10:30 – 10:40 a.m. Welcome and overview

Scott Campbell, President, Howard Baker Forum

10:40 – 11:40 a.m. New priorities in US nuclear energy policy

Alice Caponiti, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Reactor Fleet and Advanced Reactor Deployment, Office of Nuclear Energy, US Department of Energy

Justin Friedman, Senior Advisor for Commercial Competitiveness in Nuclear Energy, US Department of State

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

Jeff Navin, Partner and Co-Founder, Boundary Stone Partners

Benjamin Reinke, Senior Director for Corporate Strategy, X-energy

Bradley Williams, Detailee, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

MODERATED BY

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

11:40 – 11:55 a.m. Japan’s nuclear energy policy: The twin pillars of climate and energy security

Jin Yamaguchi, Special Advisor, The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI)

Takeshi Uematsu, Director, Office for International Nuclear Energy Cooperation at ANRE, The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI)

11:55 – 12:00 p.m. Closing remarks

Scott Campbell, President, Howard Baker Forum