Pillsbury is pleased to host a special Climate Week NYC 2026 event in collaboration with the Nuclear Innovation Alliance. The event will bring together experts in the legal, regulatory, policy and finance spheres to discuss the evolving pathways for new nuclear projects. The program will feature two panels, along with breakfast, lunch and networking opportunities.

Agenda

8:30–9:30 am
Breakfast and Networking

9:30–10:45 am
Inflection Point: Lessons Learned and Path Forward on Nuclear Energy Policy

Moderator: Judi Greenwald, President and CEO, Nuclear Innovation Alliance
Panelists:
The Honorable Bradley Crowell
Commissioner, NRC
Andrew Richards
, Vice President of Government Affairs, TerraPower
Anne Leidich, Partner, Pillsbury
Dr. Rian Bahran, Chief Nuclear Officer, Antares

10:45 –11:00am
Coffee Break

11:00 am–12:15 pm
Developments in Financing New Nuclear Projects

Moderator: Steve Greene, Senior Fellow, Nuclear Innovation Alliance
Panelists:
Elina Teplinsky, Partner, Pillsbury 
Allen Otto, Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim 
Julie Kozeracki, Acting Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing
Jeffrey Olson, Vice President of Commercial & Corporate Development, Kairos Power

12:15–1:30 pm
Lunch on Our New York office Terrace

Join us for a dynamic, solutions-focused dialogue on how to unlock nuclear energy’s full potential in the decade ahead.

For questions, please contact Karan Kumar.

 

Sponsors

Pillsbury
Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA)