International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Energy - Programme

08:00–10:00 | Registration - Gate 1

All main sessions will be held in M Plenary, M Building, first floor. 

10:00–10:30 | Opening Session

• Welcome and Introductory Remarks | Mr Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency
• Statement | Mr Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
• Short Video

10:30–12:30 | Scene Setting Keynotes

• HE Ms Cina Lawson, Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation, Togo
• Mr Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, Russia
• Mr Liu Jing, Vice Chairman of CAEA, China
• Mr Rian Bahran, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Reactors, DoE, United States of America
• Mr Tim Gitzel, Chief Executive Officer, Cameco Corporation
• Mr Demian Reidel, President of the Board of Directors at Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA (NA-SA), Argentina
• Mr Manuel Greisinger, Director, Google Distributed Cloud
• Mr Stéphane Dupre la Tour, Director of Advanced Innovation and Digital Technologies, Deeptech and digital tech Vice President, électricité de France R&D, France

12:30–14:00 | Lunch Side Event

• ISOP AI Working Group – Interactive Dialogue on AI in Nuclear Operations, Conference Room M2, M Building, first floor. 

14:00–15:30 | Panel 1: Nuclear Power for Data Centers

Panelists:

• Opening Keynote | Ms Sama Bilbao y León, Director General, World Nuclear Association
• Ms Lou Martinez, Chief Technical Officer, Westinghouse
• Mr Demian Reidel, President of the Board of Directors at Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA (NA-SA), Argentina
• Mr George Borovas, Partner and Head of Global Nuclear Practice at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
• Mr Manuel Greisinger, Director, Google Distributed Cloud
• Mr Brent Wanner, Head of Power Sector Unit, World Energy Outlook, International Energy Agency (IEA)

15:30–16:00 | Coffee Break

16:00–17:30 | Panel 2: AI in the Nuclear Sector – Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond

Panelists:

• Opening Keynote | Ms Maria Korsnick, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute, United States of America
• Mr Aurélien Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer, Metroscope, France
• Mr Trey Lauderdale, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Atomic Canyon, United States of America
• Mr Cyd Cowley, Fusion Solutions Head, digiLab United Kingdom

17:30–19:00 | Evening Side Event

• Insights from AI Deployment and Regulation in the United Kingdom, Conference Room M2, M Building, first floor. 

09:00–10:30 | Panel 3: Nuclear Capacity Deployment Consistent with Safety, Security and Safeguards Objectives

Panelists:

• Opening Keynote | Ms Christina Van Drunen, Senior Director, Operations, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Canada
• Mr Petteri Tiippana, Director General, S?teilyturvakeskus (STUK), Finland
• Mr Bertrand Negrello, Vice President Digital & Industrial Performance, Framatome
• Mr Huo Xiaodong, Vice President, China Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation (CNPE), China
• Ms Carrie Fosaaen, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Services, NuScale, USA
• Ms Caroline Leadbeater-Hart, Nuclear Specialist Advisor to the Department for Business and Trade, UK

10:30–11:00 | Coffee Break

11:00–12:30 | Panel 4: NPP Project Management Optimization: Recent Achievements and Future AI Advancements

Panelists:

• Opening Keynote | Mr Evgeny Burnaev, Director, AI Centre of Skolkovo Institute, Russia
• Mr Dmitrii Fomichev, Director of Engineering Simulation Software Development at “Rosatom”, Russia
• Mr Kan Shuo, Deputy Director of Project Management Department, China Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation (CNPE), China
• Mr Ahmet Tokpinar, Principal Vice President & General Manager, Nuclear, Bechtel
• Mr Dev Amratia, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at nPlan, United Kingdom

12:30–14:00 | Lunch Side Events

• SMR Regulators’ Forum – Global Regulatory Dialogue, Conference Room M2, M Building, first floor.
• AI in the Nuclear Industry: The Experience of the State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom”, Conference Room M4, M Building, ground floor. 

14:00–15:30 | Panel 5: Nuclear Supply Chains: Current Approach and Expanded use of AI

Panelists:

• Mr. Marc Kamphausen, Senior Vice President Global Customer & Partner Success Management, Oracle
• Mr. Nathan Flaman, Head of Global Growth, Cameco UK Limited
• Mr Kevin Lee, Lead - Disruptive, Innovative and Emerging Technologies, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Canada
• Mr Andy Vickers, Vice President & Chief Technical Officer Generative AI, CapGemini Engineering, France

15:30–16:00 | Coffee Break

16:00–17:00 | Closing Session