Speakers
The speakers at CNA2025 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!
Travis
Besanger
Technical and Business Director
Kinectrics
Jamie
Bramburger
Interim Dean
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
Nicolle
Butcher
President and CEO
Ontario Power Generation
Luke
Charbonneau
Mayor
Town of Saugeen Shores
Grant
Cherkas
Vice President of Market Development & Chief Engineer
Westinghouse Electric Company
George
Christidis
Acting President and CEO
Canadian Nuclear Association
Lori
Clark
President and CEO
Énergie NB Power
Leonard
Clewett
Executive Vice-President of Nuclear Development
SaskPower
Matt
Cronin
Senior Vice President of the Industrial East
Bird Construction
Ellen
Denny
Playwright / Actor
Fred
Dermarkar
President and CEO
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd
Sara
Dolatshahi
Director, Strategic Projects
Nuclear Waste Management Organization
Sean
Donnelly
Senior Director of Licensing & Advanced Reactors
Kinectrics
Dave
Euser
Vice President of New Build Integration
Candu Energy Inc., an AtkinsRéalis company
Brian
Fehrenbach
Interim President and CEO
Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries
Tim
Gitzel
President and CEO
Cameco Corporation
Magda
Hanebach
Associate
Gowling WLG
Stephen
Harrington
Partner
Deloitte
Daniel
Hoornweg
Director, Partnerships and Training
Ontario Tech University
Aiman
Khan
President
Women in Nuclear (WiN) Canada
Bobby
Kwon
President and CEO
Canadian Commercial Corporation
Tola
Ladipo
Senior Director of Project Controls
Aecon
René
Legacy
Deputy Premier Minister of Finance and Treasury Board
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
John
MacQuarrie
President of Commercial Operations
BWX Technologies, Inc.
Maura
McDonald
Vice President of Key Account and Stakeholder Management
Candu Energy Inc., an AtkinsRéalis company
Jennifer
McKellar
Associate Professor & Department Chair
Ontario Tech University
Dan
Miller
Talent Acquisition Strategy Lead
Bruce Power
Larkin
Mosscrop
Manager of Environmental Services, Clean Energy and Community Engagement
Kinectrics
Alison
Nankivell
President and CEO
Export Development Canada
Laurent
Odeh
Chief Commercial Officer
URENCO Group
Jeff
Parnell
President
Power Workers Union
Mario
Pieries
Associate and Global Director for Nuclear
Hatch Ltd.
Célestin
Piette
Chief Vision Officer
Tractebel Inc.
Christian
Pilon
Head of Robotics & Automation, Nuclear
AtkinsRéalis
Vittorio
Puppo
President
BWXT Medical
Melanie
Rickard
Director General of the Directorate of Assessment and Analysis
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Mike
Ruysseveldt
Director of Indigenous Relations and New Business
Kinectrics
James
Scongack
Chair
Canadian Nuclear Isotope Counci
Dave
Shorey
Executive Director
Georgian College
Karin
Stephenson
Director of Nuclear Research and Education Support for Nuclear Operations and Facilities
McMaster University
Gina
Strati
Director of the Academic Partnership Program
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Laurie
Swami
President and CEO
Nuclear Waste Management Organization
Pierre
Tremblay
President and CEO
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Robert
Watts
Vice President of Indigenous Relations and Strategic Programs
Nuclear Waste Management Organization
Julie
West
Senior Vice President of Business Improvements and Compliance
Kinectrics
Gary
Williams
President and CEO
IEDG Infrastructure & Energy Inc.
Stellina
Williams
Vice President & Chief Administration Officer
Nuclear Innovation Institute
Sheldon
Wuttunee
President and CEO
Saskatchewan First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence
Rosemary
Yeremian
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Engagement
Advanced Nuclear Advisors
