Program Overview

All Day
Registration & Badge Collection
Foyer 1A
2:00pm – 4:30pm
Technical Preparatory Sessions for Ministerial Compact Roundtables
Working-level, pre-ministerial session convening senior technical officials to align priorities, structure key discussion areas, and strengthen the effectiveness of Ministerial deliberations.
Working Session | By Invitation | Room AD12
Technical Preparatory Sessions for Regulators Program
Working-level, pre-ministerial session working session for senior technical officials to align national positions, refine key issues, and ensure focused, outcome-oriented Regulatory discussions.
Working Session | By Invitation | Room AD12
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Dinner Reception
By Invitation
9:30am – 10:30am
Arrivals & Networking
11:00am – 12:30pm
Opening Ceremony
Remarks & Keynote addresses
High-Level Leadership Dialogue: Global Leadership Perspectives on Financing Africa's Nuclear Energy Future
A high-level dialogue examining how governments, multilateral institutions, and global partners can mobilise capital, manage risk, and unlock financing pathways to support the safe, investable, and long-term deployment of nuclear energy in Africa.
Discussion Focus
  • Financing barriers to nuclear energy deployment
  • Role of multilateral and public finance
  • Risk-sharing frameworks
  • International cooperation for investment
Plenary | Open to All Participants | Main Auditorium
1:00pm – 1:45pm
Lunch
2:00pm – 3:15pm
Plenary: Africa's Nuclear Energy Investment Case
This plenary explores the economic and strategic case for nuclear energy in Africa, highlighting how industrial demand, sovereign commitment, and innovative financing can transform nuclear projects from policy ambition into bankable infrastructure opportunities.
Discussion Focus
  • Role of nuclear in industrial growth
  • Demand as a driver of bankability
  • Financing structures and sovereign support
  • Global project lessons
Plenary | Open to All Participants | Main Auditorium
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Ministerial Compact Roundtable: Financing Africa's Nuclear Future
This closed roundtable examines how nuclear energy projects in Africa can become investable, focusing on financing structures, risk allocation, and policy signals required to mobilise capital and move projects from ambition to financing readiness.
Discussion Focus
  • Risk allocation and sovereign exposure
  • Financing structures
  • Investor requirements
  • Pathways to investability
Roundtable | By Invitation | Room AD12
Public Trust Dialogues
These dialogues explore how transparency, governance, and community engagement shape public confidence in nuclear energy programmes, highlighting leadership approaches to building trust and ensuring long-term societal support for nuclear deployment.
Discussion Focus
  • Drivers of public trust
  • Role of regulators and governments
  • Communication strategies
  • International lessons
Thematic session | Open to All Participants | Room MH1
B2B Meetings & Bi-laterals
B2B Lounge
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Networking Cocktail
9:30am – 10:30am
Plenary: Mining, AI, Manufacturing: Anchoring the Case for Nuclear Energy Deployment
This session examines how industrial and utility demand can anchor nuclear energy deployment, demonstrating how long-term offtake models and demand aggregation strengthen project bankability and position nuclear energy as a driver of industrial competitiveness and growth.
Discussion Focus
  • Role of industrial off-takers
  • Long-term PPAs and demand aggregation
  • Sector-specific demand (mining, AI, manufacturing)
  • Impact on financing and reactor choices
Plenary | Open to All Participants | Main Auditorium
10:45am – 11:45am
11:45am – 12:30pm
Ministerial Compact Roundtable: Advancing Nuclear Ambitions through Cooperation
This roundtable focuses on implementation pathways, examining how governments, regulators, utilities, and financiers can coordinate to translate financing readiness into credible nuclear energy deployment through institutional alignment, capacity building, and regional cooperation.
Discussion Focus
  • Implementation roadmaps
  • Institutional coordination
  • Capacity priorities
  • Regional cooperation
Roundtable | By Invitation | Room AD12
Legal, Advisory & Transactional Frameworks for Nuclear Energy Projects
This session examines the legal, contractual, and advisory frameworks required to support nuclear energy projects, focusing on how risk allocation, regulatory clarity, and structured agreements can strengthen investor confidence and enable bankable project development.
Discussion Focus
  • Contracting and risk allocation
  • Role of ECAs and guarantees
  • Legal frameworks for investor confidence
  • Lessons from global transactions
Thematic session | Open to All Participants | Room MH1
Technology Showcase
Showcase | Open to All Participants | MH1
B2B Meetings & Bi-laterals
B2B Lounge
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:45pm – 3:00pm
Plenary: SMR Deployment Readiness
Plenary | Open to All Participants | Main Auditorium
3:15pm – 4:30pm
Regulators Roundtable
This closed roundtable brings together regulatory leaders to examine how licensing systems, institutional capacity, and international standards can support timely and credible nuclear energy deployment, while strengthening investor confidence and avoiding delays in project development.
Discussion Focus
  • Licensing pathways and timelines
  • SMR regulatory frameworks
  • Harmonisation and standards
  • Regulatory impact on investment
Roundtable | By Invitation | Room AD12
Finance Clinics
These technical sessions focus on the practical steps required to move nuclear energy projects from policy ambition to financing readiness, exploring project structuring, institutional coordination, and financing strategies through case studies and interactive discussion.
Discussion Focus
  • Project preparation and structuring
  • Financing models for newcomer countries
  • Institutional coordination
  • Lessons from global projects
Thematic session | Open to All Participants | Room MH1
B2B Meetings & Bi-laterals
B2B Lounge
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Plenary: Regional Cooperation & Deployment at Scale
This session examines how regional cooperation can enable nuclear energy deployment at scale by pooling resources, aligning regulatory frameworks, and strengthening investment credibility across African markets facing shared constraints and opportunities.
Discussion Focus
  • Regional market aggregation
  • Regulatory alignment
  • Shared infrastructure
  • Role of regional institutions
Plenary | Open to All Participants | Main Auditorium
5:30pm – 6:00pm
Networking Cocktail
9:30am – 10:30am
Plenary: Human Capacity Development: Building Africa's Nuclear Workforce
This session explores how governments, academia, and industry can develop the skilled workforce required to support nuclear energy programmes, focusing on training, partnerships, and long-term capacity building across the nuclear value chain.
Discussion Focus
  • Workforce needs across the value chain
  • Role of universities and training
  • International partnerships
  • Attracting talent
Plenary | Open to All Participants | Main Auditorium
10:45am – 12:15pm
Youth & Future Nuclear Energy Workforce Program
This programme equips students and early-career professionals with the knowledge, skills, and networks needed to engage in Africa's nuclear energy ecosystem and contribute to future workforce development.
Programme Segments
  • Understanding the Nuclear Ecosystem
  • Building Your Path in Nuclear
  • Nuclear Decision-Making Under Constraints
  • Unlocking Youth Potential
Thematic session | Open to All Participants | Room MH1
Philanthropy Roundtable
This roundtable explores how philanthropic and mission-driven capital can support early-stage capacity, public engagement, and institutional readiness, complementing public and private finance to strengthen the foundations for credible nuclear energy programmes in Africa.
Discussion Focus
  • Role of philanthropy in enabling conditions
  • Capacity-building and research
  • Public engagement and trust
  • Collaboration opportunities
Roundtable | By Invitation | Room AD12
B2B Meetings & Bi-laterals
B2B Lounge
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Closing Ceremony & Announcements
Plenary | Open to All Participants | Main Auditorium
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Lunch & B2B Meetings
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