2025 FEATURED CHARITY
Permian Power Connection has chosen the Bettering Human Lives Foundation as the Featured Charity for the Permian Power Connection Conference. To raise money for the foundation, Permian Power Connection will be holding a silent auction at the Permian Power Connection Conference, giving attendees the opportunity to bid on fantastic experiences and items. Our featured auction items include the opportunity to spend one-on-one time with some of the biggest names in the energy and power generation industry!
Just a Selection of Some Items Available for Auction
Exclusive Lunch Meeting
Join Ron Gusek, CEO of Liberty Energy, for an exclusive lunch in Denver, CO. With nearly 30 years in oil and gas, Ron’s leadership has driven innovation in hydraulic fracturing across the globe. Don’t miss this chance to share a private meal with a visionary energy leader.
Exclusive Lunch Meeting
Dine with Nick Dell'Osso, President & CEO of Expand Energy, in Oklahoma City. As the CEO of America's biggest natural gas producer, Nick offers unparalleled insights into the energy industry. Seize this unique opportunity to connect with a senior energy leader.
Exclusive Lunch Meeting
Enjoy an exclusive lunch with Mike Howard, CEO of Howard Energy Partners, in Denver, CO. As a leading voice in the midstream industry and head of one of North America’s largest privately held energy companies, this is a rare chance to gain insights from a visionary leader.
A Round of Golf
Tee off with Alan Armstrong, recent past President & CEO (and current Executive Chairman) of Williams! Join Alan for a round at South Hills in Tulsa. This is a unique opportunity to spend a day building your relationship with a top leader from a large energy infrastructure company.
More Auction Items to Come!
We are actively collecting other items and commitments to be included in the silent auction (a custom-made pair of high end cowboy boots, etc.). Any conference sponsor, supporting organization, or attendee can donate items for the silent auction. Please contact Pete Cook (pete@powerpermian.com) or Anne Hyre (Anne.Hyre@betteringhumanlives.org) to make your donation.
All auction proceeds will go directly to the Bettering Human Lives Foundation.
Only those registered for the Permian Power Connection Conference will have the opportunity to bid on these items. There will not be online bidding.
The Bettering Human Lives Foundation is a 501c3 organization. Any donations made are tax deductible for their fair market value. Winning bids for auction items are also tax deductible for any amount paid above the fair market value. Donation letters will be provided by the Bettering Human Lives Foundation.
About the Bettering Human Lives Foundation
Inspired by Liberty Energy’s commitment to better human lives through low-impact, affordable energy, the foundation strives to liberate women and girls from the daily burden of fuel collection and cooking in smoke-filled environments, enabling them to pursue education, income-generating activities, and a better quality of life. The shared goal is clear: to provide clean cookstoves to as many households as possible, driving positive change, improved health, and new opportunities for those in need.
The Bettering Human Lives Foundation isn’t giving out clean cookstoves. They are laying the foundation for sustainable, long term success by providing loans to micro and small businesses to enable those companies to set up the infrastructure and local businesses to change communities and local economies.
Founded by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright (before he was Secretary of Energy), the foundation is led by Anne Hyre and the Board of Directors includes Ron Gusek (CEO, Liberty Energy), Nick Dell-Osso (President and CEO, Expand Energy), Vicki Hollub (President and CEO, Occidental Petroleum), Alan Armstrong (former President & CEO and current Executive Chairman of Williams Companies), Hardy Murchison (Founder and CEO, Encino Energy), Stephen Green (Retired President, Chevron North America), Soma Somasundaram (President and CEO, ChampionX), Frank Tsuru (Founder and CEO, Momentum), Les Csorba (Partner, Heidrick & Struggles), Laura Lane (VP and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Chevron Corporation), Shelly Lambertz (EVP, Chief Culture and Administrative Officer, Continental Resources), John Lindsay (President and CEO, Helmerich & Payne), Wil VanLoh (Founder and CEO, Quantum Capital Group), and Paul Vitek (Retired CFO and Founding Partner, Liberty Resources and Liberty Energy).