Nuclear Energy Policy Summit 2026

  • Tue, September 22, 2026 • 9:00 am ET
  • WED, SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 • 9:00 AM ET
  • St. Regis New York
  • Two East 55th Street, New York 10022

The third annual Nuclear Energy Policy Summit will survey dramatic changes in the domestic and global nuclear energy policy landscapes over the last year.

The Atlantic Council is pleased to invite you to attend the third annual Nuclear Energy Policy Summit on Tuesday, September 22nd – Wednesday, September 23rd, at the St Regis New York (Two East 55th Street, New York, New York 10022), on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. 

The 2026 Nuclear Energy Policy Summit will survey dramatic changes in the domestic and global nuclear energy policy landscapes over the last year. The Summit will address novel partnerships in the public and private sectors that will be crucial to funding and implementing new nuclear projects; the efforts of first-mover US states to deploy next-generation nuclear technologies; the role of nuclear energy in meeting increased global energy demand; and the nexus between domestic nuclear energy deployment and a robust civil nuclear export program.

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Speakers

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Agenda

Day 1:

8:00 a.m.—9:00 a.m. | Breakfast

Please join us for breakfast.

9:00 a.m.—9:10 a.m. | Welcome remarks

Featuring

Frederick Kempe
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Atlantic Council

9:10 a.m.—9:30 a.m. | Fireside chat

Featuring 

The Hon. John Jovanovic
President and Chairman,
Export-Import Bank of the United States

Moderated by

Frederick Kempe
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Atlantic Council

9:30 a.m.—9:50 a.m. | Fireside chat

Featuring

Brian Smith
Chief Technology Officer for Nuclear Science and Technology,
Idaho National Laboratory

Moderated by

John Kotek
Senior Vice President for Policy and Public Affairs,
Nuclear Energy Institute

9:50 a.m.—10:35 a.m. | The domestic policy landscape: From demonstration to deployment

Featuring

Rian Bahran
Chief Nuclear Officer,
Antares

Suzanne Jaworowski
Secretary of Energy and Natural Resources,
State of Indiana 

Julie Kozeracki
Acting Chief Investment Officer, Office of Energy Dominance Financing,
US Department of Energy

Andrew Richards
Vice President, Government Affairs,
TerraPower

Lee Robinson
Chief Operating Officer,
General Matter 

Moderated by

Spencer Nelson
Interim Executive Director,
Blue Horizons Foundation

10:35 a.m.—11:00 a.m. | Coffee break

Please join us for a coffee break.

11:00 a.m.—11:45 a.m. | US nuclear competitiveness

Featuring

Kirsten Cutler
Senior Strategist for Nuclear Innovation,
US Department of State

Michael Johnson
Vice Chairman, Security and Resiliency Initiative,
J.P. Morgan

Rafał Kasprów
Chief Executive Officer,
ORLEN Synthos Green Energy 

The Hon. Roger Martella
Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Officer,
GE Vernova

Moderated by

The Hon. Daniel Poneman
Distinguished Fellow,
Atlantic Council Global Energy Center

11:45 a.m.—12:30 p.m. | Novel approaches to nuclear project finance

Featuring

Melinda Chow Alankar
Director of Investment and Funding Opportunities,
Anthropocene Institute

Daniel Hanna
Group Head of Sustainable and Transition Finance,
Barclays

David Livingston
Chief Strategy Officer,
Galvanize

Robert Rudich
Chief Business Development Officer,
SGE

Moderated by

Stephen Comello
Executive Vice President, EFI Foundation;
Executive Director, Nuclear Scaling Initiative 

12:30 p.m.—1:25 p.m. | Networking lunch

Please join us for lunch.

1:25 p.m.—2:10 p.m. | Meeting new sources of energy demand

Featuring

Joe Jacobson
Head of Commercialization,
Applied Atomics

Mike Laufer
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Kairos Power

Joe Miller
President, Government Operations,
BWXT

Brad Simmons
Energy and Sustainability Policy Manager,
Google

Moderated by

Ashley Finan
Nonresident Senior Fellow,
Atlantic Council Global Energy Center

2:10 p.m.—2:55 p.m. | Securing the nuclear supply chain

Featuring 

Jarrett Blanc
Strategic Advisor,
Cameco

Chaseop Kim
Chief Representative, Americas Office,
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP)

The Hon. Georgette Mosbacher
Co-Chairman, Atlantic Council Three Seas Initiative and Board Director,
Atlantic Council 

Moderated by

Steve Chengelis
Vice President, Energy Supply, Nuclear Development and Fusion,
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

2:55 p.m.—3:40 p.m. | New approaches to designing and fueling new reactors

Featuring

Craig Bealmear
Chief Financial Officer,
Oklo

Stefano Buono
Chief Executive Officer,
Newcleo

Jacob Stedman
Chief Executive Officer,
Blykalla

Amir Vexler
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Centrus

Moderated by

Amy Roma
Partner,
Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP 

3:40 p.m.—3:50 p.m. | Closing keynote remarks

Featuring

The Hon. Christopher Landau
Deputy Secretary of State,
US Department of State

Scott Strazik
President and Chief Executive Officer,
GE Vernova 

3:45 p.m.—4:00 p.m. | Closing remarks

Featuring

Jennifer Gordon
Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative,
Atlantic Council Global Energy Center

Day 2:

8:00 a.m.—9:00 a.m. | Breakfast

Please join us for breakfast.

9:00 a.m.—9:05 a.m. | Welcome remarks

Featuring 

Jennifer Gordon
Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative,
Atlantic Council Global Energy Center

9:05 a.m.—9:20 a.m. | Keynote remarks 

Featuring

H.E. Wojciech Wrochna
Secretary of State in the Ministry of Energy and Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure,
Republic of Poland

9:20 a.m.—9:30 a.m. | Keynote remarks

Featuring

Mungo Woodifield
Minister Counsellor, Trade and Global Issues,
British Embassy to the United States of America

9:30 a.m.—10:15 a.m. | International civil nuclear cooperation

Featuring

Mohamed Al Braiki
Group Chief Operating Officer, Emirates Nuclear Energy Company;
General Manager, ENEC Consulting

Aleshia Duncan
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Cooperation, Office of Nuclear Energy,
US Department of Energ

The Hon. Mary Neumayr
Director, Government Affairs,
Urenco 

Kelly Trice
Executive Vice-President, Global Services, Nuclear,
AtkinsRéalis

Moderated by

Jennifer Gordon
Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative,
Atlantic Council Global Energy Center

10:15 a.m.—10:45 a.m. | Coffee break

Please join us for a coffee break.

10:45 a.m.—11:30 a.m. | The role of philanthropy in nuclear energy deployment

Featuring

Shunondo Basu
Director of Energy Technology and Innovation, Power Team,
The Rockefeller Foundation 

Farah Benahmed
Director, Innovation Initiative,
CleanEcon 

Nicole Iseppi
Director, Global Energy and Innovation,
Bezos Earth Fund 

Dickson Lim
Lead, Philanthropy Advisory,
Temasek Trust

Moderated by

Karen Pak Oppenheimer
Co-Executive Director,
Oppenheimer Project

11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m. | Deploying new nuclear projects

Featuring

Margaret Cosentino
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs,
Westinghouse 

David Faherty
Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer,
Elementl 

Jake Jurewicz
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Blue Energy 

William Schirano
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Engagement and Market Development, Office of International Affairs,
US Department of Energy

Greg Thede
Vice President, Nuclear Strategy, Business Development and Services,
Aecon 

Moderated by

The Hon. Sherri Goodman
Distinguished Fellow,
Atlantic Council Global Energy Center 

12:15 p.m.—1:15 p.m. | Lunch

Please join us for lunch.

1:15 p.m.—2:00 p.m. | Supplying nuclear energy to new customers 

Featuring

Mikal Bøe
Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
CORE POWER 

David Brown
Senior Vice President, Federal Government Affairs and Public Policy,
Constellation 

Ara Krikorian
Vice President of Business Development,
Deployable Energy

Aileen Nowlan
Chief of Staff,
Radiant

Moderated by

David Kovatch
Partner,
Mission Strategies

2:00 p.m.—2:45 p.m. | Financial de-risking of new nuclear projects

Featuring

Seth Grae
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Lightbridge

Vilas Kuchinad
Global Head of Origination for Global Infrastructure and Sustainable Finance,
Bank of America

Jeffrey Wilson
Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Advisor for Energy Dominance,
Export-Import Bank of the United States

Moderated by

Nana Menya Ayensu
Nonresident Senior Fellow,
Atlantic Council Global Energy Center

2:45 p.m.—3:30 p.m. | Regulatory pathways to nuclear development 

Featuring

Niko McMurray
Managing Director, International and Nuclear Policy,
ClearPath

Amy Roma
Partner,
Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP

Moderated by

Theo Kalionzes
Senior Director,
Oppenheimer Project

3:30 p.m.—4:15 p.m. | The fusion economy

Featuring

Caroline Anderson
Director, External Affairs
Fusion Industry Association

Yesenia Henninger
Deputy Director of Federal Affairs,
Helion Energy

Oladipo Okusaga
Head of Energy, Climate and Programme Management,
The British Embassy, Washington DC

Allen Otto
Senior Managing Director,
Guggenheim Partners

Michael Teodori
US Policy and Advocacy Specialist,
Eni

Moderated by

John Larsen
Partner,
Rhodium Group

4:15 p.m.—4:20 p.m. | Closing remarks

Featuring 

Jennifer Gordon
Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative,
Atlantic Council Global Energy Center

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