Speakers

Roadmaps to New Nuclear Conference 2026

Featuring speakers

Chris Wright

US Department of Energy

Secretary of Energy

https://www.energy.gov/person/chris-wright https://x.com/SecretaryWright https://www.facebook.com/people/Secretary-Chris-Wright/61572678016794/https://www.instagram.com/secretarywright/

James P. Danly

U.S. Department of Energy

Deputy Secretary of Energy

https://www.energy.gov/person/james-danly

Paul Dabbar

U.S. Department of Commerce

Deputy Secretary

https://www.commerce.gov/about/leadership/paul-m-dabbar https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-dabbar-499728226/

Ho Nieh

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory...

Chairman

https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/organization/commission/nieh https://www.linkedin.com/in/ho-nieh-130775b/

Denys Shmyhal

Ukraine

First Deputy Prime Minister...

https://www.mev.gov.ua/en/reestr-osib/first-deputy-prime-minister-minister-energy-ukraine https://www.linkedin.com/company/minenergyua/?originalSubdomain=ua

William D. Magwood, IV

Nuclear Energy Agency

Director-General

https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_72394/nea-director-general-william-d-magwood-iv https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-d-magwood-iv/

Mathias Cormann

Organisation for Economic...

Secretary-General

https://www.oecd.org/en/about/secretary-general.html https://x.com/MathiasCormann?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathiascormann/

Governments

Mathieu Bihet

Minister of Energy, Ministry of Energy

https://bihet.belgium.be/fr/biographie https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieu-bihet/

Lyubomira Gancheva

Deputy Minister of Energy, Ministry of Energy

https://www.me.government.bg/teams-cabinet-1/d-r-lyubomira-gancheva-54.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyubomiragancheva/

Greg Orencsak

Deputy Minister, Department of Natural Resources

https://natural-resources.canada.ca/corporate/our-deputy-minister

Vedran Spehar

State Secretary, Ministry of Economy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vedran-%C5%A1pehar-8b24881/

Tomas Ehler

Direcor General, Ministry of Industry and Trade

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-ehler-05750240/

Michael Huebel

European Commission

Deputy Director General

https://op.europa.eu/en/web/who-is-who/person/-/person/COM_0000DC02 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-huebel-69a592ba/

Juho Korteniemi

Deputy Director General (Nuclear Energy and Energy Security), Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

https://www.linkedin.com/in/juho-korteniemi-a6182337/

Maud Bregeon

Minister Delegate for Energy and Spokesperson for the Government

https://www.info.gouv.fr/personnalite/maud-bregeon https://www.linkedin.com/in/maud-bregeon-23528164/

Nikos (Nikolaos) Tsafos

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment and Energy

https://nikostsafos.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikos-tsafos/

Il-Young Oh

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment

Lukas Savickas

Minister of Energy, Ministry of Energy

https://enmin.lrv.lt/en/structure-and-contacts/the-management/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lsavickas/

Laila Porras Musalem

Director General of International Affairs, Ministry of Energy

https://www.gob.mx/sener/estructuras/laila-porras-musalem

Nora van der Wenden

Deputy Director Civil Nucleair Affairs & SMR policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nora-van-der-wenden-73987910/

Wojciech Wrochna

Secretary of State; Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure, Ministry of Energy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wojciech-wrochna-ll-m-327ab21a5/

Cristian Busoi

State Secretary, Ministry of Energy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristian-busoi-62391933/

Eugene Toh

Assistant Chief Executive at Energy Technologies Division, Energy Market Authority

https://erranet.org/speaker/toh-eugene/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugene-toh-minghong/

Carl Berglöf

National Nuclear New-build Coordinator, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-bergl%C3%B6f-b58975a/

Paul Dabbar

U.S. Department of Commerce

Deputy Secretary

https://www.commerce.gov/about/leadership/paul-m-dabbar https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-dabbar-499728226/

Mike Goff

U.S. Department of Energy

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

https://www.energy.gov/ne/person/dr-michael-goff

Theodore J. Garrish

U.S. Department of Energy

Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy

https://www.energy.gov/ne/person/theodore-j-garrish https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-j-garrish-03673/

James P. Danly

U.S. Department of Energy

Deputy Secretary of Energy

https://www.energy.gov/person/james-danly

John Hurley

U.S. Mission to the OECD

Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OECD

https://usoecd.usmission.gov/john-k-hurley-u-s-ambassador-to-the-oecd/

Ho Nieh

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/organization/commission/nieh https://www.linkedin.com/in/ho-nieh-130775b/

Thomas Hardy

U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer (Performing the Duties of the Director)

https://ustda.gov/staff/thomas-r-hardy-2/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-hardy-8833b134/

Denys Shmyhal

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine; Minister of Energy, Ministry of Energy

https://www.mev.gov.ua/en/reestr-osib/first-deputy-prime-minister-minister-energy-ukraine https://www.linkedin.com/company/minenergyua/?originalSubdomain=ua

Lee McDonough

Director-General for Net Zero, Nuclear & International, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

https://www.gov.uk/government/people/lee-mcdonough

Industry

Timothy Frazier

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Defense & External Relations

https://www.aalo.com/post/timothy-a-frazier-joins-aalo-as-vp-of-government-programs linkedin.com/in/timothy-a-frazier-540890169

Rian Bahran

Antares Nuclear

Chief Nuclear Officer

https://antaresindustries.com/leadership-team https://www.linkedin.com/in/bahran/

James Wolf

ARC Clean Technology

Chief Executive Officer

https://www.arc-cleantech.com/team https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmwolf01/

Fred Dermarkar

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL)

President & Chief Executive Officer

https://www.aecl.ca/about-aecl/executive-team/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fred-dermarkar-0a0ab911/

Jennifer Smith

Vice President for Government Affairs

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-smith-a18880333/

Edouard Hourcade

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

https://www.bluecapsule-technology.com/fr/team https://www.linkedin.com/in/edouard-hourcade-711b798/

Alberto De Min

Vice President for Partnerships

https://www.blykalla.com/post/blykalla-welcomes-alberto-de-min-as-vice-president-of-partnerships https://www.linkedin.com/in/alberto-de-min-a49336/

Mark Brzezinski

Brzezinski Global Strategies

President & Chief Executive Officer

https://brzezinskiglobal.com/team/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-brzezinski-033b38191

Erik Dagorn

Director - Nuclear Services Portfolio

https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-dagorn-a055822b/

Rex Geveden

BWX Technologies, Inc.

President and Chief Executive Officer

https://investors.bwxt.com/management/rex-geveden https://www.linkedin.com/in/rexgeveden/

Grant Isaac

Cameco Corporation

President and Chief Operating Officer

https://www.cameco.com/about/leadership/executive-team/grant-isaac linkedin.com/in/grant-isaac-66977014?originalSubdomain=ca

George Christidis

Canadian Nuclear Association

President & Chief Executive Officer

https://cna.ca/about-cna/staff/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christidis-a461a135/

Sean Oehlbert

Centrus Energy Corp.

Vice President, Corporate Business Strategy and Business Development

https://www.centrusenergy.com/who-we-are/leadership/bio/sean-e-oehlbert/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-oehlbert-0949b78/

Maria Faury

Comité Stratégique de la Filière Nucléaire (CSFN)

Permanent Delegate

Malcolm Critchley

President & Chief Executive Officer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-critchley-2b64291b/

Charlotte Vere

Chief Operating Officer

https://www.corepower.energy/our-people https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottevere/

Rich Powell

Corporate Energy Buyers Association (CEBA)

Chief Executive Officer

https://ceba.org/team/rich-powell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/richpowell/

Liz Muller

Chief Executive Officer

https://www.deepfission.com/about-us/executive-leadership https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmuller

Ara Krikorian

Deployable Energy

Vice President of Business Development

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arakrikorian/

Kelvin Henderson

Senior Vice President, Chief Generation Officer and Enterprise Operational Excellence

https://www.duke-energy.com/our-company/about-us/leadership/kelvin-henderson https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelvin-henderson-05978a93/

Xavier URSAT

Group Senior Executive Vice President

https://www.edf.fr/groupe-edf/edf-en-bref/gouvernance/le-comite-executif-du-groupe-edf/xavier-ursat https://www.linkedin.com/in/xavier-ursat/

Steve Chengelis

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Vice President Nuclear

https://www.epri.com/about/leaders https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-chengelis-80069020/

Bernard Fontana

Electricite de France

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/edf-at-a-glance/governance/edf-group-s-executive-committee/bernard-fontana https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernard-fontana/

Ahmed Al-Mazrouei

Emirates Nuclear Energy Company

Vice President, Research and Development

Adrian Anderson

Senior Vice President, Global Energy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-anderson-361050b/

Julien Saigault

Partner, Global Nuclear Advisory

https://www.ey.com/fr_fr/people/julien-saigault https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliensaigault/

Battiste Murgia

https://www.linkedin.com/in/battiste-murgia/

Stéphane Sarrade

French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)

Director of the Energy Programs Division; Chair of the Generation IV International Forum (GIF)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephane-sarrade-6b73a313/

Olivier Bard

French Nuclear Industry Association (GIFEN)

Chief Executive Officer

https://gifen.fr/gifen https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivier-bard-302267b/

Matthieu Euvrard

French Nuclear Industry Association (GIFEN)

International Director

https://gifen.fr/gifen https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthieu-euvrard-51b20984/

Young Chang Shon

Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President

Kwangshik Won

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

Senior Executive Vice President

Sylvain Nizou

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

https://www.hexana.fr/notre-equipe/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvainnizou/?locale=fr

Yasunori Inada

Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Energy Business Unit, Energy Sector

https://www.hitachi.com/en/about/officers/#yasunori-inada

John Wagner

Idaho National Laboratory, Lab Director

US Delegation DOE

https://inl.gov/about-inl/organization/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-wagner-b3822350/

Mitsuru Uesaka

Japan Atomic Energy Commission

Chairperson of Japan Atomic Commission (JAEC)

https://www.aec.go.jp/en/about/iin/uesaka_e.html

Hideki Masui

Japan Atomic Industrial Forum

President & Chief Executive Officer

https://www.jaif.or.jp/en/about/key-board-members/

Ki Jo Park

KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company, Inc.

Executive Senior Vice President

COREY MCDANIEL

Kiewit Nuclear Solutions

https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreykmcdaniel/

Baeksik Noh

Korea Atomic Industrial Forum

Chief Operating Officer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/baek-sik-noh-575107188/

SeungYeol Lim

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.

Senior Vice President

https://www.linkedin.com/in/seungyeol-lim-1750172b/

Mark Tipping

Lloyd's Register

Global Power to X Director

https://www.ics-shipping.org/person/mark-tipping/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-tipping-9257b133/

Sarah Lennon

NANO Nuclear Energy

International Nuclear Policy Advisor

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-lennon-55a9867/

Jordan Robison

Natura Resources

Chief Executive Officer

https://www.naturaresources.com/about https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-robison-p-e-06a36a63/

Stefano Buono

Chief Executive Officer

https://www.newcleo.com/about-us/our-leadership/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanobuono/

Carol Berrigan

Nuclear Energy Institute

Executive Director, International Government Affairs & Supply Chain

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-berrigan-126a031/

Virginia Crosbie

Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO)

Chief Executive Officer

https://virginiacrosbie.com/ @nemo_nuclear https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginiacrosbie/

Emmanuel Brutin

Director General

https://www.nucleareurope.eu/about-us/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-brutin-23b7ab10/

Julien Garrel

Chief Executive Officer

https://www.nuward.com/en/about-nuward/leadership https://www.linkedin.com/in/julien-garrel/

Vladimir Troy

Vice President for AI Infrastructure

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/author/vtroy/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/vtroy/

Finance

Jennifer Park

Partner, Head of Impact

https://www.alterra.ae/our-people/jennifer-park https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-park-02240732/

Priyantha Wijayatunga

Asian Development Bank

Deputy Director General

https://www.adb.org/contact/wijayatunga-priyantha https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyantha-wijayatunga-8824913/

Massimiliano Picciani

Head of Nuclear Expertise

https://evenements.bpifrance.fr/e/big-2021/speaker/1c88022e-8e01-ec11-b563-a085fc3e7f45/massimiliano-picciani https://www.linkedin.com/in/massimiliano-picciani-phd-iccf-1364b342/

Andre Pienaar

Chief Executive Officer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andr%C3%A9-pienaar/

Alejandro Lopez Delgado

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ)

Managing Director

https://www.lacaisse.com/en https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandrolopezdelgado?originalSubdomain=fr

Milos Stefanovic

Managing Director, Head of Public Sector Group UK, EMEA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/milos-stefanovic-a256371/

Mark Bowman

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Vice President, Policy & Partnerships

https://fra01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebrd.com%2Fhome%2Fwho-we-are%2Four-organisation%2Febrd-governance-leadership%2Febrd-executive-committee%2Fmark-bowman.html&data=05%7C02%7CElisa.DESIATI%40oecd-nea.org%7C726ed1219d3c43a1f17608df092cbc3e%7C43fb75bbaa834e03822ae2b52d988840%7C0%7C0%7C639239759871698705%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jKH4YXmO51NElUH5IthLwSmCVKajPW7Gxg1gv66LiyE%3D&reserved=0

Nadia Petkova

European Bank of Reconstruction and Development

Managing Director for Impact and Partnerships

https://www.ebrd.com/home/who-we-are/our-organisation/ebrd-governance-leadership/ebrd-senior-leadership-group/nadia-petkova.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-petkova-bb1375/

Marko Primorac

European Investment Bank

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marko-primorac-90011a42/

Sven List

Export Development Canada

Senior Vice-President, Canadian Corporate Business

https://www.edc.ca/en/bio/sven-list.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/sven-list-251a391/

Taylor Childress

Export-Import Bank of the United States

Senior Advisor, Energy and European Affairs

https://www.exim.gov/leadership-governance/leadership/officers/taylor-childress https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-childress-113349160/

Allen Otto

Guggenheim Securities

Senior Managing Director

https://www.linkedin.com/in/allen-otto-3ab850/

Stephen Cruise

Guggenheim Securities, LLC

Senior Managing Director

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-cruise-0a89197/

Samy Hammad

NewHold Investment Corp.

President & Chief Operating Officer

https://newhold.com/team-member/?smid=1891 https://www.linkedin.com/in/samy-h-383972b/

Kevin Charlton

NewHold Investment Corporation

Chief Executive Officer

https://newhold.com/team-member/?smid=523 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-charlton-b18585a/

Axel Wintrebert

Societe Generale SA

Managing Director, Energy Mining and Industries

https://www.linkedin.com/in/axel-wintrebert-7111651?originalSubdomain=fr

Valerie Levkov

World Bank Group

Vice President, Infrastructure

https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/people/v/valerie-levkov https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-levkov-3a93679/

Civil Society

Craig Piercy

American Nuclear Society

Chief Executive Officer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/crpiercy/

Daniel Poneman

Atlantic Council

Distinguished Fellow

https://www.cfr.org/bios/daniel-b-poneman https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-b-poneman-1313b43ab/

Malwina Qvist

Clean Air Task Force

Program Director

https://www.catf.us/experts/malwina-qvist/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/malwina-qvist-ph-d-9906305a/

Stephen Comello

Executive Vice President

https://efifoundation.org/team/stephen-d-comello/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephencomello/

Valerie Faudon

French Nuclear Society (SFEN)

Director General

https://www.sfen.org/qui-sommes-nous/gouvernance/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/vfaudon/