Speakers

The Honourable Danielle Smith
Premier of Alberta

The Honourable Nathan Neudorf
Minister of Affordability and Utilities
Government of Alberta

The Honourable Stephen Lecce
Minister of Energy and Mines
Government of Ontario

The Honourable Nate Glubish
Minister of Technology and Innovation of Alberta

The Honourable Tony P. Clement
Chair of Advisory Board
SMR Forum
Former Minister of Industry and President
Treasury Board

Rumina Velshi
Strategic Advisor, Torys LLP
Former President & CEO
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)

Aaron Engen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Alberta Electric System Operator
(AESO)

Adam Sweet
Vice President, Western Canada
Clean Prosperity

Anthony Ciccone
Senior Vice-President for
Global Nuclear Services
WSP

Bharath Nangia
Co-founder and CEO
Nuclear Promise X (NPX)

Brian Fehrenbach
Vice President, Growth & Strategy
Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries
(OCNI)

Bryan N. Detchou
Senior Director of Natural Resources, Environment, and Sustainability
Canadian Chamber of Commerce

William (Bill) Smith
Chief Operating Officer
Terrestrial Energy

Colin Hoult
Senior Director of Nuclear Energy
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Carl Marcotte
Senior Vice-President,
Marketing & Business Development
Candu Energy Inc.,
an AtkinsRéalis company

Christina England
Senior Energy Attorney & Nuclear
Law Expert
U.S. Department of Energy

Christina Kehrig
Manager Business Development - Sustainability
Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association

Cristina Paredes
Executive Director SC Nexus, South Carolina’s
TechHub for Advanced Resilient Energy
South Carolina Department of Commerce

Dan McDermid
Chief Nuclear Officer and Vice-President
SRC Nuclear

Daniel Klein, PMP
Principal Team Lead
Advanced Nuclear Technology /
Nuclear Beyond Electricity
EPRI

Daniel Sax
Founder & CEO
CSMC

Dara Hryzak
Vice-President, Corporate Relations
Cameco

David Dal Bello
Global Co-Head of Power,
Utilities and Infrastructure
BMO Capital Markets

Dinkar S. Bhatia
Executive Vice President
Chief Commercial Officer
X-energy

Drew Leyburne
Assistant Deputy Minister
Energy Systems Sector
Natural Resources Canada

Dr. Donald R. Hoffman
President and CEO
EXCEL Services Corporation

Dustin Wilkes
CEO
Nucleon Energy

Ehren Cory
CEO
Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB)

George Christidis
President & Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Nuclear Association

Gitane De Silva
ICD.D Founder and President
GDStrategic

Grant Isaac
President and Chief Operating Officer
Cameco

Grace Meikle
Director for Technology Impact
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)

Grant Cherkas, P.Eng.
Nuclear Specialist
Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association (SIMSA)

Greg Thede
Vice President Nuclear Strategy,
Business Development and Services
Aecon Nuclear

Jay Khosla
Executive Director,
Economic and Energy Policy
Public Policy Forum

Jim Landon
President
ATCO Frontec

John Gorman, ICD.D
President
Westinghouse Canada

John Stackhouse
Senior Vice President
Office of the CEO
Royal Bank of Canada

Kevin Bosch
Chair of the Advisory Board
Canadian Association of
Small Modular Reactors

Krista Hill
Partner
Torys LLP

Lance Clarke
Vice President of
Commercialization & Strategy
ARC Clean Technology, Inc. Canada

Lauren Hughes
Deputy Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative
Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council

Lisa McBride
Canada Country Leader
GE Vernova Hitachi

Louie Shoukas
Chief Nuclear Officer
PCL Nuclear Management Inc.

Matthew “Matt” Fransted
Director of Nuclear Energy
Worley Consulting

May Wong
SVP, Energy Markets & Low Carbon Solutions
Capital Power

Michael Chatlani
Vice President
Business Development – Power Systems and Simulation
L3Harris MAPPS

Michael Fortier
Partner
Torys

Milton Caplan
President
MZConsulting Inc

Neil Kjelland
Assistant Deputy Minister
Affordability
Government of Alberta

Norman JD Sawyer
President
ION Nuclear Consulting & Former Nuclear Industry C-Suite Executive

Photinie Koutsavlis
Vice President
Economic Affairs and Climate Change
 Mining Association of Canada

Pranav Shah
Senior Director, Investments
Canada Infrastructure Bank

Robert (“RJ”) Johnston
Director of Energy and Natural Resources  
University of Calgary School of Public Policy

Robert Nicholson
Managing Director and Canadian Head of the
Power, Utilities and Infrastructure Group 
RBC Capital Markets

Rudy Cuzzetto
Parliamentary Assistant to
the Hon. Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of
Energy and Mines

Rupen Pandya
President and Chief Executive Officer
SaskPower

Sarah Jane Eaton
Director General of
Directorate of Advanced Reactor Technologies 
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)

Sandra Dykxhoorn
Vice President
of New Nuclear Development
Ontario Power Generation (OPG)

Stephanie Enders
Chief Delivery Officer
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII)

Scott Hunnewell
Vice President, New Nuclear Program
Tennessee Valley Authority

Tom Vernon
Senior Consultant
Crestview Strategy

Travis McPherson
Chief Commercial Officer
NexGen

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