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• Gain the global perspective on the current nuclear energy revival and the investment requirements for sustained growth
• Understand the fundamental economic, environmental and political drivers for a global nuclear energy revival
• Gain insight into the present economic crisis impacts on nuclear development across key regions such as America, Europe and Asia
• Learn what investment requirements are needed in order to sustain Nuclear Energy development in the U.S.

Colette Lewiner, Global Sector Leader, Energy, Utilities and Chemicals, Capgemini

• Learn how demand for low‐cost, base‐load electricity continues to increase and how existing nuclear stations have demonstrated reliable performance
• Discover how concerns over national energy security, rising fossil fuel costs and the potential for disruption of fuel supplies from the Middle East have acted as a driving force for nuclear power
• Learn how the U.S. has sufficient domestic uranium resources to power its nuclear reactors, resulting in low cost uranium fuel supply
• Uncover how nuclear power’s proven, emission‐free technology for electricity generation is being seen as the future of domestic energy supply

James Joosten, Senior Energy Analyst, U.S. DOE/ Energy Information Administration

• Learn from the ‘prior build cycle’ of 70’s & 80’s nuclear construction and understand the breakdowns in planning and risk carry forwards that delayed project timelines
• Discover the lessons from prior build cycle that should be retained when considering new nuclear build projects and the false assumptions that today’s owners should be wary of making
• Discover how to avoid recurrence of project overruns to ensure that deadlines are achieved on budget by breaking down the complexity of project management
• Gain awareness of how owners that do not appreciate how these events can be repeated may again find themselves unprepared and surprised by costly overruns

Tom Flaherty, Senior Vice President, Booz & Co

• Gain a unique comparison through a study for congress on nuclear construction in the 1970’s & 1980’s on successful and unsuccessful projects and the attributes that made them so
• Lessons can be learnt from the prior build projects that were successful. Understand the common characteristics of these projects and implement the practical solutions you discover
• Uncover how quality assurance and quality control can be used as effective management tools in successful nuclear construction projects
• Learn how workforce and contractor experience was critical to the success of nuclear construction in the prior build cycle

Luis Reyes, Region II Administrator, NRC

• Gain an understanding of the regulatory landscape and the process for licensing new plants
• Take away a detailed overview of the key licensing process issues and assess the areas that are presenting particular licensing challenges.
• Take a look to the future – discover some of the most pressing issues that we see on the horizon in the licensing process

Antonio Fernández, Senior Attorney, Florida Power & Light Company

• Get the low down on current progress on AP1000 construction in China and the construction models being utilized on these projects
• Understand the preparation and effort being invested to prepare for nuclear new build in the Southeast U.S.
• Get clear insight into modular construction as a key to quality control in the nuclear construction process
• Take away lessons on the critical challenges ahead in building new nuclear generation

Jeff Merrifield, Senior Vice President, Shaw Group

• Uncover the key factors between major contractors in contract management for streamlined nuclear construction projects
• Hear the major processes, procedures, people and experience needed for cost effective and timely infrastructure development
• Discover how long lead material identification, supplier readiness and commodity risk identification can result in effective supply chain management
• Understand the project controls that will help you achieve effective scheduling, man loading, metrics to measure performance and benchmarks in project planning and execution

Masoud Bajestani, VP of Construction at Watts Bar, TVA

• Discover how NINA have developed a strategy for on‐time, on‐budget nuclear development and learnt the fundamental principles of this strategy
• Understand the importance of finding the right partners for your nuclear construction project and how the partners you choose can significantly increase your efficiency
• Uncover how NINA have aligned funding to make nuclear development more economically viable

John Bates, Chief Operating Officer, Nuclear Innovation North America

• Understand the challenges of schedule integration including owner’s activities, licensing, and plant operational staff training
• Take away lessons on the owner’s oversight role that include divisions of responsibility, owner oversight organization and staffing
• How can the metrics, scheduling and compliance implications of EPC Contract Management effect your project and what controls can be established to obtain success
• Investigate the lessons on resources, procurement and effects on stakeholders in the Vogtle 3 & 4 project and implement the actionable strategies you take away

Dale Lloyd, Project Support Director, Vogtle 3 and 4, Southern Nuclear

• Discover the concepts and principles of LEAN and its evolutionary development, from manufacturing and distribution to the process and service industries
• Develop a fundamental understanding of LEAN as a transformative way of thinking that radically impacts quality, cost, delivery and service
• Take away measurable outcomes and lessons learned from real‐world applications of LEAN principles in large capital projects and MRO operations
• Discover how the “triple play” of LEAN, Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) can radically transform nuclear new build to the benefit of all stakeholders

Mike Cobb PhD, Managing Principal, Criterion LLC

• Understand turnkey nuclear EPC agreement pricing structures and combinations of fixed pricing, firm pricing, target pricing and time and materials pricing.
• Learn the perspective of experienced legal counsel concerning the pros and cons of different risk allocations concerning EPC agreement price structures.
• Understand the external constraints that certain Owner’s face, including oversight from public utility commissions, concerning risk allocation in EPC agreement price structures.

John Lamberski, Partner, Mercer Thompson, LLC

Join industry legal counsel who are actively involved in new nuclear plant development projects in the U.S. as they discuss and debate the pros and cons of different risk allocation arrangements in nuclear EPC agreements.

• How do Owners protected themselves against Contractor low-ball proposals for EPC agreements with two phases, where the first phase begins only with indicative pricing and requires years of work before the total project pricing is finalized?
• How “open” can Owners reasonably expect “Open Book” portions of the EPC agreement to be?
• How should Contractors and Owners address the issues associated with mixing a significant amount of Target Price work with a significant amount of Fixed and/or Indexed (Firm) Price work?
• How do Owners and Contractors best assure themselves that there are not significant disagreements about the proper scope of work and associated change orders?
• What are the pros and cons of different dispute resolution procedures that could be adopted for a new nuclear construction project in the U.S.?

John Lamberski, Partner, Mercer Thompson, LLC
Rudolph (“Dutch”) Bumgardner, IV, Assistant General Counsel, Dominion Resources Services
Brock Degeyter, Senior Counsel, Energy Future Holdings Corp.
David Fountain, Vice President – Legal, Progress Energy Service Company

• Understand the risks involved in nuclear new build and take away lessons on how to mitigate them in this critical session for any owner considering new build development
• Understand the sources of new build risk for nuclear owners and gain key insight into the best models with which to assess potential risks and their impacts
• Learn how to plan for risk mitigation and take away lessons on how owners can position themselves for success
• Uncover the perspectives of the key stakeholders on the impact of risk

Tom Flaherty, Senior Vice President, Booz & Co

• Understand the model structure and how to tailor the approach for regulated and unregulated environments
• Find out what the key risk profiles associated with both customers and partners with respect to risk appetite and key commercial terms
• Understand the regulatory and political environment of new nuclear build and the key drivers that can change in a nuclear construction process so you don’t get caught out

Mark Marano, New Business Development Manager, AREVA NP

• Discover how TVA evaluated the Bellefonte project, deciding either to complete an unfinished plant or to proceed with AP‐1000 technology on the same site
• Understand how the various risks, uncertainties and associated cost and schedule impacts under various operating scenarios for each of the two options had to be evaluated
• Learn about the decision analysis process that Huron and TVA embarked on to understand the various risks – risk triggers, frequency of occurrence, and value at risk for each option.
• Gain insights into the Monte Carlo analysis that was employed to quantify the consequences to schedule and cost

Arun Mani, Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group

• Understand how segmentation of contracts into specific chunks of work can help control exposure to construction risk
• Learn how to identify and control those critical activities that require utility acceptance and buyin for success
• Discover the importance of close attention to supplier quality and QA and how significant training of the workforce will be required to maintain standards and efficiencies
• Understand how constant attention to risks, stakeholder confidence and a proactive project team will ultimately ensure the delivery of cost effective, time efficient projects

Chip Lagdon, Chief of Nuclear Safety, Office of the Under Secretary, Department of Energy

• Discover what development and financing challenges are unique to nuclear power projects in the U.S.
• Take away key strategies on how to improve the prospects for financing a nuclear power project and ensure your nuclear project gets off the ground
• Investigate whether the market can solve these challenges without future government support
• Explore the role that government has to play in facilitating the development of nuclear power in the United States

Paul Murphy, Senior Counsel ‐ Legal & Risk Management, Bechtel Power Corporation

• Discover what development and financing challenges are unique to nuclear power projects in the U.S.
• Take away key strategies on how to improve the prospects for financing a nuclear power project and ensure your nuclear project gets off the ground
• Investigate whether the market can solve these challenges without future government support
• Explore the role that government has to play in facilitating the development of nuclear power in the United States

Paul Murphy, Senior Counsel ‐ Legal & Risk Management, Bechtel Power Corporation

• Understand what distinguishes regulated utilities from merchant energy companies and the associated credit implications that apply
• Delve deeper into the implications for credit quality as companies pursue new nuclear development plans
• Evaluate the costs and benefits of new investments and determine a viable ROI for investors
• Discover which internal strategies utilities can apply when looking to secure the required credit for new nuclear developments

Dimitri Nikas, Director, Standard & Poor’s

• Learn how applying the principles of decision analysis and probabilistic risk assessment to new nuclear plant investments can reduce exposure to costly overruns
• Understand the critical drivers of value and risk to the cost, schedule and the economic value of new nuclear plants
• Take away practical risk mitigation strategies and learn how to evaluate and rank each method to create a bespoke strategy for your specific project
• Apply the lessons learned and best practices from nuclear and non‐nuclear large capital projects to your development plans to reduce time and risk exposure

Christopher Dann, Partner and Director, Energy and Environment, Strategic Decisions Group

• What role does the financial community expect nuclear energy to play in U.S. energy and environmental policy?
• Learn how the financial community perceive new nuclear plant risks and how does it see risk being allocated.
• What are the pricing expectations and conditions for new nuclear financing?
• Understand who will benefit most from, and who may succeed without, the DOE loan guarantee program

Bruce Lacy, Principal, Lacy Consulting Group, LLC

• How does the financial community view nuclear risk and what projects are banks willing to finance and under what conditions?
• How does the current financial crisis affect bank behavior vis‐à‐vis nuclear power projects and what types of projects are likely to make the first and second waves?
• How do rating agencies view the current conditions of both regulated and unregulated markets?
• How would implementation of a national carbon policy change financial community behaviors and how long is government support needed to sustain new nuclear development?

Paul M. Murphy, Senior Counsel ‐ Legal & Risk Management, Bechtel Power Corporation
Sharon Bonelli, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings
Daniel Mallo, Project and Structured Finance ‐ Energy, Societe Generale
Lewis Hart, Principle - Chappaqua Capital Consultants LLC
Ashok Pasricha, Senior Technical Advisor, Export‐Import Bank of USA