Nuclear: a strategic industry serving Europe

20 - 21 June 2023 - Lyon, France

Conference Language: English

Please note that this conference will be in English only. As certain High Level Speakers from France are expected to intervene in French during the opening dinner, we kindly ask participants to bring headphones compatible with their mobile phone in order to access the English interpretation app.

The LiveVoice code will be given later on, the App can be downloaded on:

Programme

20 June 2023

The High Level dinner will be held at Le Sucre (50, quai Rambaud – 69002 Lyon)

19:00 – 22:00

Cocktail

Master of Ceremonies: Yves Desbazeille – Director General, nucleareurope

Xavier Ursat – President, GIFEN
François-Xavier Bellamy – Member of the European Parliament
Luc Rémont – Chairman & CEO, EDF
Elena Popescu – Director General for Energy Policy and Green Deal, Ministry of Energy, Romania
Agnès Pannier-Runacher – Minister for the Energy Transition, France

Networking dinner

Draft conference programme 21 June 2023

The Conference will be held at the Centre de Congress de Lyon (50 quai Charles de Gaulle – 69006 Lyon)

08.30 – 09.00

Registration

09.00 – 10.00

Opening Session:

Master of Ceremonies: Jessica Johnson – Communications & Advocacy Director, nucleareurope

Yves Desbazeille – Director General, nucleareurope
Philippe Meunier – Vice-President of the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes & Delegate for International Partnerships
Agnieszka Kaźmierczak – Director General, Euratom Supply Agency
Dario Liguti – Director, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Cédric Lewandowski – Group Senior Executive Vice-President (Nuclear and Thermal), EDF

10.00 – 10.30

Coffee Break

10.30 – 12.00

Session 1: Enabling a strong European nuclear programme

The focus of this session is the levers which are needed to support the revival of nuclear in Europe (LTO & New Build). It will focus on key areas including: finance, skills, supply chain & policy.

Moderator: Valérie Faudon – Director General, SFEN

Panellists:

Stephane Aubarbier – Deputy CEO, Assystem
Mario Kadastik – Member of Parliament, Estonia (tentatively confirmed)
Mark Muldowney – Managing Director, Energy, Resources and Infrastructure BNP Paribas
Roberto Adinolfi – Chairman, Ansaldo Nucleare

12.00 – 12.15

Presentation: The importance of a strong supply chain meeting the European energy challenges

Frédéric Lelièvre – Senior Executive Vice President Sales – Regions – I&C BU, Framatome

12.15 – 13.45

Lunch

13.45 – 14.00

Presentation: MATCH Programme

Olivier Bard – Director General, GIFEN

14.00 – 15.30

Session 2: Guaranteeing energy sovereignty

This session will focus on ensuring that Europe produces enough energy to meet its own needs and thus reduces dependence on third countries. Includes focus on uranium fuel supplies.

Presentation: Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega – Energy & Climate Director, IFRI

Moderator: Kamen Kraev – Secretary General, NucNet

Confirmed panellists:

Armand Laferrère – Senior Vice President Government Affairs, ORANO
Stefano Ciccarello – Head of Unit, Euratom Supply Agency
Branislav Strýček – Chief Executive, Slovenske Elektrarne
Sylvie Richard – Long-Term Operation (Grand Carénage) Programme Director, EDF

15.30 – 16.00

Coffee break

16.00 – 17.30

Session 3: Ensuring a competitive low-carbon Europe

Nuclear as an enabler in the transition to a low-carbon future. It will focus on nuclear as a European industry in its own right as well as on those sectors who stand to benefit from a constant supply of low carbon energy.

Presentation: Joaquim Nunes de Almeida – Director, Ecosystems IV: Mobility & Energy Intensive Industries, DG Grow, European Commission

Moderator: Myrto Tripathi – RePlanet EU & Voices of Nuclear