Scaling Nuclear Energy: Legal, Regulatory and Financial Pathways

Pillsbury is pleased to host a special Climate Week NYC 2025 event in collaboration with the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, Columbia University’s Nuclear is Clean Energy (NiCE) Club and Nuclear New York, bringing together leading voices in law, policy and finance to examine the evolving role of nuclear energy in the global clean energy transition.

The program will feature two panels, along with breakfast, lunch and networking opportunities.

Agenda

8:30 – 9:30 am
Breakfast and Networking

9:30 – 10:45am
Implementing the Trump Administration’s Nuclear Energy Executive Orders
Moderator: Sid Fowler, Counsel, Pillsbury
Panelists:
Ashley Finan, Senior Fellow, Nuclear Innovation Alliance
Peter Hastings, Founder & Principal, Hastings Group
Jeffrey Merrifield, Partner, Pillsbury

10:45 – 11:00am
Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:15pm
Global Developments in Financing New Nuclear Projects
Moderator: Hunter Dare, Head of Project and Corporate Finance, Oppenheimer Energy
Panelists:
Eoin Ó Faoláin, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Nuclear Energy Partners
Steve Greene, Senior Fellow, Nuclear Innovation Alliance
Brianna Lazerwitz, Energy Economist, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Elina Teplinsky, Partner, Pillsbury

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

Click here to register.

For questions, please contact Jordan Burt.