NNC2020
New Nuclear Capital
December 8 – 10, 2020 | Virtual Conference
11:00 AM Welcome
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
11:00 AM Welcome & Day 1 Recap
The Honorable Bud Albright
President & CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
11:05 AM Finance Keynote: Revitalizing US 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:
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
12:20 PM International Arena Focus 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. James Warden
Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Safety & Security
U.S. Department of State
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
Panelists:
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. Lubna Ladak
Vice-President | Corporate Business Development & Strategy
Ontario Power Generation
Mr. Sean Sexstone
Senior Vice President, Nuclear
Aecon Group Inc.
2:20 PM Adjourn Day 2
11:00 AM Welcome & Recap of Day 2
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 – Moderator
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
Mr. Zachary Bogue
Managing Partner
DCVC
Dr. Lauren Hartle
Associate
PRIME Impact Fund
1:15 PM 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 (“UAMPS”)
Mr. Dan Stout
Director, Nuclear Technology Innovation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mr. Greg Cullen
General Manager, Energy Services and Development
Energy Northwest
Dr. Gary Hoogeveen
President and CEO
Rocky Mountain Power
Mr. Chris Colbert
Chief Strategy Officer
NuScale Power
2:15 PM Closing Charge
The Honorable Mike Crapo
2:30 PM Adjourn Day 3