The Nuclear Opportunities Workshop (NOW) is an annual event focused on all aspects of the nuclear ecosystem, bringing together stakeholders from across industry, government, research, academia, and the next generation of the workforce to connect, collaborate, and advance what’s next.
Featured Speakers
Brandon Williams
Under Secretary for Nuclear Security
Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
U.S. Department of Energy
Panelists and Speakers
Carolyn Anderson
Governor’s Chair for Nuclear Medicine: Radiopharmaceutical Therapies
University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Scott Atchley
Chief Technology Officer
National Center for Computational Science and the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Rita Baranwal
Chief Nuclear Officer
Radiant
Former Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Nick Brown
Professor & Pietro F. Pasqua Fellow
University of Tennessee, Department of Nuclear Engineering
Jeremy Busby
Associate Lab Director for Isotope Science and EnrichmentÂ
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Annie Caputo
President
Caputo Energy Advisory, LLC
Former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner
Teresa Duncan
Nuclear Strategist and VP of Workforce and Community Development
Tennessee Board of Regents & Roane State Community College
Kristen Ellis
Associate Principal Deputy Under Secretary for the Office of the Under Secretary for ScienceÂ
 US Department of Energy
Mehdi Reisi Fard
Deputy Director, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities (DANU)
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Moe Khaleel
Associate Laboratory Director for National Security Sciences
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Moe Khaleel
Associate Laboratory Director for National Security Sciences
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Leigh Martin
Nuclear Chemical Engineer and Section Head, Integrated Fuel Cycle Section
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Marla Morales
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy
 Bob Morris
President and Founding Principal
Robert Morris Consulting
Chair
ETEC - Tennessee Nuclear Network [TN²]
Soumyendu Sarkar
Senior Director & Senior Distinguished Technologist of Artificial Intelligence
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Beth Shelton
Director of the State of Tennessee Division of Radiological HealthÂ
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)
Randy Steele
Nuclear Power Engineering Technology
Chattanooga State Community College
&
Executive Director
BWRx Studio
Braden Stover
Senior Advisor, Nuclear and Quantum Strategy
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD)
Kenya Stump
Executive Director of the Office of Energy Policy
State of Kentucky, Energy and Environment Cabinet
David Terry
Executive Director
National Association of State Energy Officials, an Alliance Associate. (NASEO)
Will Trumm
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative and Federal Affairs Officer
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Michelle Vincenti Urpi
Electrical Engineer, Global Data Center Engineering
Intel Corporation
John Williams
Chief Policy Officer
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Martin Williamson
Senior Director of Global Security and Strategic Partnerships
Consolidated Nuclear Security