Past Speakers

Gary Adkins, Vice President of Regulatory Services at Enercon, specializes in nuclear plant license renewal and regulatory strategy, supporting safe, efficient license extensions across the industry.

Melissa Bader is Senior Manager of AI Integration at ENERCON, bringing deep cloud, generative AI, and enterprise reliability leadership.

Joshua Guzman Bell, PE, MBA — nuclear engineer and innovator dedicated to advancing clean power, robotics, and AI-driven solutions that strengthen plant safety, efficiency, and future readiness. 

Michael Christianson is President of Park Nuclear, bringing over 20 years’ experience in nuclear operations, inventory management, and parts sales. 

Anthony Denaro, Director of Site Services and Innovation at Palo Verde, drives nuclear transformation initiatives.

Brad Fox, Co-Founder and CEO of Nuclearn, is an NEI “40 Under 40” honoree and leads Nuclearn’s AI strategy, advancing innovation across 50+ nuclear facilities worldwide.

Rani Franovich, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Deep Fission, is a reactor safety expert with 30 years of experience advancing nuclear regulation, policy, and modernization.

Justin Gunther manages Organizational Effectiveness, bringing Navy nuclear operations, SRO leadership, engineering expertise, and performance improvement focus.

Nicole Hughes, Senior Director at Thomas Thor, is a global workforce strategist helping nuclear organizations strengthen culture, close knowledge gaps, and build future-ready talent pipelines. 

Leo Huizar is Director of Nuclear Oversight at Palo Verde, leading assurance and organizational effectiveness.

​Carter Lloyds, Indeavor CMO, brings 20+ years of SaaS marketing expertise, helping organizations improve labor efficiency through smart scheduling, visibility, and compliance.

Partner at ScottMadden, leading OT and AI enablement for nuclear operators with practical, scalable results.

Vice President at Blue Wave AI Labs, brings military leadership and commercial storytelling experience to nuclear AI.

Remington Oliver is the Technical Advisor Nuclear Engineering and leads adoption and deployment of AI-driven technologies for equipment monitoring across nuclear operations.

Ryan Pickering leads energy development initiatives at Oppenheimer Energy, advancing investments across nuclear markets globally.

Ahmer Rafiq is Managing Partner at XCIS AI, helping nuclear utilities deploy secure, governed, production-grade AI across operations, analytics, and decision intelligence.

Alex Rogers leads compliant supply-chain operations and inventory, strengthening supplier relationships, and driving measurable process improvements. 

Dr. Russell, Director of Innovation & Client Services, advances new nuclear technologies, leads engineering in emerging markets, and supports licensing, regulatory needs, and fleet performance industry-wide.

Dan Scholz is Energy Sector Lead at Indeavor, specializing in workforce optimization and compliance solutions for nuclear and other highly regulated industries.

Branch Chief at U.S. NRC advancing nuclear safety analysis, digital innovation, and AI readiness globally.

Lorenzo Slay, Vice President of Product at Nuclearn, drives AI solution design and strategy, ensuring every product reflects real nuclear workflows and delivers measurable operator value.

James Slider, NEI’s Technical Advisor for Innovation and Regulatory Affairs, leads efforts shaping the NRC’s AI framework. He holds degrees from the University of Virginia and GWU.

Erika Suzuki, Co-founder and Head of Business Development at Gamma Reality Inc, driving strategic growth.

Jesse Thomas serves as the General Manager, Strategy and Innovation, for Southern Nuclear, where he oversees fleet alignment, innovation initiatives, and artificial intelligence. 

Jerrold Vincent, Co-Founder and CFO of Nuclearn, leads financial strategy and product growth, applying data analytics expertise to scale secure AI solutions across 50+ nuclear facilities.

Phil Zeringue, Nuclearn’s Chief Revenue Officer and industry leader in AI for nuclear energy, will serve as the emcee for this year’s event.