“Redefining Resilience”
Annual Conference & Expo
May 18-20, 2026 at Stonewall Resort
Monday, May 18, 2026
1:00 - 6:00pm - Early Registration (Stonewall Ballroom)
1:00 - 6:00pm - Exhibitor Setup (Stonewall Ballroom)
6:30pm - Welcome Reception (Outdoor)
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
7:30am - Registration & Breakfast (Stonewall Ballroom)
8:00am - Opening Session (Stonewall Ballroom)
Welcome, Scott Kreutzer, MCPA Chairman
Opening Prayer & Pledge of Allegiance, JP Richardson, United Coal
Conference Moderator, Ben Beakes, MCPA President
8:15am - Speaker
Kevin Dempsey, President & CEO, American Iron & Steel Institute
8:45am - Q & A
9:00am - Speaker
Wayne Palmer, Assistant Secretary of Labor for MSHA
9:30am - Signing Ceremony
Making MCPA an Official Alliance Partner with MSHA
9:45am - Q & A
10:00am - Networking Break
10:15am - "Coal Generates Steel-Steel Produces New Utility Facilities"
William "Bill" Murray, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Communications Dominion Energy
10:45am - Q & A
11:00am - "Seaborne Coking Coal-The New World Order"
Ted O'Brien, Oluma Resources LLC
12:00pm - Lunch (Maple Patio)
1:30pm - Golf Outing (Arnold Palmer Golf Course, Stonewall Resort)
1:30pm - Clay Shooting Contest (Stonewall Resort Clay Shooting)
6:30pm - Dinner & Award Presentation (Stonewall Ballroom)
Wednesday, May 20th
7:30am - Registration & Breakfast (Stonewall Ballroom)
8:00am - Session Begins
Call to Order & Welcome, Scott Kreutzer, MCPA Chairman
Opening Prayer & Pledge of Allegiance, JP Richardson, United Coal
8:15am - MCPA Coal Executive's Panel Discussion
Andy Eidson, Alpha Metallurgical Resources
Scott Kreutzer, Ramaco Resources
Chris Anderson, Robindale Energy
Perry Longacre, Allegheny Met
9:15am - Q & A
9:30am - "Resilient Rise from a Disastrous Mine Fire to Full Production"
Perry Longacre, CEO Allegheny Met
10:00am - "Mid-Term Elections and Beyond"
Mark Blankenship, MBE Research
10:30am - Q & A
10:45am - Legislative and Regulatory Outlook Panel Discussion
Elizabeth Parker, Troutman Strategies, VA Govt Affairs for MCPA
Ben Beakes, 3PS & President of MCPA, WV Govt Affairs
Brooks Smith, Troutman Pepper Locke, Counsel to MCPA Regulatory & Environmental
11:45am - Q & A
12:00pm - Adjourn
REMEMBER, MET COAL MAKES STEEL!
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