Ready4Nuclear
Goes Global
U.S. - Canada Nuclear Energy Leadership Summit
August 28-29, 2018 | The Omni King Edward Hotel | Toronto, Canada
Detailed Agenda
6:00 pm Ready4Nuclear Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
7:30 am Registration and Coffee
8:30 am Market and Policy Landscape
David Blee — Moderator
President & CEO
US Nuclear Industry Council
Mr. Marco Presutti
Director General of Electricity Resources Branch
Natural Resources Canada
Dr. John Barrett
President and CEO
Canadian Nuclear Association
Ms. Suzanne Jaworowski
Senior Advisor
Office of Nuclear Energy
US Department of Energy
9:30 am Regulatory Perspective
David Blee — Moderator
President & CEO
US Nuclear Industry Council
Ms. Rumina Velshi
President & CEO
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Hon. David Wright
Commissioner
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
10:30 am Networking Recess
11:00 am Current Fleet — United States
David Blee — Moderator
President & CEO
US Nuclear Industry Council
Hon. Jeffrey Merrifield
Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
&
Commissioner
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1998 – 2007)
Hon. Tim Echols
Vice Chairman
Georgia Public Service Commission
12:00 pm Lunch Recess
1:00 pm Current Fleet — Canada
Dr. Ron Oberth — Moderator
President & CEO
Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries
Mr. Jeffrey Lyash
President & CEO
Ontario Power Generation
Mr. Michael Rencheck
President & CEO
Bruce Power
2:00 pm SMRs — Canada
Dr. Ron Oberth — Moderator
President & CEO
Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Update
Dr. Corey McDaniel
Vice President, Business Development & Commercial Ventures
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Canadian SMR Roadmap
Mr. Daniel Brady
Deputy Director, Nuclear S&T
Natural Resources Canada
Thinking Big about Small - SMR Fleet approach
Dr. Neil Alexander
Principal Consultant
Bucephalus Consulting
3:30 pm Networking Recess
3:45 pm SMRs — United States
David Blee — Moderator
President & CEO
US Nuclear Industry Council
GAIN Initiatives
Dr. Rita Baranwal
Director, Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear
Idaho National Laboratory
NuScale Power Update
Mr. Jack Bailey
Senior Vice President
NuScale Power
The BWRX-300 SMR
Mr. Jon Ball
Executive Vice President
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
5:15 pm Adjourn for Networking Reception
6:00 pm Ready4Nuclear Networking Reception
9:00 am Supply Chain Innovations to Improve Plant Performance –
Canada
Dr. Ron Oberth
President & CEO
Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries
Mr. Macit Cobanoglu
Supplier Participant Program Manager
CANDU Owners Group
9:45 am Supply Chain, Advanced Manufacturing & Operating Costs
Efficiency Initiatives — United States
Mr. David Blee
President & CEO
US Nuclear Industry Council
10:30 am Networking Recess
11:00 am D&D Market & Landscape — United States
Mr. Edward Davis
President
Pegasus Group
11:45 am D&D Market & Landscape — Canada
Dr. Ron Oberth — Moderator
President & CEO
Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries
Pickering Safe Storage and future Decommissioning
Mr. Art Rob
Vice President
Pickering SafeStor
Ontario Power Generation
Mr. Preston Swafford
Chief Nuclear Officer
SNC-Lavalin
12:30 pm Working Lunch and Recap – Summit Communiqué and Future
Joint Initiatives
Moderators
Mr. David Blee – USNIC
Dr. Ron Oberth - OCNI
1:30 pm Adjourn