Event Type: KBH Council Event

Bracewell and KBH Lunch: Big Tech Meets the Oilfield – Opportunities and Hurdles

Join the KBH Energy Center and Bracewell for a special NAPE week kick-off lunch. We’ll feature an engaging panel conversation on emerging trends at the intersection of energy and technology – including the electrification of the oil field and the growing power demands driven by data centers and AI.

 

Time: 12:00pm – 1:30 pm CT

Council Breakfast

8am-9am

 

For Associate Advisory Council and Student Advisory Council

KBH Executive & Advisory Council Evening including dinner and discussion with Senator Gramm

Please save the date for a special evening hosted by the Center in partnership with The Headliners Club on Wednesday, April 8, during UT Energy Week.

 

We hope you will join us for an exclusive gathering featuring a private cocktail hour hosted by Executive Director Jack Balagia, followed by dinner and a fireside chat with Senator Phil Gramm and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.

 

Event Details
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Time: 5:00–8:00 PM CT
Location: The Headliners Club
221 W. 6th Street, Suite 2100
Austin, TX 78701

 

Evening Program
5:00–6:00 PM – Cocktails with Executive Director Jack Balagia
6:00–8:00 PM – Dinner and fireside chat with Senator Phil Gramm and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

 

Attendance for Council members is complimentary and will include a copy of Senator Gramm’s new book, The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism.

 

A formal invitation with additional details will follow, but for now, we hope you will save the date.

Austin Oil & Gas Happy Hour

A happy hour for Austin-based oil and gas industry professionals in collaboration with VTX Energy Partners’ Chief Financial Officer, Graham Bayley and his Oil and Gas Group.

 

Time: 5:30-7:30PM

 

No registration is required – see you there!