Advancing Resilient Water: Securing the Future of Southeast New Mexico
Dr. Zach Stoll – NM Produced Water Research Consortium, Assistant Director
Rick McCurdy – Select Water, Vice-President – Innovation & Sustainability
1:40PM
The Long Game: The Lasting Impact of Economic Development
Melinda Allen – New Mexico Partnership, President & CEO
Missi Currier – NMOGA, President & CEO
Jennifer Grassham – EDC of Lea County, President & CEO
Lisa Hardison- URENCO, Director of Community Relations
Moderator: Steve Sauceda- NMJC Workforce Development, Vice President
2:20PM
Conclusion
Jennifer Grassham – EDC of Lea County, President & CEO
2:45PM
Nuclear Horizon:
Insights into New Mexico’s Nuclear Industry
John Kirkpatrick – Lincoln Griswold
Moderator: Russ Doss