Global Nuclear Energy Economic Summit
November 5, 2025 | November 6, 2025
The Global Nuclear Energy Economic Summit will bring together key stakeholders and catalyze collaborations for advancing Indiana’s nuclear energy future. Topics will include Small Modular Reactors (SMR), nuclear manufacturing, nuclear power for AI and data centers, and SMR construction, finance and assurance.
This event is in partnership with the State of Indiana and Purdue University College of Engineering, with support from the Institute for Energy Innovation.
Speakers
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Speakers
Hosts
Governor Mike Braun
Governor of Indiana
President Mung Chiang
President of Purdue University
Michael B. Cline
Senior Vice President for Administrative Operations, Purdue University
Secretary Suzanne Jaworowski
Indiana Secretary of Energy and Natural Resources
Arvind Raman
John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering;
Robert V. Adams Professor in Mechanical Engineering;
Professor of Materials Engineering (by Courtesy),
Purdue University
Master of Ceremonies
Keynotes
Steve Baker
President and Chief Operation Officer, Indiana Michigan Power
Assistant Secretary Theodore Garrish
Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Rex Geveden
President and Chief Executive Officer, BWXT
Director General William D. Magwood, IV
Director General, Nuclear Energy Agency
David A. Wright
Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Panel Participants
Brendon Baatz
Energy Market Development, Google
Major General (Ret.) Julie Bentz
Nuclear Safety, First American Nuclear
Graham Cable
Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Customer Relationship Management, X-energy
Ellen Ginsberg
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Nuclear Energy Institute
Peter Hill
Senior Managing Director, Ramirez & Co.
Rinaldo Hunt
Executive Director for Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, Purdue Applied Research Institute
Richard Hyde
His Britannic Majesty’s Consul General
Matt MacVicar
Vice President, Government Relations, Rolls Royce
Merle Madrid
Principal, Amazon Web Services Public Policy
Corey McDaniel
Vice President, Kiewit Nuclear Solutions
Zachary McDaniel
Vice President, North American Fuel, Contracts and Services, Framatome
Stephen McKinney
Vice President for US Commercial Operations, Westinghouse
Jeffrey Miller
Vice President of Business Development, TerraPower
Chris Nolan
Vice President, Nuclear Generation Strategy and Regulatory Engagement, Duke Energy
Allen Otto
Managing Director, Power, Energy and Renewables Investment Banking, Guggenheim Securities
Cole Simons
Head of U.S. Government Affairs & Policy, GE Vernova
Kelly Trice
President, Holtec International
Eric Williams
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, TerraPower
Michael Woods
President and Managing Member, Woods Capital, LLC
Workshop Leads
Jon Ford
Executive Director, Indiana Office of Energy Development
Seungjin Kim
Capt. James F. McCarthy, Jr. and Cheryl E. McCarthy Head of the School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University
Ed Morrison
Strategic Doing
Julio Prado
Strategic Doing
Fabio Ribeiro
William Nicholas and Elizabeth Holstein Delgass Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director, CISTAR
Lefteri Tsoukalas
Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University
Amit Varma
Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering and Director of Bowen Laboratory, Purdue University
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