Overview
TXOGA 2023 AD VALOREM TAX COMMITTEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
EVENT AGENDA
Contact Layne Wroblewski at (405) 228-4495 for any questions.
DAY 1 Wednesday, March 1st
8:30 AM Call to Order and Welcoming Address
Kerry Albright, Tax Business Partner—Chevron
Tax Committee Chair—TXOGA
8:35 AM TXOGA Remarks & Legislative Issues (Todd Staples, President—TXOGA)
9:00 AM The Honorable Drew Springer
Texas State Senator for District-30
9:25 AM Section 23.01(e): Who cares about the Legislature’s Intent?
Cole Hutchison, Associate—IkardYoung LLP
9:50 AM The Outlook for the Texas Economy and State Finances
Dale Craymer, President—Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA)
10:30 AM Global Oil Market Outlook
John Saucer, Vice President Crude Markets—Mobius Risk Group
11:20 AM The Honorable Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller
12:45 PM Property Tax Code 23.175 and valuation volatility
Rodney Kret, RPA, Manager, Engineering Services—Pritchard & Abbott, Inc.
1:35 PM What Have the Courts Done to Us Now? 2022-2023 Case Law Review
John Brusniak—Brusniak Turner Fine LLP
2:40 PM Workforce Transformation after COVID—Trends and changes to Human Capital
Patti Wilkie Proietti, GPHR, Principal, & Jonathan Moore, Cnslg. Mng. Dir., Deloitte
3:30 PM Property Tax Assistance Division Update
Doug Kubecka, Property Tax Assistance Dvsn.—Texas Comptroller
3:55 PM Presentation of the 2022 TXOGA John Valenta Distinguished Service Award
Recognizing Joe D. Baker, CMI
Upstream Subcommittee Report
Ron Kane, CMI, Dir. of Prop. Tax—EOG Resources, Inc. & Upstream Sbcmte. Chair
4:10 PM Midstream Subcommittee Report
Michael Dimitt, CMI, Director of Property Tax —Plains All American Pipeline, L. P.
Midstream Subcommittee Chair
4:25 PM Downstream Subcommittee Report
Tommy (Chip) L. Twomey II, CMI, Tax Mgr.—Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Downstream Subcommittee Chair
4:40 PM Ad Valorem Tax Legislative Update
Darren D. Owen, CMI, Property Tax Manager—ExxonMobil
4:55 PM Presentation of the 2022 TXOGA John Valenta Distinguished Service Award
Recognizing Donna K. Lawrence, CMI, Property Tax Manager, Denbury, Inc.
DAY 2 Thursday, March 2nd
8:45 AM Call to Order and Conference Notes
Layne Wroblewski, CPA, Tax Manager—Devon Energy
Property Tax Committee Chairman—TXOGA
9:00 AM The ESG Deck May Be Stacked But Energy Can Still Thrive
Dan Romito, Consulting Partner—Pickering Energy Partners
9:50 AM The Honorable Paul Bettencourt
Texas State Senator District-7
10:35 AM Break
10:50 AM Challenges in Refining Valuation—Outlook & Trends
(Karl Bartholomew, PE, ASA, MRICS, Tax Lead, Property Tax and Incentives—Shell)
11:15 AM Ethics for Property Tax Representatives: A Commonsense Approach!
Tracey Landrum Foster, Co-owner & General Counsel—Hugh L. Landrum & Assoc.
- To pay for your registration with a check, make your check payable to TXOGA and bring to the conference registration desk or mail both the check and a copy of the invoice to:
Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA, Inc.)
Attn: Ad Valorem Tax Conference
304 W 13th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Thank you to our corporate members who are TXOGA Sponsors:
We thank our generous sponsors for their leadership and their participation in our conference:
HOSPITALITY EVENT TITLE SPONSOR
GOLD
Wednesday Morning Break Sponsor
DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc.
Wednesday Afternoon Break Sponsor
Hospitality Suite Sponsor
SILVER
BRONZE