ANA2026 Program – Preliminary

9 am – 5 pm AEDT Friday 9th 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: Helen Cook, 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 – Securing Regional Nuclear Technologies. Chair: Jasmin Diab, GNSP

Speakers to be advised

3:00 pm     Afternoon Tea/Coffee

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

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

Mark Ho, ANA

Peter Zajac, ZW Solutions

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

7:00 pm     Close