Donald R. Hoffman, President and CEO, EXCEL Services Corporation; Past President, American Nuclear Society; Fellow, American Nuclear Society; President, International Nuclear Energy Academy

Eduard Klobouček, Head of the Legal Division, State Office for Nuclear Safety (SUJB), Czech Republic

Tatiana Ivanova, Head of the Division of Nuclear Science, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)

Wojciech Dabrowski, Member, Council for Strategic Development Projects under the President of the Republic of Poland; Former President of the Management Board, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.

● The best way to finance civil nuclear power projects and attract multiple investors.

● How to understand and promote positive public opinion response through information transparency and enhancing nuclear energy awareness?

● How to establish an effective international and local green nuclear supply chain system?

● The impact and best practices of project management on timely progress and grid connection.

● Efficient methods for upgrading power grids and infrastructure.

● The problems and best ways to reserve and train talents.

Moderator:

    s Jan Blomgren, CEO, INBEx (Institute for Nuclear Business Excellence)

Panelists:

s Slavomir Vinkovic, Director of Asset Management (including new nuclear projects), Slovenské Elektrárne, a.s. (SE)

s Nomso Kana, Strategic Advisor, Office of the Eastern Cape Premier

s Donald R. Hoffman, President and CEO, EXCEL Services Corporation; Past President, American Nuclear Society; Fellow, American Nuclear Society; President, International Nuclear Energy Academy

s  Lubomír Lízal, associate professor, Czech Technical University and The University of Finance and Administration

Nomso Kana, Strategic Advisor, Office of the Eastern Cape Premier

Donald R. Hoffman, President and CEO, EXCEL Services Corporation; Past President, American Nuclear Society; Fellow, American Nuclear Society; President, International Nuclear Energy Academy

Lauri Muranen, Head of Public Affairs, Steady Energy

Daniel Dean, Founder, CEO, Member of the Board of Directors, International Bank for Nuclear Infrastructure – Implementation Organisation (IBNI-IO); Managing Director, Dean Capital Strategies GmbH

● Current international collaborative R&D efforts for SMR innovation

● What local services and equipment will be the best access to enter the SMR supply chain?

● How will the government, regulatory agencies, and industry associations support the localization of SMR supply chains?

● Which companies will be most suitable for entering the SMR supply chain and standardizing technology cooperation?

● How can coal-fired power plants, chemical plants, or other technology companies quickly transform into the SMR industry?

● How to effectively integrate SMR with the renewable energy industry?

Moderator:

s  Kostadin Sirleshtov, CEE Head of Energy & Climate Change, Managing Partner of CMS Sofia

Panelists:

s  Vladimir Wagner, Chairman of the Board, Nuclear Physics Institute of the Academy of Sciences (NPI CAS), Czech Republic

s  Stine Strand, Research Manager, Humans & Automation, IFE (Institute for Energy Technology), Norway

sVP Commercial Contracts, Westinghouse Energy Systems

sHoltec

● Policies and regulations: what policies and administrative incentive programs help to make the local SMR deployment site globally attractive?

● Technology selection: how to accelerate the selection and evaluation of reasonable and safe technologies?

● Regulation and support: what new regulatory measures need to be adjusted and adapted to?

● Site selection and evaluation: what site selection conditions can be standardized?

● Collaboration and Financing: establishing effective mechanisms to advocate private enterprises outside the government to participate in financing and operations.

● Challenges and lessons from the previous construction projects from insurance prospective

● Training and Preparation: what type of talent needs to be reserved and trained for SMR projects?

Moderator:

    s  Donald R. Hoffman, President and CEO, EXCEL Services Corporation; Past President, American Nuclear Society; Fellow, American Nuclear Society; President, International Nuclear Energy Academy

Panelists:

s  Alessandro Dodaro, Director of the nuclear department, ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Italy

s  Ionut Purica, Prof. Dr., Member of the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development to the Prime Minister of Romania

s  Eduard German, Centre of Competence for Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind, Swiss Re

s  Lubomír Lízal, associate professor, Czech Technical University and The University of Finance and Administration

sLauri Muranen, Head of Public Affairs, Steady Energy

sSenior Director, Supply Chain, NuScale

sGE Hitachi

     sEngineering Director, Rolls-Royce SMR

Keynote: Building Robust Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for the Widespread Commercial Deployment of SMRs Across Europe

 Kostadin Sirleshtov, CEE Head of Energy & Climate Change, Managing Partner of CMS Sofia

Laban Coblentz, Head of Communication, ITER Organization

Christine LAMOUROUX-LUCAS, Chief Executive Officer, Veolia Nuclear Solutions

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