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July 16-17 | The St. Regis Hotel | Washington DC

Detailed Advance Agenda 

 

Tuesday, July 16 


Morning Plenary

 

8:30 AM

Welcome

Mr. David Blee

President & CEO

U.S. Nuclear Industry Council

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The Honorable Bud Albright

Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Industry Council &

CEO, Albright Strategies &

U.S. Under Secretary of Energy (2006-2008)

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8:45 AM

The Global Market and Policy Landscape

 

The Honorable Jeffrey Merrifield

Partner

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

&

Commissioner 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1998 - 2007)

&

Chair USNIC Advanced Reactors Task Force

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9:15 AM

Congressional Keynote

 

The Honorable Lisa Murkowski

U.S. Senator, Alaska 

Chairman, Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources

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9:45 AM

U.S. Department of Energy Keynote

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The Honorable Rita Baranwal 

Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy

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10:15 AM

Break

 

10:30 AM

Panel: Financial Perspectives on Advanced Nuclear

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Mr. Steven Greenwald

Senior Advisor

Credit Suisse

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Mr. Michael Eckhart

Managing Director

Citigroup

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Mr. James Magowan

Managing Director for Private Capital Raising

Growth Capital Services

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11:15 AM

Panel: C-Suite Perspective: Advanced Nuclear as a Game Changer

 

Mr. John Hopkins

Chairman & CEO

NuScale Power

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The Honorable Clay Sell

Chief Executive Officer

X-energy

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Ms. Marcia Burkey

Chief Financial Officer

TerraPower

 

12:00 PM

Lunch

 

Afternoon Plenary 

 

1:00 PM

Why Advanced Nuclear is Changing the Financing Paradigm

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Ms. Valerie Gardner

Founding Principal and Managing Partner

Nucleation Capital, LP

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1:30 PM

The Speed of Change and What's Driving It 

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Mr. Peter Kelly-Detwiler

Principal

NorthBridge Energy Partners

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2:00 PM

Decarbonization, Electrification and Innovation

​

Ms. Damali Harding

Director

Oracle | Opower

 

 

2:30 PM

Venture Capital 2.0

​

Dr. Sanjiv Malhotra

Chief Executive Officer

PLUS and AUI Ventures

​

3:00 PM

Break

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3:15 PM

Panel: C-Suite - Advanced Nuclear: What Needs to be Done

 

The Honorable Daniel Poneman

President & CEO

Centrus Energy

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Mr. Jay Wileman

President and CEO
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH)

​

Mr. Donald Wolf

Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder

Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC (ARC)

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4:00 PM

Export-Import Bank of the United States Perspective

​

Mr. Jim Cruse

Senior Vice President, Office of Policy Analysis and International Relations

Export-Import Bank of the United States

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4:30 PM

DOE Loan Programs Office Perspective

​

Mr. Douglas Schultz

Director of Origination, Loan Programs Office

U.S. Department of Energy

​

5:00 PM

View from the States: Plant Vogtle Expansion

​

The Honorable Tim Echols

Vice Chairman

Georgia Public Service Commission

​

NNC2019 Reception Sponsored by Pillsbury

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (1200 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036)

 

 

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Wednesday, July 17

 

Plenary

 

8:30 AM

The New U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

​

Mr. Edward Burrier *

Vice President, External Affairs

Overseas Private Investment Corporation

​

9:00 AM

The Smart and Renewable Energy Transition, Trends and Insights for Advanced Nuclear

​

Mr. Hendrik Tiesinga

Chief Strategy Officer

New Energy Nexus

​

9:30 AM

Panel: Automation, Advanced Manufacturing Innovation, Hybrid Advanced Nuclear Systems, and Advanced Fuels

 

Dr. Jonathan Cirtain

President of Advanced Technology Programs

BWX Technologies

​

Mr. Rich Powell

Executive Director

ClearPath

​

Mr. Seth Grae

President & CEO

LightBridge

​

10:30 AM

Break

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10:45 AM

The Promise of Micro-Reactors

​

Ms. Caroline Cochran

Founder and COO

Oklo Inc.

 

11:15 AM

Capital Raising for Advanced Nuclear

​

Mr. Bret Kugelmass

Managing Director 

Energy Impact Center

​

Mr. Brad McPherson

Manager of Business Development for NB Power and

Director of Business for the New Brunswick Energy Solutions Corporation

​

12:00 PM

Panel: Public-Private Partnership

 

Dr. Corey McDaniel

Vice President, Business Development

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

​

Mr. Douglas Schultz

Director of Origination, Loan Programs Office

U.S. Department of Energy

​

Mr. Walter Howes

Managing Director

Verdigris Capital

 


* Pending final confirmation

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About USNIC

The United States Nuclear Industry Council (USNIC) is the leading U.S. business advocate for advanced nuclear energy and the promotion of the American supply chain globally. USNIC represents over 80 companies engaged in nuclear innovation and supply chain development, including technology developers, manufacturers, construction engineers, key utility movers, and service providers. USNIC’s educational programs, industry insights, and market intelligence brings together bi-partisan Federal and State legislators to create a successful clean energy paradigm that includes nuclear. For more information visit www.usnic.org.

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