ANA2026 Program

9 am – 5 pm AEDT Friday 9^th October 2026.

UTS Aerial Function Centre, Level 7, UTS Building 10, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007

This program is subject to change

09:00          Opening: Hasliza Omar, ANA President

Session 1 – Keynotes. Chair : Hasliza Omar, President ANA

David Vittorio, OPAL Reactor Manager, ANSTO.  20 Years of OPAL: Strengthening Australia’s Nuclear Science, Innovation and National Capability

Todd Smith, Vice-President of Marketing and Business Development for CANDU Energy Inc and former Ontario Energy Minister. Canada’s Nuclear Technology: The NATURAL choice for Australia

Ally Gulliver-Davies, a/g Director Production and Training Infrastructure, Australian Submarine Agency. Enabling AUKUS Capability Through Infrastructure Delivery.

Short Presentation
Jack Dillich. UNSW Canberra at ADFA and the Emerging Talent Pipeline for Australia’s First Nuclear Propelled Submarines

10:30         Morning Tea/Coffee

11:00         Session 2 –Nuclear Energy in our Region.  Chair: Jack Turner, GNE Advisory  

Vijay Kumar Manchanda, President, Indian Nuclear Society. Roadmap for India’s Nuclear Mission: Perspective of Indian Nuclear Society.

Dhana Raj Markandu, MyPower Corporation, Malaysia. Exploring Nuclear Energy for Malaysia’s Energy Transition Aspirations.

Victor Nian, Centre for Strategic Energy and Resources, Singapore. Future-Proofing Singapore’s Energy System: The Role of Nuclear in a Resilient Energy Future.

12:30 pm   Lunch

1:30 pm     Session 3 –  Chair: Jasmin Diab, GNSP

Nuclear Security Session – Securing the Indo-Pacific’s Nuclear Future: Australia’s Role in Regional Nuclear Security

Moderator: Jasmin Diab, Managing Director Global Nuclear Security Partners

Opening Remarks: Dr Cathy Moloney, Principal Blackthorn Advisory

Panel:
Dr Craig Bowie, Special Counsel MinterEllison
Dr Tracey Hanley
Dr Cathy Moloney, Principal Blackthorn Advisory
Benjamin Yeldham, Consultant, Atkins Réalis

Jacopo Buongiorno, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and UNSW. Nuclear Energy in the U.S.

3:00 pm     Afternoon Tea/Coffee

3:30 pm     Session 4 – Panels. Chair: Richard Brown, ANA

Panel: International developments in nuclear energy

Jacopo Buongiorno, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Vijay Kumar Manchanda, Indian Nuclear Society

Dhana Raj Markandu, MyPower Corp, Malaysia

Victor Nian, Centre for Strategic Energy and Resources, Singapore

Panel: Nuclear for energy security in an uncertain world

David Gillespie, former Member House of Representatives

Sophie Hall, Abbott Risk

Mark Ho, ANA

Peter Zajac, ZW Solutions

5:00 pm     Post-Conference Reception for discussion/networking

7:00 pm     Close

POSTERS

Steady-State Multi-Physics Modelling and Simulation of Marine Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) Nuclear Power Plants for Propulsion Operations. Alex Patsias, Imperial College London (presented by Jack Dillich)

UNSW Canberra at ADFA and the Emerging Talent Pipeline for Australia’s First Nuclear Propelled Submarines. Jack Dillich

Structural Pathways to CTBT Accession: Policy, Verification, and Scientific Incentives for Peaceful Nuclear Applications. Rayan Alahdal, Faris Almaari, Ismaila Baboucarr, Aixa Paumier. University of Pisa, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Pisa, Italy.

Characterising coated TRISO particle nuclear fuel as it really is. Harvey Ling UNSW, Jennifer Stansby, Patrick Burr, Tsvetoslav Pavlov, Joseph Bevitt, Benedicta Arhatari, Edward Obbard

Air oxidation of uranium mononitride by in situ neutron diffraction. Christopher Seton. UNSW

Multi-scale Characterisation of Thermal Expansion in Nuclear Graphite. Clayton Feng UNSW, Harvey Ling, Ming Jiang, Dong Liu, Vanessa K. Peterson, Edward G. Obbard and Jennifer H. Stansby

Development of Moment Tensor Potentials for Studying Stability of Zirconium Hydride. Abid H. Khan. UNSW, Samaneh S. Setayandeh, Edward G. Obbard, and Patrick A. Burr

Development of a Large-Scale Air-Water Two-Phase Flow Experimental Facility, Misarah Abdelaziz, UNSW