Speakers
The speakers at CNA2026 are experts in their fields, offering valuable insights, innovative ideas, and inspiring content. Take a moment to learn more about them — discover who’s speaking, what they will be presenting, and why you won’t want to miss their sessions. Explore our speaker lineup and plan which talks you absolutely must see!
Ahab
Abdel-Aziz
Partner and Global Director, Nuclear Power Generation
Gowling WLG
Shariq
Alvi
Senior Managing Director
CIBC Capital Markets
Jacqueline
Arnold
Co-Founder
Amelia Alliance
Cole
Atlin
Manager, Environment
Calian Nuclear
Dale
Austin
Managing Director, Government Relations
Cameco
Jessica
Beaudry
Senior International Policy Officer
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Frédéric
Beauregard
Director General, Nuclear Energy and Infrastructure Security Branch
Natural Resources Canada
Jeff
Bonham
Vice-President, Business Line Manager - Nuclear
Kiewit Canada Group
Arjan
Bos
Senior Advisor - Advanced Fuels
Urenco
Geneviève
Boudrias
Director General, Regulatory Policy
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Susan
Brissette
Founder and Principal Consultant
Wild Matriarch
David
Brock
Vice-President, Nuclear Development
SaskPower
Nicolle
Butcher
President and CEO
Ontario Power Generation
Scott
Cameron
General Manager, Historic Waste Program Management Office
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Milt
Caplan
President
MZConsulting Inc.
Rebecca
Caron
President
The Society of United Professionals
Chief Laurie
Carr
Chief
Hiawatha First Nation
Dennis
Carr
President and CEO
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Patrick
Chabot
Managing Director
Canada Growth Fund Investment Management (CGFIM)
Mark
Chapeskie
Vice-President, Programs
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)
Eric
Chassard
President and CEO
Bruce Power
Kevin
Chebott
Department Manager
Bruce Power
Grant
Cherkas
Nuclear Specialist
Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association (SIMSA)
George
Christidis
President and CEO
Canadian Nuclear Association
Lori
Clark
President and CEO
Énergie NB Power
Rachna
Clavero
President and CEO
Conexus Nuclear Inc.
Danielle
Cope
Training Officer
Ontario Power Generation (OPG)
Riccardo
Cosentino
Senior Vice President, Capital
AtkinsRéalis
Anne-Charlotte
Dagorn
Vice President, North America
Assystem
Pat
Dalzell
Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Market Development
Bruce Power
Pam
Damoff
CEO
Pearson Centre
Malek
Dandan
Director, Construction
Aecon
Robert
De Bartolo
Commercial Director
Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)
Julianne
den Decker
Senior Vice-President, Candu Technical Professional Organization
Candu Energy Inc., an AtkinsRéalis company
David
Donovan
Vice-President, Corporate Business Development & Strategy
Ontario Power Generation
Michael
Dubreuil
Managing Partner
PTAG
Kathleen
Duguay
Manager of Community Affairs and Nuclear Regulatory Protocol
Énergie NB Power
Andy
Forsyth
Vice President, Business Development
Millwright Regional Council
Josef
Freundorfer
CEO
Nuclea Energy Inc.
Karen
Fritz
Senior Vice President, Nuclear Market Leader
WSP in Canada
Erveina
Gosalci
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Association of Small Modular Reactors (CASMR)
Amy
Gottschling
Vice-President, Science, Technology, and Commercial Oversight
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
Justin
Gray
Chief Operating Officer
Framatome Canada
Ted
Gruetzner
Vice-President, Ontario and Atlantic Canada, Energy, Environment and Resources
Global Public Affairs
Olena
Hankivsky
Mayor
Port Hope
Mikhail
Hanna
VP, Nuclear Program
Kiewit
Scott
Henuset
President and CEO
Energy Alberta
Krista
Hill
Partner, Head of Nuclear Energy Practice and Co-Head of Infrastructure and Energy Practice
Torys LLP
The Honourable Tim
Hodgson
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Government of Canada
Terence
Hubbard
President
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
Amy
Ingram
Indigenous Relations Manager, Intermediate Level Waste Project
Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)
Giovanna
Ippolito
Managing Director
Pacer Precision Logistics
Grant
Isaac
President and Chief Operating Officer
Cameco
Tristan
Jackson
CEO
Nikutik LP
Sunil
Johal
Vice President, Public Policy
CSA Group
Christine
John
Founder & Principal Consultant
Owl Vision Strategies
Mark
Johnson
Owner & Manager
HCS Hub City Service Ltd.
Kalev
Kallemets
CEO and Co-Founder
Fermi Energia AS
Aiman
Khan
President
Women in Nuclear Canada
Dazawray
Landrie-Parker
Director, Strategy and Partnerships
Scout Engineering & Consulting
Chief Kelly
LaRocca
Chief
Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
Mihai
Laurenţiu Gioară
Director, Development & Portfolio Management
Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA
The Honourable René
Legacy
Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and Treasury Board, Minister responsible for Energy
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Sven
List
Senior Vice-President, Canadian Corporate Business
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Guy
Lonechild
President and CEO
First Nations Power Authority
Richard
Ma
Executive Director, Energy Infrastructure & Transition, Investment Banking
CIBC Capital Markets
Pooneh
Maghoul
Professor
Polytechnique Montréal
Ritu
Malhotra
President and CEO
March Consulting Associates Inc.
Carl
Marcotte
Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Business Development
Candu Energy Inc. an AtkinsRéalis Company
Lisa
McBride
Vice-President, Country Leader
GE Vernova Hitachi
Jesse
McCormick
Senior Counsel
Pape Salter Teillet LLP
Maura
McDonald
Vice-President, Key Accounts and Stakeholder Management
Candu Energy Inc., an AtkinsRéalis company
Brad
McPherson
Director of Innovation
University of New Brunswick, Centre for Nuclear Energy Research (CNER)
Mikaela
McQuade
Partner and National Leader of Economics & Policy
PwC Canada
Victor
Moffat
Eastern Canada Sales Manager
AlumaSafway
Emanuel
Movchovitch
Senior Director, Contract Management
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
Wayne
Mullett
Senior Director, Global Supply Chain and Development
Boston Scientific
Dr. Steven
Murphy
President and Vice-Chancellor
Ontario Tech University
Greg
Nadjiwon
Co-Chair
Southern Ontario Isotope Coalition (SOIC)
The Honourable Nathan
Neudorf
Minister of Affordability and Utilities
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Desiree
Norwegian
Senior Manager, Indigenous Relations
Aecon
Sean
Oehlbert
Vice-President, Corporate Business Strategy
Centrus Energy Corp.
Shannon
Ostetto
President
Fostet Manufacturing Inc.
Olga
Palazhchenko
Associate Professor
University of New Brunswick
Rupen
Pandya
President and CEO
SaskPower
Brent
Parker
Director General, Panels, Regional Assessment and Consultation
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
Chief Jonathan
Pasap
Member, Board of Governors
First Nations University of Canada
Dayna
Pavich
President
Infinity Generation Services Inc.
Jesse
Perley
Director of First Nations Affairs and Indigenous Relations
Énergie NB Power
Jenn
Phillips
Vice-President, Public and Government Affairs
Edelman Global Advisory
Joe
Piazza
Director, Business Development and Industry Relations
Canada's Building Trades Unions
Dr. Charles (Spencer)
Pitcher
Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Engineer
Stellarex
Ryan
Plante
Local Union Coordinator, UBC Local 2222
Carpenters Regional Council
Tasfia
Preeti
Project Director
Aecon
Tracy
Primeau
Founder
Agile Bear Consulting
Ahmer
Rafiq
Managing Partner
XCIS AI
Jeremy
Rasmussen
Chief Technology Officer, Partner – Marketing & Systems
PTAG
Sara
Rasouli
Control Room Shift Supervisor
Ontario Power Generation (OPG)
Dr. Monica
Regalbuto
Vice-President Science & Technology
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL)
Benjamin
Reinke
Senior Vice-President, Global Business Development & Deputy Chief Commercial Officer
X-energy
Michael
Rinker
Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs, Environment and Sustainability
Bruce Power
Sarah
Roberton
Senior Vice-President, Corporate and Public Affairs
Environics Research
David
Rodier
Managing Director, Corporate Communications
Edelman Global Advisory
Dale
Schick-Martin
Facility General Manager
Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation
James
Scongack
Chair
Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC)
Todd
Smith
Vice-President, Marketing and Business Development
Candu Energy Inc. an AtkinsRéalis Company
Jafar
Soltan
Associate Dean, Research and Partnerships, College of Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
Edward
Speicher
Vice-President, Risk and Reputation
TACTIX Government Relations and Public Affairs
John
Stackhouse
Senior Vice-President, Office of the CEO
Royal Bank of Canada
Sławomir
Staszak
Member of the Management Board, Energy Division
ORLEN Group
Bobbylynn
Stewart
CEO
Breck Construction
Gina
Strati
Director, Academic Partnership Programs
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL)
Rachel
Sumner
Director, Workforce Initiatives
University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE)
Francis
Syms
Head, School of Clean Energy and Associate Dean of ICT
Humber Polytechnic
David
Tanel
Regional Vice-President, Global Markets - Canada
Westinghouse Canada
Alena
Thouin
Chief Strategy and Operations Officer
Building Ontario Fund
Pierre
Tremblay
President and CEO
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Dr. Jennifer
Uhle
Senior Vice President of Technical & Regulatory Services
Nuclear Energy Institute
Sabrina
Ullah
Director, Program Interface (Nuclear and Engineering Services)
Candu Energy Inc, an AtkinsRéalis company
Nicola
Van Dam
Senior Training Specialist - Operations Training
Ontario Power Generation (OPG)
Ivette
Vera-Perez
President and CEO
Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI)
John
Wabb
Chairperson
Canadian Union of Skilled Workers (CUSW)
Nikki
Walton
Senior Manager, Nuclear Strategic Initiatives
McMaster University
Derek
Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)
Jennifer
Wong
National Power Generation Leader
Accenture Canada
May
Wong
Senior Vice-President, Energy Markets & Low Carbon Solutions
Capital Power
Sheldon
Wuttunee
President and CEO
Saskatchewan First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence
Mostafa
Yakout
Assistant Professor and Engineering Research Chair in Additive Manufacturing
University of Alberta
Rosemary
Yeremian
Executive Vice-President, Strategy and Engagement
Advanced Nuclear Advisors
Gerry
Youzwa
Director, Training Solutions
Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Centre for Continuing Education
Reza
Ziaei
Vice President
SPEA-Unifor Local 7474