On-Site Registration & Morning Coffee

Welcome by the Chairperson

[Opening Keynote]Poland’s Energy Transformation: Update of the Polish Nuclear Power Program

• 1st NPP’s financing and project progress
• SMR road map and 2nd NPP’s plan for negotiation

[Opening Keynote]Diverse Nuclear Energy Demands and Multi-Industry Collaboration in Eastern Europe

• Electricity and data center
• District Heating
• Partnership Nuclear with hydrogen, industrial and chemical

Tatiana Ivanova

OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)

Head of the Nuclear Technology Development and Economics Division

[Keynote]Case Study for Building Trust and Transparency in Nuclear Energy

• The role and strategy of public perception and political support
• Safety culture of the nuclear industry

[Opening Keynote]Integrating Bulgaria's Nuclear & SMRs into the European Energy Transition

• Financing and licensing of new build AP1000 reactor
• Demand for chemical industry and central heating for SMR
• Belene: traditional NPP or SMR?

Coffee Break, Exhibition, Time for Networking

[Panel Discussion]Stable Nuclear Renaissance: Best Practices in Safety Governance and Transparency

• Post-Fukushima safety evolution and regulation adjustment in European new builds
• What transparency practices in nuclear operations can enhance public confidence and support
• Case studies in public engagement and real-time data sharing
• Digital tools for safety monitoring through supply chain
• Maintaining safety culture while meeting the high demand for workers in new projects

Wojciech Dabrowski

Council for Strategic Development Projects under the President of the Republic of Poland

Member

National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA), Poland

Eduard Klobouček

State Office for Nuclear Safety (SUJB), Czech Republic

Head of the Legal Division

Pavol Stuller

Amentum

CEE Managing Director/European Development Director

Ontario Power Generation (OPG)

Vice President | New Nuclear Growth

[Keynote]Timing the Market: How FOAK Structures and Corporate PPAs Unlock SMR Financing

[Keynote]Proven Investing Models for NPP new build and Long-Term Nuclear Asset Performance

Joint Lunch Break and time for Networking

[Panel Discussion]Financing Innovation for SMR, Large NPP Project and life Extension

• The influx of venture capital, private equity, and strategic corporate investors (Big Tech) into SMR development
• How public-private partnerships, government loan guarantees, and strategic equity stakes catalyze private capital for first-mover SMR and large reactor projects
• Innovative Financing Models for Large Reactors
• The unique appeal of investing in existing assets with proven operating histories

Balthasar Lindauer

EBRD

Director of the Nuclear Safety Department

Export-Import Bank of the United States

Bart White

Santander Corporate & Investment Banking

Global Head of Energy Structured Finance

Leonidas Papanikolaou

Low Carbon contracts Company, U.K.

Senior Head of Bespoke and New Schemes

Zombor BEREZVAI

The Hungarian Competition Authority

Chief Economist

[Keynote]Nuclear's Capital Map: Validated Investment Tools for a Resurgent Nuclear Sector

Nuclear Investment Legal Frameworks: De-Risking SMRs, Gigawatt Projects, & Asset Longevity

[Keynote]Building the Backbone: Delivery Models Fostering a Resilient European Nuclear Pipeline

Coffee Break, Exhibition, Time for Networking

[Panel Discussion]From Ambition to Reality: Project, Cost, Skills, and Scale-Up in the European Nuclear Ecosystem

• Reviewing Europe's portfolio of planned and promising nuclear projects
• How collaboration across the value chain (vendor, EPC, operator) to restore investor confidence and control cost for Europe's next nuclear wave
• Recent Practices and Case Studies to Bridge Europe's 225,000 Nuclear Workforce Gap by 2050 (150 GW total)
• Supply chain readiness, factory fabrication, and scale-up

Tatiana Ivanova

OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)

Head of the Nuclear Technology Development and Economics Division

Piotr Wiśniewski

PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa S.A.

Head of QA/QC & Integrated Management System (APR1400)

Marcin Kardas

National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Poland

Deputy Director, Innovation and Commercialisation

Thomas Romming

International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC)

Executive Secretary

[Keynote]From Ore to Core: Innovations Enabling a Competitive European Front-End Fuel Cycle

[Keynote]Practice for Nuclear Knowledge Retention

Remarks and End of First Day of the Conference