| Pre-CNA Conference and Trade Show Event |
February 25
08:30 - 17:00 |
Women in Nuclear Meeting
Women in Nuclear (WiN) Meeting – Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Adam Room
For additional information and registration please go to: http://www.wincanada.org/
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| Wednesday, February 25, 2009 |
12:00 - 20:30 |
Registration - 4th floor, Westin Ottawa Hotel
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14:00 - 15:00 |
CEO Student Briefings (Quebec Room)
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15:00 - 20:30 |
Opening of CNA Exhibitor Area and Career Fair
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18:00 - 21:30
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Welcome Reception
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister, Natural Resources Canada
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| Thursday, February 26, 2009 |
07:30 - 09:15 |
Breakfast and Introductory Remarks
Pierre Charlebois, Chairman, Canadian Nuclear Association, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Ontario Power Generation
Understanding Why the Costs of Nuclear Inertia Far Outstrip the Risk of Moving Ahead with Nuclear
Development Now: A Time for Tough Choices
Senator Hugh Segal
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09:30 - 10:15
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The Large Hadron Collider at CERN: Exploring the Forces of Nature Inside the Atomic Nucleus
Professor Brian Cox, CERN, Geneva
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10:15 - 11:00 |
Assessing the Credit Risks for New Nuclear Power Plants
Richard W. Cortright, Jr., Managing Director, U.S. Utilities and Infrastructure Ratings, Standard and Poor’s
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11:00 - 11:15 |
Coffee Break
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11:15 - 12:00 |
Nuclear Regulation in Canada - Moving Forward
Michael Binder, President and CEO, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
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12:15 - 14:15 |
Luncheon
Nuclear Industry Development in the New West
The Honourable Brad Wall, Premier of Saskatchewan, MLA for Swift Current
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14:30 - 15:30 |
Canadian’s Attitudes Towards Nuclear in Challenging Times
John Wright, Senior Vice-President, Ipsos-Reid
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee Break
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16:00 - 16:45 |
U.S. Nuclear Energy: A Partner in Climate and Supply Solutions
Angelina S. Howard, Vice President, Office of the President and Executive Adviser to the President, Nuclear Energy Institute, Washington, D.C.
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16:45 - 17:30
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Adding Nuclear Capacity in New Brunswick: Refurbishment and New Construction at the Point Lepreau Generating Station
The Honourable Jack Keir, Minister, New Brunswick Department of Energy
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17:30 - 19:30
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Exhibitor and Career Fair Reception
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| Friday, February 27, 2009 |
07:45 - 09:45 |
Breakfast
Over the Top - Politics in Ottawa and Climate Change
Rex Murphy, CBC Journalist and Commentator
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10:00 - 10:45 |
First Nations Involvement in the Energy Insustry
Grand Council Chief John Beaucage, Anishinabek Nation – Union of Ontario Indians
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10:45 - 11:15 |
Coffee Break
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11:20 - 12:00 |
Strategic Leadership in Nuclear
Ian McGinty, Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Bruce Power
Lewis Rusen, Office Managing Director & Senior Partner, Leadership and Talent Consulting, Korn/Ferry International
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12:00 - 12:15 |
Closing Remarks
Murray Elston, President and CEO, Canadian Nuclear Association
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12:15 - 14:00 |
Closing Buffet Luncheon
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