Series Kickoff: March 27, 2025

UPA proudly launched its first-ever Young Professionals Networking Lunch on March 27, 2025, and the inaugural event was a resounding success!

Held at the beautiful Caffé Molise in downtown Salt Lake City, the lunch brought together early-career professionals from across the industry, representing Marathon, Chevron, Big West Oil, Humboldt, Enterprise Rentals, United Rentals and Lear & Lear. The atmosphere was warm, relaxed and buzzing with fresh energy — exactly the kind of space we envisioned to foster connection, mentorship and future collaboration within our membership.

This lunch marked the beginning of a new quarterly series, with two events planned in Salt Lake City and two in the Uinta Basin each year. Our goal is to help young professionals build their peer networks and feel more integrated into Utah’s energy community.

A special thank you to Greylock Energy for generously sponsoring our kickoff event. Your support made this gathering possible.

Uinta Basin Networking Lunch: June 26, 2025

The momentum continued with our second Young Professionals Networking Lunch, held on June 26 at Vernal Brewing Co. in the heart of the Uinta Basin. With a strong turnout from upstream, midstream and downstream professionals, the event highlighted the depth of talent and enthusiasm across the Basin.

We’re incredibly grateful to FourPoint Resources and Lear & Lear for sponsoring the Vernal lunch and helping us create another meaningful space for Utah’s young energy professionals to connect, collaborate and grow.

We look forward to continuing this series throughout the year and welcoming more rising leaders from across the industry.