Nucleation Capital is pleased to sponsor Uplifting Humanity, Nuclear New York’s UNGA Science Summit symposium during Climate Week NYC. This event is a collaboration with the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and Generation Atomic to advance conversations around nuclear energy and sustainable development. This in-person event on Roosevelt Island will be simulcast globally as part of the UNGA Science Summit. This year’s nuclear symposium will bring together energy and technology investors, delegations of emerging economies, economic development organizations, and international climate/environment groups to discuss opportunities and challenges in scaling up this clean energy technology.
- Nuclear Symposium 2024 will bring together energy and technology investors, delegations of emerging economies, economic development organizations, and international climate-environmental groups to advance conversations on the opportunities and challenges of scaling up this clean energy technology.
Doors open at 9:00 am with coffee, doughnuts and networking and the day gets kicked off with opening remarks from Grace Stanke, crowned Miss American for 2023, who devoted her year in the limelight to advocating for nuclear energy. Topics to follow include: The Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Energy Abundance, System Level Challenges for Decarbonization and more. The day will rap up (literally), with a RapUp by Dex McBean and Nathanology.
The list of confirmed speakers is long and impressive and includes:
- Amir Adnani, Uranium Energy Corp.
- Jason Albritton, The Nature Conservancy
- Dr. Lindsay Anderson, Cornell University
- Dr. Dinara Ermakova, Anthropocene Institute and Generation Atomic
- Scott Lathrop, yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini (ytt) Tribe, California
- Alexander Kaufman, Huffington Post
- Julie Kozeracki, U.S. Department of Energy
- Nana Menya Ayensu, The White House
- Jacques Moserri, Curio Legacy Ventures
- Patrick O’Brien, Holtec International
- Charles Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer Project
- Angelica Oung, Anthropocene Institute and Clean Energy Transition Alliance
- Carl Perez, Exodys Energy
- Ryan Pickering, DOE Consent-Based Siting Consortia Facilitator
- Tricia Pridemore, Georgia Public Service Commission
- Edward Rios, EXIM Bank
- Dr. Leonard Rodberg, Professor Emeritus of Queens College NY
- Erich Scherer, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
- Dr. Charlyne Smith, Electric Power Research Institute
- Dr. Robert Sogbadji, Ghanaian Ministry of Energy
- Dr. Nick Touran, What Is Nuclear and TerraPower LLC
- Tea Törmänen, WePlanet
Click here to learn more about the Nuclear Symposium and register to attend.