2017 DRAFT AGENDA 

Dress code for the conference is business attire.

Dress code for the side events is smart casual.


For World Nuclear Association Working Groups 24-25 April
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Tuesday, 25 April 2017
18:00 - 19:30Conference Opening Welcome Reception
 
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
08:00 - 17:00Registration
08:00 - 09:00Coffee Break
09:00 - 10:30Session 1: Welcome and Keynote Presentation
Session Chair and Welcome
Daniel Lipman, Vice President, Suppliers and International Programs, Nuclear Energy Institute
Keynote Address
Tim S. Gitzel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cameco Corporation
Canadian Growth and Outlook
Jeffrey Lyash, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Power Generation, Inc
World Nuclear Association Perspectives
Agneta Rising, Director General, World Nuclear Association
Making Advances in the U.S. Markets
Daniel Lipman, Vice President, Suppliers and International Programs, Nuclear Energy Institute
Fuel for a New Program
Jaafar Al Hashmi, Nuclear Fuel Procurement Manager, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation
10:30 - 11:00Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15Session 2: Assessing Production Challenges
Session Chair
Treva Klingbiel, President, Tradetech, LLC
Mining Producers' Behaviour in Today's Depressed Market
Jacques Peythieu, Senior Executive Vice President, Mining Business Unit , AREVA
Conundrum Brewing: Explaining how uranium miners will struggle to fill the coming supply gap with a dysfunctional project pipeline
David Cates, President and Chief Executive Officer, Denison Mines Corporation
Canada's Uranium Mining Industry: Production Capability, Policy and Public Support
Tom Calvert, Uranium and Radioactive Waste Division, Natural Resources Canada
12:15 - 13:30Lunch
13:30 - 15:00Session 3: Uranium Supply 1
Session chair
Fletcher Newton, President, TENAM Corporation
Assessing US Uranium Resources - Techniques to Estimate Future Uranium Supply
Susan Hall, Geologist , US Geological Survey
An Update on the Husab Mine
Sashi Davies, General Manager, CGN Global Uranium Ltd
Preparing for the Next Generation of Quality Uranium Production - The NexGen Arrow Deposit
Leigh Curyer, Chief Executive Officer, NexGen Energy LTF
New Market, New Solutions and TH Kazakatom
Riaz Rizvi, Chief Commercial Officer , Kazatomprom
15:00 - 15:30Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00Session 4: Transportation and Technology
Session chair
Russell Neely, Chief Operating Officer , Edlow International Company
Not US and THEM: The Need to Work Together for the Future
John Mulkern, Secretary General , World Nuclear Transport Institute
Preparatory Works at Loviisa NPP for Spent Fuel Transportation for Final Disposal
Ossi Koskivirta, Nuclear Fuel Procurement , Fortum Power and Heat Oy
Synergetic Fuel Cycles in CANDU and Fast Neutron Reactors
Daniel Meneley, Adjunct Professor , University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Impact of the maritime reorganization on the Class 7 worldwide logistics: status of the current situation and way forward
Michael Meier, Transport Sourcing Manager, Areva TN
17:30 - 17:30Transport for Special Event departs: Delta Tower Hotel
18:00 - 21:00Special Event - Hockey Hall of Fame
21:00 - 21:30Return transport departs Hockey Hall of Fame
 
Thursday, 27 April 2017
08:00 - 12:00Registration
08:00 - 09:00Coffee Break
09:00 - 10:30Session 5: Uranium Supply 2
Session Chair
Dauren Alybayev, Managing Director on Marketing and sales , Kazatomprom
A Producer’s Perspective in Challenging Times
James Dobchuk, President, Cameco Inc.
Vimy's Mulga Rock Project
Mike Young, Chief Executive Officer, Vimy Resources Limited
An Update on Energy Fuels' Canyon Uranium/Copper Mine
Curtis H. Moore, Vice President, Marketing & Corporate Development, Energy Fuels Inc.
Europe's Only Major Uranium Mine Proceeds Towards Construction
10:30 - 11:00Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30Session 6: Back-End Issue - Plans and Progress
Session Chair
Cecile Evans, Director of Strategic Marketing for Back End Activities, AREVA
Commercial Features of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle in the Dual-Component Nuclear Power Systems
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Head of Back-End Division, Tenex
Advanced Fuel CANDU Reactor and Contributions to the Back-End of Fuel Cycle
Catherine Cottrell, Project Engineering Manager , SNC- Lavalin Nuclear Inc
US Used Fuel Management
Rodney McCullum, Senior Director , Fuel and Decommissioning, Nuclear Energy Institute
12:30 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 16:00Session 7: Conversion, Enrichment and Economics
Session Chair
Mingang Huang, Chief Economic Officer, China National Nuclear Corporation
URENCO - An Enrichers's Outlook
Kirk Schnoebelen, Head of Sales , URENCO
Nuclear Power Economics and Project Structuring
Milton Caplan, President, MZConsulting Inc.
Renewal of Uranium Scrap Recover Facilities and Capabilities at AREVA NP-Richland
Clifford Yeager, AREVA Sr. Expert, Chemical Engineering, AREVA Inc
 
Friday, 28 April 2017
07:00 - 17:15Technical Tours- Maximum 35 participants Cameco and OPG plants (please check safety and security information for technical tours on the website)