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2011 Special Summit on New Nuclear Energy Roundtable:
State of the Renaissance

• Ricardo (Ric) Perez, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
• Jacques Besnainou, Areva North America
• Will Marshall, Progressive Policy Institute
• Ganpat Mani, ConverDyn

About the Summit:
The Special Summit features perspectives from government, industry and the non-governmental community as well as roundtable discussions on the state of the global "Nuclear Renaissance" -- including lessons from the recent earthquake and tsunami-related events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Japan; insight from the financial community on new nuclear investment; status reports on new nuclear "first movers"; and assessments of the U.S. licensing paradigm. The Special Summit will also focus on new nuclear infrastructure readiness including nuclear technology advancement; supply chain and workforce readiness; and development of a sustainable fuel cycle. The Special Summit is moderated by Llewellyn King, the Executive Producer and Host of White House Chronicle on PBS — a news and public affairs program airing nationwide and on XM Satellite Radio. He is also a nationally syndicated columnist. The Summit is organized under the auspices of the United States Nuclear Infrastructure Council, the leading national think tank advocate for new nuclear energy.

Panelists:
Ganpat Mani
President & CEO
ConverDyn
Prior to re-joining ConverDyn in 2009 as President & CEO, Ganpat Mani was with Paladin Energy Ltd, an Australian uranium producer supporting their global strategic initiatives. Other previous positions included Member, Board of Directors of Uranium International Corporation, a junior mining company and Principal of Ganman Consulting LLC, which provided business strategy, market development and outsourcing support for nuclear and non-nuclear companies. Mr. Mani retired from Honeywell International Inc. in June 2007 after a 35-year-career spanning a variety of functional areas and product lines. His last position was Senior Vice President for marketing and sales at ConverDyn.

Excerpted Quotes:

"So in terms of the renaissance, absolutely there is going to be a renaissance but how much of that will flow back into support for U.S. jobs remains to seen"

"So I think the jury is still out in terms of how much of the fuel supply the niche industries, Llewellyn you asked about, will translate into U.S. jobs and U.S. export sales."

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