ADVANCE AGENDA

 

Tuesday June 6th

 

9:00 am

Welcome 

• Mr. David Blee
  Executive Director
  U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council

 

9:05 am

Special Address:  U.S. Nuclear Energy & The Global Stakes

• Ms. Susan Eisenhower
  CEO and Chairman
  The Eisenhower Group;
  &
  Chairman Emeritus 
  Eisenhower Institute

 

9:35 am

Industry Perspective

• Mr. John L. Hopkins
  Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
  NuScale Power

 

10:05 am

Industry Perspective

• Mr. Jon Ball
  Executive Vice President
  GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy

 

10:35 am

Break

 

10:50 am

Special Address:  The India Market

• Dr. Ravi B. Grover
  Member, Atomic Energy Commission;
  Department of Atomic Energy - Homi Bhabha Chair;
  Founding Vice-Chancellor of the Homi Bhabha National Institute;
  Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering & 
  Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science

 

11:20 am

Market & Financial Drivers & The Global Nuclear Landscape

• Mr. Andrew Paterson
  Principal
  Verdigris Capital Group

 

12:00 pm 

Lunch

 

1:00 pm

 Power Panel

• Mr. Simon Irish
  President & CEO
  Terrestrial Energy

• Hon. Jeffrey Merrifield
  Former Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
  &
  Chairman, USNIC Advanced Reactor Task Force;
  Partner - Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

• Mr. Graham Cable
  Vice President
  Westinghouse

 

2:00 pm

Special Address:  Innovating the Nuclear Market

• Mr. Rex Geveden
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  BWX Technologies, Inc.

 

2:30 pm

U.S. Department of Energy Perspective

• Mr. Edward McGinnis
  Acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy
  U.S. Department of Energy

 

3:00 pm

Break

 

3:15 pm

Panel: Markets Status & Outlook 

 

China

• Mr. KP Lau
  President
  Fraser Energy Consulting, LLC

 

Japan

• Mr. Hirobumi Kayama
  Special Advisor, Ministry of Economic, Trade, and Industry (METI), Japan;
  Director, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), New York

• Mr. Takashi Hara
  Deputy General Manager
  Tokyo Electric Power Company

 

Canada & The Americas Markets Status & Outlook

• Ms. Rosemary Yeremian
  President
  Strategic Insights

 

4:30 pm 

Panel: The Stakes in the India Nuclear Energy Market

 

Moderator:

• Dr. Vijay Sazawal
  President
  IAEC Consulting

 

Panel:

• Dr. Ravi B. Grover
  Member, Atomic Energy Commission;
  Department of Atomic Energy - Homi Bhabha Chair;
  Founding Vice-Chancellor of the Homi Bhabha National Institute;
  Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering & 
  Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science

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• Mr. Benjamin Schwartz
  Director for Defense and Aerospace 
  U.S.-India Business Council

 

5:30 pm

 

Adjourn

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6:00 pm

Welcome Reception

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

 

Wednesday, June 7th

 

9:00 am

Summary of Day One

• Mr. David Blee
  Executive Director
  U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council

 

9:05 am

Panel: The U.S. Government & the Global Export Market

 

Moderator:

• Mr. Jonathan Chesebro
  Designated Federal Officer
  Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee
  U.S. Department of Commerce

 

Panel:

DOE/NE Updated: TeamUSA Activities and DOE Activities to Support U.S. Industry

• Ms. Michelle Scott
  Chair, Team USA
  U.S. Department of Energy

 

State: 123 Agreement Update

• Mr. Richard Stratford
  Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Safety & Security
  U.S. Department of State

 

NNSA: Part 810 Update

• Ms. Katie Strangis
  Senior Policy Advisor
  National Nuclear Security Administration

 

DOC/BIS: EAR Update

• Mr. Steven Clagett
  Director, Nuclear and Missile Technology
  U.S. Department of Commerce

 

NRC: Part 110 Update

• Ms. Lauren Mayros
  International Policy Analyst
  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

 

10:30 am

Break

 

10:45 am

Panel: Managing Risk, Finance & Nuclear Newcomers

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Nuclear Export Criminal and Civil Enforcement – Lessons Learned

• Mr. Alex Polonsky
  Partner
  Morgan Lewis

 

Managing Risk - Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage

• Mr. Omer Brown, II
  Counsel
  Contractors Int'l Group on Nuclear Liability

 

The Art of the Global Deal

• Mr. Paul Murphy
  Managing Director
  Gowling WLG

 

The Wealth of Networks: How to Win Friends and Influence Nuclear Newcomers

• Ms. Laura Hermann
  Partner
  Potomac Communications Group

 

12:15 pm

Lunch

 

1:15 pm

U.S. Department of Commerce Perspective

• Hon. Israel Hernandez
  Acting Under Secretary for International Trade
  U.S. Department of Commerce 
  International Trade Administration

 

1:45 pm

UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Decommissioning Markets Status & Outlook 

• Mr. William Fork, Esq.
  Senior Attorney
  Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

• Mr. Edward Davis
  Senior Fellow
  USNIC

 

3:00 pm

Break

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3:15 pm

The Roadmap For Global Nuclear Commerce

• Mr. Donald Hoffman
  President & CEO
  EXCEL Services Corporation

 

3:45 pm

Doing Business in India

 

• Dr. Ravi B. Grover
  Member, Atomic Energy Commission;
  Department of Atomic Energy - Homi Bhabha Chair;
  Founding Vice-Chancellor of the Homi Bhabha National Institute;
  Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering & 
  Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science

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• Dr. Corey McDaniel
  Director, International Programs
  Idaho National Laboratory 

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• Dr. Vijay Sazawal
  President
  IAEC Consulting

 

4:45 pm

Adjourn

 

6:00 pm

Distinguished Leadership Award Dinner (by invitation only)

– Contact Caleb Ward at caleb.ward@usnic.org or (202) 270-1690 for more information.

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