Program
07:00 – 08:15 | Registration and Breakfast
08:30 – 08:45 | Opening Prayer and Land Acknowledgment
08:45 – 09:00 | Welcoming Remarks: Canadian Association of Small Modular Reactors (CASMR)
09:00 – 09:15 | Welcoming Remarks | The Honourable Brian Jean Minister of Energy and Minerals of Alberta
09:15 – 09:35 | Keynote Address | Going Nuclear: the SMR Opportunity for Western Canada | Rumina Velshi – Former CEO and President of CNSC
09:40 – 09:55 | Canada’s Energy Future: SMRs and the Roadmaps to New Nuclear | Diane Cameron, Head of the Nuclear Technology Development and Economics Division at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
10:00 – 10:50 | Western Canada: A New Frontier for Nuclear Energy
10:55 – 11:15 | Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:50 | SMRs and Public Education and engagement challenges in Western Canada
11:55 – 12:50 | Luncheon | Keynote address and Fireside Chat with Minister of Energy and Minerals of Alberta | The Hon. Brian Jean
12:55 – 13:45 | The Role of SMRs in Canada’s Energy Future | Keynote | Lisa McBride, VP, Country Leader SMRs, GE Vernova
13:45 – 14:10 | Coffee Break and Networking
14:10 – 15:00 | Presentation’s session
– Licensing and Indigenous Consultation & Engagement Requirements and Considerations for SMRs
– CSA Nuclear Standards
– Nuclear Waste from SMRs: Essential Insights and Key Considerations
15:05 – 16:00 | Indigenous Partnerships in the Era of SMRs | Keynote | Guy Lonechild – First Nations Power Authority, CEO
17:30 – 19:00 | Networking Reception
19:30 – 21:30 | Executive Dinner (Invitations and VIP only)
07:00 – 08:00 | Breakfast and Networking session
08:20 – 08:40 | SMRs and Local Governments Empowering Communities through Nuclear Innovation | Adrian Foster, Mayor of Clarington and Chair of the Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities
08:45 – 09:30 | SMRs from the Utilities Perspective
09:35 – 09:50 | Keynote address | The Hon. Nate Glubish – Minister of Innovation of Alberta
09:50 – 10:30 | Powering AI and the Future: SMRs as the Energy Solution for Data Centers
10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break
10:50 – 11:00 | Exploiting SMR and Hydrogen Synergies: A New Frontier in Clean Energy
11:00 – 11:40 | Decarbonizing Heavy Industries in Western Canada: SMR Solutions
12:10 – 13:00 | Luncheon | Keynote address | Strengthening North American Energy: Canada-US Collaboration on SMRs | Daniel Poneman, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy
13:00 – 14:00 | Keynote address and Fireside Chat | The Honourable Stephen Lecce Minister of Energy and Electrification of Ontario
14:05 – 14:35 | Coffee Break and Networking session
14:35 – 15:00 | Exploiting Technology for Better Workforce Development: A Case Study
15:05 – 15:55 | Building the Workforce and Supply Chain for SMRs in Canada
15:55 – 16:05 | Closing remarks