​Network with industry leaders over breakfast, discussing new nuclear’s role in AI, investment, and clean energy.

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8:45 → 9:00 

Prelude: Harnessing The Power of Clean Energy Abundance

Challenge assumptions, explore innovations, and discover why new nuclear is key to AI, industry, and Net Zero. 

Zion Lights / Science Communicator

Everything is Light

09:00 → 9:15 

Welcome to The New Nuclear Summit

Hear from the thought-leader who is looking to supercharge the New Nuclear industry through Digital-First concepts. 

Jacob Higley / Head of Nuclear

Infosys Consulting

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09:15 → 9:30 

Leadership Dialogue: Government Address

Ensuring energy security, driving Net Zero goals, boosting investment, and positioning the UK as a nuclear and AI leader. 

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Rt Hon Lord Hunt OBE /

Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

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09:30 → 9:50 

Leadership Dialogue: Re-imagining the Energy Future

Discover the extraordinary potential of AI coupled with the wider decarbonisation and social change ambitions of the Hyperscalers.   

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Dr Simon Harrison /  Commissioner  

Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission 

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09:50 → 10:10 

Leadership Dialogue: A New Nuclear Age

Learn how the proliferation of data centres for the AI and the electricity demands of a digital society is transforming global power systems. 

Tone Langengen / Policy Lead, UK NetZero

Tony Blair Institute

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10:45 → 11:00 

Spotlight: New Nuclear Global Overview

Explore the global energy system shift by the way of Power Purchase Agreements with the Hyperscalers 

Christopher Russo / Energy Practice Head

Charles River Associates

11:00 → 11:45  

Panel 1 >  Nuclear Energy Capacity by 2050: Unleashing Nuclear’s Potential to Power the UK’s AI and Data Centre Infrastructure

Discuss nuclear’s role in providing energy security and explore with industry leaders “how much is enough?” when it comes to the UK’s growing energy needs. 

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Virginia Crosbie / Board of Trustees Member

Nuclear Institute &  Chair Nuclear Delivery Group (Moderator) 

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Lord Iain McNicol / Chairman

Nuclear Industry Association 

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Dr Magnus Mori / Head of Advanced Fuels

URENCO 

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David Hogan / Vice President EMEA

NVIDIA 

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Nadab Akhtar / President

Crowdpoint 

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11:45 → 12:00 

Spotlight: The Power of Evolution 

Learn the path to successful technology risk mitigation through effective risk bounding.

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Dr Rita Baranwal / Vice President

Westinghouse

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13:00 → 13:15

Spotlight: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Modular Reactor Deployment

Insights from the leading legal firm enabling the Next Generation deployment companies producing boundless carbon-free energy.

Matt Honeyben / Partner, Energy & Climate

CMS Law 

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13:15 → 14:00

The Private Sector DevCos: Forging the Future Pathways for Energy Generation 

Presentations from Community Nuclear Power, Fylde Coast Energy and Chiltern Vital Berkeley, followed by questions from the floor. 

Paul Foster / CEO

Community Nuclear Power (CNP)

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Rob Proctor / Technology Director

Chiltern Vital Berkeley 

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Steve Wood / CEO

Fylde Coast Energy (FCE)

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14:00 → 14:15

Leadership Dialogue: Enabling Innovation Through Regulation

How ONR is encouraging innovation through regulatory sandboxing. 

Andrew White / Superintending Inspector

Office for Nuclear Regulator

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14:15 → 15:00

Panel 2 > Terawatts for Terabytes: Scaling the Coming Wave of Data Centres and Modular Reactors

Hear how rapid development of energy and data centre infrastructure is crucial to meet growing global demands, requiring innovative engineering solutions.  

Simon Barber / UK Managing Director

Assystem (Moderator)

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Lars Leitner / Chief Strategy Officer

Turner Construction Company 

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Claudia McHugh / Business Development Director

Virtus Data Centres 

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Lynne Matthews / Nuclear New Build Skills Lead 

EDF

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Rob Kane / Commercial Director

Infrapartners 

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Tim Kooyers / Growth Director

Amentum

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15:20 → 16:05

Panel 3 > The Nuclear Technology Titans: Modular Reactors for Boundless Carbon Free Energy

The session will bring together the pioneering companies behind modular reactors, advanced nuclear designs, and cutting-edge deployment models, setting the stage for the future of carbon free, scalable, and reliable energy for AI and energy security. 

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Lewis McVey / Projects Director

Mott MacDonald (Moderator) 

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Rory O'Neil / Director of Government Affairs -

Westinghouse

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Andrew Champ / Country Leader

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy

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Alan Woods / Strategy Director

Rolls Royce SMR

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Danny Halliday / Programme Manager

Holtec 

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Stephen Coates / UK Operational Lead

X-Energy

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16.05 → 16:20

The Age of AI Engineering: Multi-layered Security, Safety and Compliance

Gain visibility across the full stack, bringing your institution's data engineering, data science, and operations onto one interoperable platform. 

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Ivan Jevremovic / Head of AI UK

Palantir 

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16:20 → 17.00

Panel 4 > New Nuclear Frontiers: Powering Beyond the Grid

Exploring revolutionary applications of nuclear technologies in Maritime, Aviation and beyond. 

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Doreen Abeysundra / Founder

Fresco CleanTech Solutions (Moderator)

Michael Drury / Managing Director

Lucid Catalyst

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Mark Tipping / Global PtX Director Marine+Offshore

Lloyds Register

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Ricardo Batista / Technical Officer, Ship Safety

International Maritime Organisation

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Paul Nevitt / VP Science and Technology

National Nuclear Laboratory + Vice Chair Generation IV Int'l Forum

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Alasdair Lumsden / Director & Co-Founder

Carbon Neutral Fuels

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Closing remarks

The New Nuclear futures

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Join us for drinks and nibbles after the main conference.

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