PROGRAMME

Day 1: 1 June 2026

Day 2: 2 June 2026

Day 1: 1 June 2026

14.00 -14.30

Participant arrival

14.30 -16.00

High level Opening Session: Powering a sovereign EU

Xavier Ursat – President, nucleareurope
Dan Jørgensen – Commissioner for Energy and Housing, European Commission
Jo-Annes de Bat – Minister for Energy Infrastructure and Nuclear Affairs, Government of the Netherlands
Cristian Bușoi – State Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Government of Romania
Ann Mettler – President, Catalyse Europe

Moderator: Sonja Van Renssen – Chief Strategy Officer, Carbon Pulse

16.00 -16.30

Networking break

16.35 -16.55

FIRESIDE CHAT with Jacques Peythieu, Senior Executive Vice President Customer & Strategy, member of the Executive Committee, Orano

17.00 -18.00

Panel 1: Meeting the needs of Europe’s consumers

This first panel aims to set the scene. It will entail a discussion with different energy intensive sectors.

Panellists

Christophe Grudler – Member of the European Parliament
Valère Moutarlier – Deputy Director-General, European Industry and Decarbonisation (GROW.DDG3), European Commission
James Watson – Director General, European Metals
Julien Berthet – Director France, AtkinsRéalis

Moderator: Sonja Van Renssen – Chief Strategy Officer, Carbon Pulse

BREAK

19.00 – 22.00

Cocktail & Networking Dinner

Wopke Hoekstra – Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, European Commission
Emmanuel Brutin – Director General, nucleareurope

Conference Day 2: 2 June 2026

08.30 – 09.00

Registration

09.05 – 09.25

FIRESIDE CHAT with Marek Woszczyk, CEO, PEJ Sp. z o.o.

09.30 -10.30

Evolution of State aid for new nuclear power plants – how to design government support fit for nuclear revival

Building on the evolving practice of the Commission State aid decisions for nuclear and on the regulatory environment, the debate will focus on possible designs of State aid measures which contribute most to the smooth execution of projects and properly incorporate unique characteristics of nuclear power plants and their prospective systemic role for reliable, competitive and decarbonised electricity systems in the EU.

Panellists

Marcin Kamiński – Manager, Regulatory Risk Unit, PEJ Sp. z o.o.
Antoine Bizet – European Affairs Deputy Director, EDF
Octavian Roșca-Năstase – International Affairs Advisor, SN Nuclearelectrica SA
Monika Bokšová – Head of Unit for Nuclear Development Strategy and Financing, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
Fabien Roques – Executive Vice President & Head of Energy Practice, Compass Lexecon

Moderator: Sonja Van Renssen – Chief Strategy Officer, Carbon Pulse

10.30 -11.00

Networking break

11.05 – 11.25

FIRESIDE CHAT with Vincent Schryvers, Deputy Project Director, EAGLES consortium

11.30 – 12.30

Panel 2: Sovereign energy for sovereign industry

The second panel will be dedicated to electrification and other sources of decarbonised European energy. What will the needs be and how can nuclear deliver.

Panellists

Adrian Hiel – Director, Electrification Alliance
Florie Gonsolin – Programme Lead EU Industry Transformation, Agora Industry
Pierre Schellekens – Director, Energy policy: Strategy and Coordination (ENER.A), European Commission
Bertrand Deprez – Head of Governmental Affairs and Policy for Europe, GE Vernova

Moderator: Sonja Van Renssen – Chief Strategy Officer, Carbon Pulse

12.30 -13.25

Networking Lunch

13.30-13.50

FIRESIDE CHAT with Benjamin Sauer, Partner at McKinsey & Company

13.50 – 14.50

Panel 3: Finance for the future

The third session will centre around financing. What are the investment needs? Which mechanisms can help stimulate such investment? And what role can the next Multiannual Financial Framework play?

Panellists

Wojciech Wrochna – Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure and Secretary of State, Ministry of Energy, Poland
Henri Paillere – Head of the Planning and Economic Studies Section, International Atomic Energy Agency
Jan Panek – Director, Nuclear energy, safety and ITER (ENER.D), European Commission
Elisabeth Rizzotti – Co-Founder & Deputy CEO, Newcleo
Suchi Sundaram – Vice President Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan