Please join the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at the DoubleTree at Warren Place in Tulsa for this year’s Liberty Gala.

We are honored to have Alex Epstein, founder and president of the Center for Industrial Progress, as our featured guest. The reception begins at 6 p.m. and our dinner and program start at 7 p.m.

Alex Epstein is a philosopher and energy expert who argues that human flourishing should be the guiding principle of energy and environmental progress. He is the author of the bestselling book Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less and the creator of EnergyTalkingPoints.com—a source of powerful, well-referenced talking points on energy, environmental, and climate issues.

Widely recognized as a master of persuasion and debate on energy issues, Alex has spoken at dozens of Fortune 500 companies and prominent universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Duke (his alma mater). He is also a highly sought-after consultant on messaging, working with major political officeholders on pro-energy, pro-freedom messaging.

Epstein’s work has inspired leaders across industries to focus on how affordable, reliable energy drives prosperity and opportunity. His message challenges conventional wisdom on energy policy and underscores the vital role that oil, coal, and natural gas play in improving lives around the globe.