Sama leads a team of experts, analysts and communicators working to enable the growth of the global nuclear sector by connecting players across the nuclear value chain, shaping and representing the industry’s position in key world forums, providing authoritative information and influencing key audiences, organizations and media.

Sama is also President of World Nuclear University, dedicated to inspire and develop the future leaders of the global nuclear industry.

Since 2008, Mohamed Al Hammadi has led the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) in successfully delivering the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program, focusing on the implementation of the highest national regulations and international standards of safety, security, quality, transparency and non-proliferation.  

Al Hammadi’s management responsibilities include leading the organization in powering the future growth of the UAE through the safe and efficient deployment of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, in addition to exploring and realizing opportunities for investment in and deployment of gigawatt nuclear technologies and advanced nuclear and related clean energy technologies, SMRs and microreactors in the UAE and overseas. The Barakah plant is the first civil nuclear plant in the Arab World, ENEC’s operating team has brought a unit into commercial operations annually since 2021, with the 4th unit in the fleet coming online in 2024. The plant has had a transformational impact on the UAE’s energy portfolio, rapidly decarbonizing power generation, while generating 40TWh of clean baseload electricity annually, providing the ‘always on’ foundation on which to expand its renewables portfolio.   

Al Hammadi leads ENEC and oversees its Joint Venture subsidiaries: Nawah Energy Company, which is responsible for operating and maintaining the Barakah plant, and Barakah One Company, which manages the financial and commercial interests of the project. Over 3,000 people work across the organizations, spanning over 50 nationalities, making it one of the most multicultural and multinational energy projects globally.   

Al Hammadi has a strong background in power and utility projects, including management, construction, finance and administration. Prior to joining ENEC, Al Hammadi was General Manager of the UAE Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) where he led a transformational management process focused on the implementation of best practices and international standards to the authority.  

Al Hammadi is Chair Elect of the World Nuclear Association (WNA) Board of Directors. He is President of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) (for the 2022 – 2024 period) and a board member of WANO Atlanta Center. Mohamed is a member of the American Nuclear Society, and the Project Management Institute (USA). In the UAE, he sits on the Boards of the National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) and Abu Dhabi Ports. 

In 2019, Ajou University in South Korea recognized Al Hammadi’s vision of the future of electricity with an Honorary Doctorate, becoming one of eight leaders to receive such a prestigious accolade in the history of the university.   

Al Hammadi gained his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and his Master of Science degree in Engineering Management, both from the Florida Institute of Technology, USA.  

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero on 9 July 2024.

Education

Lord Hunt studied at Leeds University.

Political career

Lord Hunt was Deputy Leader of the House of Lords and joint Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between 2008 and 2010.

He previously served as a minister in the Department of Health and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Work and Pensions.

He held several posts while in opposition, including:

• Shadow Spokesperson (Health and Social Care), 2018
• Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office), 2017 to 2018
• Shadow Spokesperson (Education), 2017 to 2018
• Shadow Spokesperson (Health), 2012 to 2017
• Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, 2010 to 2017
• Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs), 2010 to 2012

He was raised to the peerage as Baron Hunt of Kings Heath in 1997.

Career outside politics

Lord Hunt was a Member of the General Medical Council from 2008 to 2024 and President of the Royal Society for Public Health from 2010 and 2018.

He was the first chief executive of the NHS Confederation from 1996 to 1997 and director of the National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts (NAHAT) from its formation in 1990.

In 1993 he was awarded an OBE for services to the NHS.

Sama leads a team of experts, analysts and communicators working to enable the growth of the global nuclear sector by connecting players across the nuclear value chain, shaping and representing the industry’s position in key world forums, providing authoritative information and influencing key audiences, organizations and media.

Sama is also President of World Nuclear University, dedicated to inspire and develop the future leaders of the global nuclear industry.

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Daniel Westlén was born in 1976 and lives in Stockholm, Sweden. He has his doctor’s degree in reactor physics from KTH, Royal Institute of Technology. 

 
Since October 2022, Dr. Westlén is State Secretary to Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari. He has a background from Vattenfall, the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company SKB, and from Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant. 

Mr. Huang Mingang, born in July 1966, holds a degree in Nuclear Reactor Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University, a degree of Master of Business Administration from Tsinghua University, and a degree of Executive Master of Business Administration from University of Texas.

Mr. Huang Mingang served as Vice President and President of China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation (CNEIC), Director of International Cooperation Department, Director of Planning and Development Department of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), and Board Chairman of Tongfang Co., Ltd.

Currently, Mr. Huang Mingang is the Chief Economic Officer, Chief Auditor, and Chairman of the Strategy and Management Consulting Committee of CNNC. He has been a Staff Director of CNNC since 2013 and a member of WNA Board of Management since 2014.

John Gorman is President & CEO of Canadian Nuclear Association and past President & CEO of the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA). John served as Canada’s Designate to the International Energy Agency’s Executive Committee (PVPS) and was a Founder of the Canadian Council on Renewable Electricity (CanCORE). He’s using this experience to secure a leading role for nuclear energy at the heart of Canada’s energy transition.

Before joining CanSIA, he was the Senior Vice President of Empower Energies, an innovative, global integrator of energy systems. He has served as a director on the boards of numerous community and corporate organizations, including one of the nation’s largest electric utilities.

John has been recognized as one of Canada’s CLEAN50 and was awarded the designation of Climate Project Ambassador by Nobel Laureate Al Gore in 2008.

Ms. Lourdes Guzman is the Supply and Business Development Manager at ENUSA’s Uranium Procurement Direction.

Ms. Guzman has more than 25 years of experience in the nuclear industry. She worked in Nuclear Engineering department at ENUSA for more than 10 years. In this role, she performed nuclear design activities for European BWR Nuclear Power Plants and led the licensing process for several new fuel designs.

Since 2006 Ms. Guzman, as the Uranium Supply Manager takes care of the purchases of natural uranium and associated services (conversion and enrichment) for the seven Spanish Nuclear Reactors. She manages the supplier selection and qualification and the offers request, evaluation and negotiation. Additionally, she performs the Supply Chain Risk Analyses, collaborates in the elaboration of the Strategic Analysis and the Supply Policies and is responsible of the Market Intelligence. Furthermore, she develops potential new business into the Procurement area.

Ms. Guzman is the Spanish representative in the NEA/IAEA Uranium Group and member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Nuclear Society. She collaborates in different Working Groups in the WNA and in the Security of Supply WG of the Euratom Supply Agency.

He began his career in 1999 at the Lafarge group where he held several positions as Engineer in the Cement division, on site and in head office. In 2006, he was appointed Director of the Cauldon Cement factory in the United Kingdom. In 2009, he came back to the Lafarge headquarters in France as Vice President Marketing for Central Europe & CIS. 

In April 2011, he joined the AREVA Group as Vice President Operations of the Mining Business Group, with operations in Kazakhstan, Niger and Canada, and was a board member of the associated Joint Ventures. In 2012, he also became responsible for the Corporate Social Responsibility of the Mining Business Group. 

He was appointed Senior Executive Vice President of Areva’s Installed Base Business Division (now part of Framatome) on June 1st, 2014, managing the Services business worldwide. From February to October 2018, he led the Framatome Operational Excellence and Digital transformation program. In those two positions, he was a member of Areva Reactors and Services Business Group and then Framatome’s Executive Committee. 

In November 2018 he joined Orano. He was appointed Senior Executive Vice President of Orano’s Mining Business Unit and President of Orano Mining SA. He was member of the 
Orano Executive committee. 

In May 2023, Nicolas was appointed Chief Operating Officer. 

Nicolas is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique (Paris) and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris). He is married with 3 children, and a confirmed marathon runner.

Amir Adnani is the President, Chief Executive Officer, a director and a founder of Uranium Energy Corp (UEC: NYSE American). Under his leadership, the Company has developed into the largest diversified North American focused uranium company with low-cost, environmentally friendly in-situ recovery (“ISR”) uranium projects in the United States and high-grade conventional projects in Canada. Capitalizing on the opportunities offered by the long bear market in uranium, UEC devised a disciplined acquisition strategy and completed over $1 billion of physical, mineral, and mining uranium assets between 2017 and 2022.

In the U.S., UEC controls the largest portfolio of fully permitted ISR projects, anchored by two operational processing plants in Wyoming and Texas. Recently, UEC announced the restart of operations at its Christensen Ranch ISR Mine in Wyoming. In Canada, UEC controls one of the largest portfolios of exploration and development holdings in the prolific Athabasca basin, including the world-class, 100% owned Roughrider Project. 

Mr. Adnani is the founder and Chairman of Uranium Royalty Corp. (UROY: Nasdaq; URC: TSX), the first and only publicly listed royalty company in the uranium sector. By background, he is an entrepreneur, and earlier started and expanded two other private companies.

Mr. Adnani has given a variety of presentations at prominent industry conferences organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency, World Nuclear Fuel Market and the Milken Institute.  He is a frequent contributor to the business media, including CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Fox Business News.

Fortune magazine distinguished Mr. Adnani on their “40 Under 40, Ones to Watch” list of North American executives. He was selected as one of “Mining’s Future Leaders” by Mining Journal, a UK-based global industry publication. He was also a nominee for Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” distinction. Mr. Adnani holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia and was a director of the university’s Alumni Association from 2015 to 2021.

Gabi Schneider has been the Executive Director of the Namibian Uranium Institute since 2016. She holds an MSc and a PhD in Economic Geology. She started her career at the Namibian Geological Survey in 1985, and served as its director from 1996 to 2016. Her professional experience covers economic, exploration, and environmental geology, and management. She is an honorary life member of the Geological Society of Namibia, an honorary fellow of the Geological Society of London, and is registered with the Namibian Geoscience Council and the South African Council for Natural Science Professionals. 
 
Dr Schneider serves on a number of working groups of the World Nuclear Association and the International Atomic Energy Agency, on the scientific committee of UNESCO’s International Geoscience Programme, on Namibia’s Geoscience Council, on UNESCO’s Global Geoparks Council, on the Commission for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention in Namibia, and as trustee of the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology. She played a leading role in the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Namibian Uranium Province. 

Boris Schucht has been the Chief Executive Officer of Urenco Limited since May 2019. 

Boris has around 30 years of experience in the energy sector and has been dedicated to supporting measures to address climate change. He is also currently serving as a Director of the World Nuclear Association (WNA).   
 

Before joining Urenco, Boris was the CEO of 50Hertz, the North-East German Transmission System Operator.  Simultaneously, he served as a board member for three respective organisations concerned with sustainable energy, including the World Energy Council (Germany). 
 

Furthermore, he has sat on several supervisory boards as a non-executive including the regional energy provider Stadtwerke Rostock AG, and continues to sit on the supervisory board of Flughafen Wien AG, which runs Vienna Airport. 

Johnathan D. Chavers is the Director of Nuclear Fuel and Analysis for Southern Nuclear, the nuclear operating company subsidiary of Southern Company. In this role, Johnathan is responsible for procurement of nuclear fuel and related services. Further, he holds engineering design authority for nuclear fuel engineering analysis in the Southern Nuclear fleet of generating plants. Johnathan joined Southern Nuclear in May 2004.   

Johnathan is a recognized industry innovation leader for the advancements of nuclear fuel in commercial nuclear power plants. He has led teams within Southern Nuclear to achieve six Nuclear Energy Institute Top Innovative Practice awards since 2018. This includes leading the Southern Nuclear team responsible for the first loading of Accident Tolerant Fuel commercial reactor test rods in 2018. In 2023, Johnathan was the senior leader for the team that achieved the first NRC approved license amendment authorizing enrichments that exceed the historic five weight percent Uranium 235 ceiling for loading in a U.S. commercial reactor. 

Johnathan currently serves as the industry lead for the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Accident Tolerant Fuel Task Force and serves as an industry advisor to Electric Power Research Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Fuel Campaign. Johnathan serves on the Board of Advisors at the University of Tennessee Nuclear Engineering Program and as an advisor to North Carolina State University Department of Nuclear Engineering. Johnathan is a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion recognized by Southern Nuclear in 2024 with a DE&I Champion Award for his impact with ingraining equity principles into internal processes and DE&I education into leadership development programs at Southern Nuclear.  

Johnathan holds a Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Business Administration from Samford University.  

Claire Maden is Consultant Editor for World Nuclear News, a public information service of World Nuclear Association.   

She joined the WNN team shortly after the service's launch in 2007 and has written regularly for the publication ever since.   

Claire joined the Library and Information Service of the Uranium Institute, World Nuclear Association's forerunner organisation, in 1994, serving as head of the Library and Information Service from 1999-2001. She has also worked in academic publishing and as a freelance writer and editor focusing on nuclear energy issues. 

Claire has a BSc (Hons) degree in environmental chemistry and a PhD in bioinorganic chemistry, both from the University of Edinburgh. 

Kim, Dong Cheol, President & CEO of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
graduated with a law degree from Seoul National University in the Republic of
Korea in 1978. As a college graduate, he first worked at the Korea Development
Bank from 1983 to 1989, and started his political career in 1989 as a policy
advisor to the Democratic Party of Korea, then the leading opposition party.
He also served as the Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue
House of Korea from 2002-2003.

From the 17th National Assembly in 2004 to the 20th in 2020, Mr. Kim was
elected as a lawmaker over four terms or 16 years. In particular, he took on the
roles as the Chairman of the 19th National Assembly’s Trade, Industry and
Energy Committee in 2014, and as the Chairman of the 19th National Assembly’s
Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee in 2015, devoting himself to
identifying and nurturing the growth engines of the Korean industries. He also
took on leadership roles of the National Assembly as the floor leader of his party.

In 2022, Mr. Kim was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Presidential
Committee for National Cohesion for the 20th Presidential Transition Committee
for President Yoon Suk Yeol. He joined KEPCO as the President & CEO in
September 2023.

Bernard Fontana holds a degree in engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des 
Techniques Avancées in Paris.

During his career, Bernard Fontana worked at Groupe SNPE, ArcelorMittal, Aperam and Holcim Ltd. where he had different management positions of which Member of the Management Committee and CEO. 

Since 2015, he joined AREVA NP as Chief Operating Officer and became Chief Executive Officer of Framatome on July 1st, 2016.

Bernard Fontana is also Board member of Thales, SSAB, GIFEN Services, after being 4 years its Chairman and CEO. He 
is Governance member of GIFEN, since its creation in 2018. He is also member of the High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Safety in France. In June 2024, he became Chairman of the Board of Arabelle Solutions.

Ahmet Tokpinar is a Bechtel Principal Vice President and General Manager of Bechtel’s Nuclear Power business line. His portfolio includes responsibility for the global execution of nuclear power projects and overall business operations and strategy within Bechtel’s Nuclear, Security, and Environmental global business unit. Ahmet’s purview encompasses all nuclear power market segments and business line activities worldwide, including large reactors, small/advanced reactors, operating plant major modifications services, and fuel cycle.

Ahmet is an accomplished nuclear power professional with over 30 years of expertise and aextensive knowledge of nuclear power project execution and markets globally. Since joining Bechtel in 1991, he has served in a variety of leadership positions on nuclear power projects and led business development and commercial activities for all of Bechtel’s work in the nuclear power industry for nearly two decades. 

Ahmet has proven experience leading strategic and operational planning, commercial structuring, and the negotiation of complex deals for nuclear projects. Most recently, he led the development for Bechtel’s major nuclear power projects, including the Vogtle Units 3&4 Construction Completion project, Poland’s new nuclear AP1000 deployment efforts, and the Natrium Demonstration Project.

Prior to his current role, Ahmet served as Manager of Nuclear Power Business Development, and Operations Manager for the Nuclear Power business line. Enabled by his past experiences and commercial acumen, Ahmet is recognized for his ability to successfully manage and oversee core business functions, delivering tangible results to both Bechtel and its customers. He was elected a Bechtel Principal Vice President in 2022.

Ahmet has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Bosphoros University in Istanbul, Turkey, a Master of Science in Construction Engineering and Management at Rutgers University, and a Master of Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University.

Stéphane Aubarbier is an engineering graduate from INSA Lyon and ESCP-EAP. He started his career at Assystem as a test engineer before taking on various responsibilities that led him to take charge of the automotive sector. 

After a 5-year period with the ABB group where he managed the maintenance contract activities for France and then for Southern Europe, before managing the marketing and development of the service branch for Southern Europe, he returned to the Assystem group in 2002 to create the engineering activities and redevelop the energy & nuclear sector. 

Appointed Executive Vice President of the group in 2005, he managed the automotive, manufacturing and energy sectors and led the development in the Middle East and 
Asia. He became Chief Operating Officer in 2018. 

On January 24, 2023, he was appointed Deputy CEO of the Assystem group, in charge of all the company's activities. Stéphane Aubarbier was also President of Syntec-Ingénierie (French professional federation) and has been a member of the Strategic Committee of the French Nuclear Industry since 2011.

With 27 years of extensive experience in procurement, contract management, government relations and energy market analysis, Esra Songur currently serves as Advisor to the Deputy CEO at Akkuyu Nuclear JSC (Rosatom). Her role involves overseeing government agreements, managing energy market operations, and developing trade strategies. Esra holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Ufuk University and has further specialized in jurisprudence and civil contracts’ law. Her career includes a decade of experience in public offices and fifteen years in the private market, showcasing her deep expertise in both sectors.

Sama leads a team of experts, analysts and communicators working to enable the growth of the global nuclear sector by connecting players across the nuclear value chain, shaping and representing the industry’s position in key world forums, providing authoritative information and influencing key audiences, organizations and media.

Sama is also President of World Nuclear University, dedicated to inspire and develop the future leaders of the global nuclear industry.

Mr Loyiso Tyabashe is the Group Chief Executive Officer of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), appointed in January 2021. He is a professional engineer with over 20 years technical and leadership experience in the nuclear industry. 

He started his engineering career in the automotive industry where he worked as a Production and a Design Engineer. Thereafter, he joined Eskom’s nuclear business, working in various strategic roles in Engineering, Operations, Maintenance Planning and Execution, Internal Oversight, and Project Management. His final assignment at Eskom was leading the nuclear new build project, a role which also saw him being part of key advisory structures of the South African Government’s nuclear build programme. He worked closely with key stakeholders in the Eastern Cape, Sarah Baartman District and Thyspunt where there were plans to site the nuclear power project. 

In the course of his career, Mr Tyabashe has acquired vast global nuclear experience from the leading international nuclear organisations such as Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) through participation in various energy- and nuclear-related programmes and as a participant in global panel discussions. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Cape Town (UCT), as well as the Executive Leadership Programme (ELP) qualification from UCT’s Graduate School of Business. 

Mr Drurys most recent appointment was as the Head of Knowledge Management in the Department of Nuclear Energy at the IAEA, Vienna. Before joining the IAEA Mr Drury had forty years nuclear industry experience in Operations, Engineering and Technical fields across the Nuclear Reprocessing, Magnox, AGR and PWR fleets in the UK, US & Europe. He was the National Director of Learning & Development for EDF Energy UK, and Chancellor of the EDF Energy Campus. Previous responsibilities included chairperson of the IAEA Human Resources Training Working Group, Board member of the UK Nuclear Strategy Skills Group and the chairperson of the UK Nuclear Training Standards Accreditation Board.

Johan Svenningsson has served as CEO and Country Chairman of Uniper Sweden since 2015.

He holds the positions of CEO, COO, Deputy Chairman and Member of Boards of Directors across primary Swedish energy and nuclear power groups and plants, including Sydkraft AB (Nuclear, Hydropower and Thermal power sections), the Swedish Nuclear Waste Management Company, and Oskarshamn, Barsebäck, Ringhals and Forsmark nuclear power plants.

He is also chairperson of the World Association of Nuclear Operators Paris Centre (WANO) as well as a board member of the World Nuclear Association (WNA) and Nuclear Europe (#NEL). 

Johan was previously CEO of OKG AB and deputy CEO at the Swedish Technical Research Institute AB. He also held different management positions within Westinghouse, ABB Nuclear, and Pharmaduel Emtunga. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Swedish Energy Industry Employer Association.

Johan holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Chalmers Institute of Technology. 
 

Jung E. Kim is Senior Vice President of Samsung C&T, a position he assumed in September 2023. Mr. Kim brings more than 28 years of global nuclear power industry experience to Samsung C&T. In this role, he leads Samsung C&T’s global nuclear business in engineering, procurement, and construction for large to small modular reactor, including fostering strategic relationship with our customers and nuclear technology providers around the world.

Before becoming SVP at Samsung C&T, he led operation at Westinghouse Electric Company, a global nuclear technology company specializes in nuclear plant products and services to utilities throughout the world – including nuclear fuel, service, and maintenance, instrumentation and control, and advanced nuclear plant designs.

Mr. Kim holds bachelor and master degrees in nuclear engineering from the University of Virginia.

Mr. Toshio Matsuo started his career at The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (hereafter JSW) in 1984 as a welding engineer at Hiroshima plant. Having accumulated various  engineering and management careers, such as production engineering and design of large-sized pelletizers for polypropylene and polyethylene mass production, he has led 
JSW’s industrial machinery business to grow in terms of both business size and technology. 

In 2017, after his 2-year term as the general plant manager of Hiroshima plant, he was assigned as the director of the injection molding machinery business division. In 2020, he assumed the position of Representative Director & Executive Vice President to oversee all the machinery related businesses including ordnance and other 
industrial machinery products. 

Since April 2022, he is leading JSW and its group companies as Representative Director and President. In November 2022, he introduced “Our philosophy” as a common value to JSW’s both material and machinery businesses. Based on “Our philosophy”, JSW has just released a new mid-term management plan, JGP2028. 
JGP2028 is the five-year plan starting from the fiscal year 2024 in which investment on the facilities for nuclear forgings is included. Mr. Matsuo earned his bachelor’s degree in metallurgy from Kyushu University in 1984.

Andrew has over 30yrs experience in developing, financing and constructing power plants in the UK and internationally. Over the last 20yrs Andrew has been instrumental in driving the nuclear sector forward, From leading the restructure and turn around programme of British Energy in early 2000’s, seeing successful delivery of Barakah as Commercial Director for ENEC in the UAE, to leading the development of the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) financing model and writing the white paper that instigated GBN whilst in BEIS. Now Andrew is leading the charge for GE Hitachi in their pursuit to build a fleet of SMRs in the UK.

Having joined the EDF Group initially as an R&D engineer in 1999 in the context of energy market deregulation across Europe, V. Ramany progressively developed a thorough expertise of all techno-economical aspects driving the electricity business through various leading roles in generation mix management, market risk management and customer portfolio management. In 2008, V. Ramany joined the EDF Group CFO’s office to support the company's endeavors to grow its international business, notably working on major acquisitions, including that of the British nuclear power generation fleet by EDF. In 2011, V. Ramany moved to the UK arm of EDF in London as M&A and Investments Director. As such he led the efforts of the Group to honor its major commitments to the European Commission following the acquisition of British Energy, initiated the refinancing strategy of EDF's UK renewable business and has been a leading contributor to securing funding for the 3200MW Hinkley Point C nuclear new build project in the UK. Since 2015 V. Ramany leads the international new nuclear development activities for the EDF Group, encompassing the development of new nuclear projects, of international strategic cooperations in the nuclear domain and of export nuclear technologies. 

In 1998 he joined Duro Felguera (Capital Goods), developing welding works and Project Manager. In 2002 he was appointed Production Manager. In 2003 he joined Equipos Nucleares as Head of the Services Division. In 2006 he moved on to manage the Business Development area. In 2009 he was appointed Director of Business Development and is responsible for directing the commercial strategy of the subsidiary Enwesa. In August 2012 he was appointed Managing Director.

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Starting September 2017, Mr. Cosmin Ghita is the CEO of  Nuclearelectrica (SNN), the only nuclear energy producer in Romania, which covers approx. 20% of the of the national energy consumption needs. Starting 2019 he is the only Romanian member of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) Main Governing Board. 

As nuclear energy is clean energy, Mr. Ghita’s role as Nuclearelectrica’s CEO is to implement strategy investment projects that support Romania’s energy transition process, its decarbonization targets and energy security. Through its investment projects, Nuclearelectrica will double its capacity after 2031 and the contribution in Romania’s total CO2-free energy production will increase to 66% by 2030. 

Mr. Ghita started his career within Chevron's, Washington, DC office contributing to Chevron’s initiatives in Romania and Eastern Europe. 

During 2015-2017, Mr. Cosmin Ghita was partner in Amerocap, a New York-based energy and natural resource private investment firm, where he supported projects in Romania, Ukraine and Great Britain. Later on, he was appointed Advisor to the Prime Minister of Romania overseeing energy affairs. 

Mr. Ghita was also involved in the establishment of Aspire Academy, a leadership and business summer program led by Harvard and Ivy League Professors in Romania. 

Cosmin Ghita is a graduate of Bates College, Maine, US, with a major in International Political Economy, and also sits on the Board of Trustees of the American International School of Bucharest. 

His fields of expertise include economic strategies, international affairs, energy markets, large investment project development and risk analysis, structuring of market capitalization strategies, international relations and affairs, public-private partnerships, both in the state and private sectors. 

www.nuclearelectrica.ro 

Vicki Kalb is UBS IB’s Head of Global ESG & Sustainability Research. Prior to assuming leadership of the Research Department’s long-standing ESG integration effort (which was established in 2005), Vicki was a US, and then China consumer sector research analyst, and spent 14 years in equity sales roles. 

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Kim Lauritsen is Ontario Power Generation’s Senior Vice President of Enterprise Strategy & Energy Markets. Kim is responsible for OPG’s corporate strategy development, including OPG’s new nuclear growth strategy, as well as leading the team responsible for interfacing with Ontario’s energy markets and markets in other jurisdictions. 

Kim has more than 20 years of experience in the energy industry, having worked across various parts of the value chain, in several areas of the world. Prior to joining OPG in 2019, Kim worked at Origin Energy in Australia, focused on commercial strategy and transactions, renewable energy development and liquefied natural gas projects. Prior to that, Kim worked at Shell in Europe, with a focus in finance, modeling and economics.  

Kim holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, a Master’s of Science in Renewable Energy Development from Heriot-Watt University and an MBA from INSEAD. She is also a member of the C.D. Howe Energy Policy Council and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Strategic Advisory Committee. 

Sama leads a team of experts, analysts and communicators working to enable the growth of the global nuclear sector by connecting players across the nuclear value chain, shaping and representing the industry’s position in key world forums, providing authoritative information and influencing key audiences, organizations and media.

Sama is also President of World Nuclear University, dedicated to inspire and develop the future leaders of the global nuclear industry.

Coralie Laurencin leads the European power and gas team’s policy analysis. Coralie has more than 20 years of industry experience, she specializes in regulation and strategy in European energy markets and renewable energy investments. She leads the analysis on how policy is shaping the energy transition. In particular, she has been focusing on carbon pricing, the role of nuclear, renewable support frameworks and PPAs, capacity markets and how CBAM might be implemented and impact markets.

Prior to joining S&P she held various positions in the industry including in the markets team at EDF and for a renewable infrastructure fund. She is a business graduate of HEC Paris and an economics graduate of the Universite Paris-X, in France.

Todd Noe leads a team that is responsible for researching, developing and deploying innovative energy technologies to support Microsoft datacenter growth. He developed and implemented the development of a strategic roadmap for utilizing new nuclear energy that compliments Microsoft’s clean energy goals as we drive towards our global commitment of 100/100/0 by 2030. Investigating the use of nuclear technologies to provide efficient, reliable, carbon-free energy as a potential option as key partnerships are explored in the clean energy sector. 

His career has focused heavily on engineering leadership in the U.S. commercial nuclear power industry. Most recently as Director of Nuclear Plant Engineering at the Tennessee Valley Authority, he was responsible for leading equipment performance improvement for a seven nuclear unit fleet (8700 Mwe capacity). 

He has also held technical and operational leadership positions at nuclear weapons production facilities and small research reactors. He has been a member of multiple nuclear industry executive oversight committees and participated in numerous industry initiatives. 

Juliann Edwards is Chief Development Officer at The Nuclear Company, bringing nearly two decades of experience both in clean energy and workforce development. She chairs U.S. Women in Nuclear, a 5,000-member organization advancing the role of women in the industry, and also served on the board of Bruce Power, which is Canada’s only private-sector nuclear generator and the world’s largest operating nuclear facility.

Juliann joined The Nuclear Company following her time as Vice President of Power and Energy at TC Energy, where she assembled a 100-person team to oversee the build-out of $16 billion in clean energy projects. Prior to TC Energy, Juliann served as Vice President at EnergySolutions, an Energy Capital Partners portfolio company, and oversaw various nuclear decommissioning transactions, seeing firsthand the issues created in taking offline large, stable and clean sources of power.

Juliann’s career has also included engineering, procurement and construction work at CB&I; U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office work for small modular reactor firm mPower; and sales leadership at Edgen Murray, where she also assisted in the launch of the company’s first nuclear power ASME program.

Beyond her professional experience, Juliann honors her daughter, Lily, through advocating and fundraising for Rett Syndrome Research Trust, which works to eradicate the rare neurological and developmental disorder. Her passion for clean energy stems from her and her family’s time living in an area with poor environmental protections that led to Juliann herself being a cancer survivor.

Claude Lorea is a sustainability and global policy professional, with track record experience in industry associations leadership. Claude is currently working as a member of the GCCA executive team based at the headquarters in London to continuously improve the sustainability performance of the cement and concrete industry and its value chain through innovation and the development of strategies, best practices guidance and guidelines. Claude also leads GCCA’s innovation workstream and manages the Innovandi, the Global Cement and Concrete Research Network and oversees the Innovandi Open Challenge. She has developed a special interest and expertise in CCUS and international climate policy, as well as regulatory requirements and trends. 

Claude also launched the Women’s in Cement and Concrete Network to promote and enhance diversity in the sector.

She is a forthright and inspiring speaker and leader both inside and outside concrete and cement industry using personal experience in professional, sporting and musical aspects of life to inform, illustrate and engage. She has strong international advocacy expertise.

Ms Loréa gained a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Brussels before working as an environmental consultant and auditor. She joined the GCCA from the European cement industry body, CEMBUREAU where she led on key advocacy work for more than a decade.

As Chief Technology Officer at Westinghouse, Lou Martinez Sancho leads the company’s global research and development portfolio and advances the company’s innovative product and services technology strategy.

Ms. Martinez Sancho brings more than 20 years of experience to this role – having worked in senior leadership positions in the energy, biotech, automotive and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. Most recently, Ms. Martinez Sancho was Executive Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at Kairos Power, with additional oversight of the Supply & Procurement and Marketing & Communications teams. Previously, she served as the Chief Innovation Officer of Spie Batignolles and Vice President of Global Innovation at Framatome.

Ms. Martinez Sancho graduated from Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, Spain, and obtained Master of Science degrees in Physiology and Biomechanics from Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris VI University, as well as in Human Factors from René Descartes-Paris V University in France. Ms. Martinez Sancho is also Master Black Belt Lean Six Sigma certified by The Ohio State University in the U.S.

Juliet Mann is part of CGTN’s on-air team in London, currently host of The Agenda, the weekly current affairs talk show.

An experienced TV anchor specializing in business news, she covers stories from entrepreneurship to sustainability, from digital innovation to global economics.

Juliet has worked in fast-paced newsrooms across the world – in London, Paris, New York and Frankfurt - for CNBC, CNN, Sky News  and Reuters. On the road and in the studio, she has interviewed Presidents and Prime Ministers, policymakers and bosses of global brands. 

László has extensive experience in energy economics, policy and strategy. He studied  economics at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary, and the University of Cambridge, UK.  He has worked as a regulator in Hungary’s electricity and gas markets and as Strategy Director for MOL Group, an independent oil and gas company. In 2011 he joined the International Energy Agency (IEA) as Head of Gas and Electricity Markets and led the IEA’s work on liquefied natural gas, gas supply security and electricity market design and regulation. He was appointed Chief Economist of the IEA in 2016, where he built a new team for energy investment analysis and was responsible for methodological support for all IEA policy work. László joined Shell in 2021 where he leads the company’s analyses of macroeconomics, energy scenarios, climate policy and geopolitics.

Bill is a Senior Partner in McKinsey & Company’s Atlanta Office with extensive experience in large-scale transformations across the energy sector, with a focus on high-hazard operations. 

He leads McKinsey’s Power Generation Service Line, along with our global team that is focused on the Future of Nuclear Energy through McKinsey’s Platform for Climate Technologies.

He has served clients globally across North America, Europe and Asia.

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Sama leads a team of experts, analysts and communicators working to enable the growth of the global nuclear sector by connecting players across the nuclear value chain, shaping and representing the industry’s position in key world forums, providing authoritative information and influencing key audiences, organizations and media.

Sama is also President of World Nuclear University, dedicated to inspire and develop the future leaders of the global nuclear industry.

Sama leads a team of experts, analysts and communicators working to enable the growth of the global nuclear sector by connecting players across the nuclear value chain, shaping and representing the industry’s position in key world forums, providing authoritative information and influencing key audiences, organizations and media.

Sama is also President of World Nuclear University, dedicated to inspire and develop the future leaders of the global nuclear industry.