Final Programme

Welcome and registration

Opening speech

Mr Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, European Commission

Session 1: The role of SMRs for EU industrial competitiveness and decarbonisation – potential, context, way forward

Chair: Joanna Drake, Deputy Director-General, DG RTD, European Commission

9.15 – 9.50 Keynote speeches

• EU Member State: Mr Cristian-Silviu Bușoi, State secretary, Ministry of Energy, (Romania)
• EU Industry: Mr Lorenzo Mottura, EVP Strategy, Corporate Development & Innovation, Edison (Italy)
• EU Research: Ms Anne-Isabelle Etienvre, Administratrice générale CEA (France)

9.50 – 10.10 SMR IA Strategic Action Plan

Joint presentation by:

• Jan Panek, Chair of the SMR IA Governing Board, Director, DG ENER, European Commission
• Emmanuel Brutin, Vice-Chair of the SMR IA Governing Board, Director-General, nucleareurope
• Bernard Salha, Vice-Chair of the SMR IA Governing Board, President of SNETP

10.10 – 10.30 Questions and Answers

moderated by Session Chair

Coffee break

Session 2: Implementation of the SMR IA Strategic Objective – Projects state of play, deliverables and milestones

Chair: Ulla Engelmann, Director, JRC, European Commission

10.45 – 11.30 European SMR Projects as key drivers for the Alliance

CEOs of SMR projects in the SMR IA Project Working Groups (5 mins each)

11.30 – 12.00 Questions and Answers

moderated by Session Chair

Closing speech of Morning Session

Ms. Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, European Commission

Lunch

​Session 3: European SMR IA support to projects – Strategic Action Plan deliverables

Chair: Jan Panek, Director, DG ENER, European Commission

13.15 – 14.00 Enablers of SMR IA Projects – Technical Working Groups workplans and deliverables

Chairs of Technical Working Groups (5 mins each)

14.00 – 14.15 Questions and Answers

moderated by Session Chair

14.15 – 14.45 General Assembly reactions to the SMR IA Strategic Action Plan, Projects Progress and TWG Workplans

moderated by Session Chair

Coffee Break

Session 4: SMR IA way forward – Endorsements and Commission support

Chaired: Joaquim Nunes de Almeida, Director, DG GROW, European Commission

15.00 – 15.15 General Assembly endorsements

SMR IA Strategic Action Plan

15.15 – 16.00 SMR IA as incubator of EU collaborative projects

• Key innovative research areas (Bernard Salha, Vice-Chair of SMR IA Governing Board, President of SNETP)
• Presentations of recent EU initiatives possibly supporting SMR projects:
  • Important Projects for Common European Interest (IPCEI) in nuclear sector:
    • Design phase: Demos Spatharis, Head of Unit H2, IPCEI, Environment and Innovation I, DG COMP, European Commission;
    • Member State initiative: Laurent Kueny, Director Energy Directorate, Ministry of Ecological Transition,
  • Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) Strategic projects: Daniel Gerber, NZIA Team Leader, Unit I3, Net Zero industries, DG GROW, European Commission;

  16.00 – 16.30 Questions and Answers

  Moderated by Session Chair

General Assembly Conclusions

• Jan Panek, Chair of the SMR IA Governing Board, Director, DG ENER, European Commission
• Emmanuel Brutin, Vice-Chair of the SMR IA Governing Board, Director-General, nucleareurope
• Bernard Salha, Vice-Chair of the SMR IA Governing Board, President of SNETP

Closing speech

Mr. Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing, European Commission