PROGRAMME

Opening Session

Welcome and Introduction by Yves Desbazeille – Director General, nucleareurope

• Jan Panek – Director, Nuclear Energy, Safety and ITER, DG Energy, European Commission
• Bernard Salha – President, SNETP
• David Briggs – Chief Operating Officer, NAAREA

Panel 1 – Setting the right regulatory environment

Topics to be covered include:

• A collaborative regulatory approach to the pre-licensing phase in Europe
• Enabling the deployment of new nuclear technologies next to industrial clusters
• Access to resources (eg fuels)

Panellists

• Hamid Aït Abderrahim – General Manager, MYRRHA
• Marco Brugmans – Deputy Chair of the Board, Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ANVS)
• Bertrand Morel – R&D Director, Orano
• Tommi Nyman – CEO & Co-founder – Steady Energy
• Philippe Stohr – Energy Division Director, CEA

Panel 2 – Setting the right political framework

Topics to be covered include:

• Ensuring that all relevant legislation recognises and includes nuclear as a low-carbon technology
• Access to finance, in particular EU funds
• Education and training to ensure access to a skilled workforce

Panellists

• David Briggs – Chief Operating Officer, NAAREA
• Stefano Buono – CEO, Newcleo
• Domenico Rossetti di Valdalbero – Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate C ‘Clean Planet’, Unit C.4 Euratom Research, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission
• Navid Samandari – CEO & Co-founder, Seaborg Technologies
• Radek Škoda – Chief Technology Officer, Teplator

Concluding remarks

• Jean-Michel Quilichini – President, nucleareurope

Walking dinner