Program
07:30 – 07: 55 | Registration and Networking
07:55 – 08:00 | Opening Remarks and Land Acknowledgement
08:00 – 08:10 | Welcoming Remarks by The Hon. Tony Clement, Chair of the Advisory Board of the SMR Forum
08:10 – 08:25 | Keynote Address by The Honourable René Legacy, Deputy Premier, Minister responsible for Energy, Government of New Brunswick
08:30 – 08:50 | Presentation by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA/OECD): SMRs for Mining – Opportunities and Challenges for Small Modular Reactors, and Implications for Fuel Supply
08:50 – 09:20 | Panel Discussion on Decarbonizing the Mining Sector: The Role of SMRs in a Sustainable Future
Panelists:
- Norman JD Sawyer, President, Advisory Board Member of SMR Forum, ION Nuclear
Consulting & Former Nuclear Industry C-Suite Executive - Tracy Primeau ICD.D, Member Board of Directors at OPG, Women in Nuclear Canada
- John Gorman, President, Westinghouse Canada
09:20 – 09:35 | Coffee Break
09:35 – 09:50 | Keynote Address by The Honourable Stephen F. Lecce Minister of Energy and Electrification, Government of Ontario
09:55 – 10:05 | Keynote Address by Amir Vexler, President and CEO, Centrus Energy
10:05 – 10:35 | Panel Discussion on Energy Security and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Preparing for the Next Generation of Reactors
Panelists:
- Amir Vexler, President and CEO, Centrus Energy
- Adam Engdahl, VP Community, NexGen Energy
- Christian Polak – Strategic Advisor (and Chair of the NEA/IAEA Uranium Group), Orano
- Dale Austin, Director, Government Relations, Cameco Corporation
10:35 – 10:50 | Keynote Address by The Honourable Brian Jean, Minister of Energy and Minerals, Government of Alberta
10:50 – 11:05 | Presentation on “Navigating Canada’s Regulatory Landscape: Making SMRs a Reality in Mining” by
Michael Fortier, Partner, Torys
11:05 – 11:15 | Keynote Address by Pierre Gratton, President & CEO, The Mining Association of Canada
11:15 – 11:20 | Closing remarks by Kevin Bosch, the Chair of the Advisory Board of the Canadian Association of Small Modular Reactors
11:20 – 11:50 | Networking
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