New Nuclear Capital
Markets and Financing for Advanced Nuclear Energy
A Special Summit Focused on Markets and Financing Challenges, Opportunities & Capital Requirements for Advanced Nuclear Energy
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The U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
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Speakers
Advance Agenda
Day 1 (Tuesday, December 8th)
11:00 AM
Welcome Address
The Honorable Bud Albright
President & CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
11:05 AM
U.S. Department of Energy Keynote
The Honorable Paul M. Dabbar
Under Secretary for Science
U.S. Department of Energy
Fmr. Managing Director for Mergers and Acquisitions, J.P. Morgan
11:40 AM
Panel: Growing Venture Capital Interest in Fission and Fusion
Moderator:
Mr. Jeremy B. Harrell
Managing Director, Policy
ClearPath
Panelists:
Mr. Salen Churi
Founder & General Partner
Trust Ventures
Mr. Joshua Posamentier
Managing Partner
Congruent Ventures
Dr. Carly Anderson
Partner & Principal Chemical Engineer
Prime Movers Lab
12:45 PM
Case Study: Oklo Aurora
Dr. Jake DeWitte
CEO and Co-Founder
Oklo
1:45 PM
Adjourn Day 1
Day 2 (December 9th)
11:00 AM
Welcome & Day 1 Recap
The Honorable Bud Albright
President & CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
11:05 AM
Finance Keynote: Revitalizing U.S. P5 Status as a Nuclear Energy Power in the Global Arena
General Jack Keane (U.S. Army, Retired)
President, GSI Consulting;
Chairman, Institute for the Study of War;
Executive Chairman, AM General;
Director, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments;
Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient;
Former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (1999-2003)
11:40 AM
Fireside Chat: Nuclear Energy and Global Finance Sustainability
While the European Union explores banning future fossil fuel projects and
countries set new goals to reduce carbon emissions, nuclear energy remains
potentially sidelined as an alternative clean energy option. Author Cary
Krosinsky offers practical perspective into the environmental, social and
governance (ESG) priorities of asset managers and what has incentivized
growth in the green financial system.
Discussants:
Ms. Laura Hermann - Moderator
Executive Officer
Potentiary
Mr. Cary Krosinsky
Lecturer
Yale University
12:10 PM
Financial Perspective Keynote
The Honorable Kimberly Reed
President and Chairman
Export-Import Bank of the United States
12:45 PM
International Arena - Focus on Central and Eastern Europe
Moderator:
Ms. Elina Teplinsky
Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Panelist:
Ms. Aleshia Duncan
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Nuclear Energy Policy & Cooperation
U.S. Department of Energy
Mr. Ashok Pasricha
Managing Director
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Mr. Daniel Tobin
Managing Director, Power
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Mr. Caleb McCarry (Invited)
Counselor to the Chief Executive Officer
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Mr. James Warden (Invited)
Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Safety & Security
U.S. Department of State (invited)
1:35 PM
Case Study: View To The North: Canada Moves Ahead To Deploy New Nuclear
Moderator:
The Honorable Jeff Merrifield
Former Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
Chairman, USNIC Advanced Nuclear Task Force;
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Discussants:
Mr. Ramzi Jammal
Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer
Regulatory Operations Branch
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Mr. Simon Irish
Chief Executive Officer
Terrestrial Energy USA
Ms. Heather Ferguson
Senior Vice President – Corporate Affairs
Ontario Power Generation
Mr. Sean Sexstone
Senior Vice President, Nuclear
Aecon Group Inc.
2:20 PM
Adjourn Day 2
Day 3 (December 10th)
11:00 AM
Welcome & Day 2 Recap
The Honorable Bud Albright
President & CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
11:05 AM
International Arena Keynote
Dr. Sama Bilbao y León
Director General
World Nuclear Association
11:40 AM
Legal Aspects in the Development of Civil Nuclear Power
Mr. William Fork
Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
12:05 PM
Panel: Financial Perspectives on Advanced Nuclear
Moderator:
Mr. Andrew Paterson
Principal – Energy
Environmental Business International
Panelists:
Mr. Doug Schultz
Director of Origination, Loan Programs Office
U.S. Department of Energy
Mr. James Schaefer
Senior Managing Director
Guggenheim Partners
Dr. Lauren Hartle
Associate
PRIME Impact Fund
1:15 PM
Case Study: Customers Perspective
Moderator:
Dr. Corey McDaniel
Chief Commercial Officer
Idaho National Laboratory
Panelists:
Mr. Douglas Hunter
Chief Executive Officer and General Manager
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems
Mr. Dan Stout
Director, Nuclear Technology Innovation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mr. Greg Cullen
General Manager
Energy Services and Development
Dr. Gary Hoogeveen
President and CEO
Rocky Mountain Power
Mr. Chris Colbert
Chief Strategy Officer
NuScale Power
2:15 PM
Closing Charge
2:30 PM
Adjourn Day 3