This session will highlight breakthrough innovations in reactor designs, including small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced fission systems, emphasizing their potential for enhanced safety, efficiency, and sustainability.

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Join Judi Greenwald, Executive Director of the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, and Datuk NK Tong as the session’s moderator for an insightful discussion on the practical applications, policy implications, and the critical role of nuclear energy in building a decarbonized energy grid.

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Whether you’re an energy professional, policymaker, or enthusiast, this webinar offers a comprehensive look at nuclear energy’s pivotal role in a sustainable future.

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About the Speakers:

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Judi Greenwald

Executive Director
 

Judi Greenwald is the Executive Director of the Nuclear Innovation Alliance.

Ms. Greenwald has over 35 years of energy and environmental policy leadership experience in the public and nonprofit sectors, including the U.S. Congress, the White House, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES, formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change). Highlights of her distinguished career include working on the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments as congressional committee staff; overseeing energy and environmental programs at C2ES and DOE; co-founding the Carbon Capture Coalition; advising U.S. state and regional greenhouse gas initaitives; and collaborating with stakeholders to advance both economic and environmental goals.
 

She has focused extensively on deep decarbonization through the interplay of public policy, technology innovation, human behavior, and markets. She served as Deputy Director for Climate, Environment, and Energy Efficiency at US DOE's Energy Policy and Systems Analysis Office, and the Senior Climate Advisor to the Energy Secretary. She is a fellow at Princeton University's Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Ms. Greenwald received a B.S. in Engineering, cum laude, from Princeton University, and an M.A. in Science, Technology, and Public Policy from George Washington University.

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Datuk NK Tong

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While NK’s background has primarily been in the real estate industry, he has been a lifelong advocate of sustainable living. In the past four years, he has also been a proponent of nuclear energy as the way forward for a sustainable energy transition road map that doesn’t leave anyone behind.

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Dr. Kirsten Cutler

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Dr. Kirsten Cutler is the Senior Strategist for Nuclear Energy Innovation at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation; and is a State Department Senior Executive. With 24 years of expertise in nuclear safety, security, and nonproliferation, she leads efforts to advance energy security, emerging technologies, and industrial growth through U.S. advanced nuclear energy technologies and supply chains. She spearheaded the Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) program and other high-profile nuclear initiatives presented at G7 Leaders Summits, UN Climate Change Conferences, and IAEA Ministerials. Previously, as Assistant Director for Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, she led efforts like the White House Summit on Nuclear Energy and the Nuclear Energy Technology Innovation Workshop.

Following the 2001 terrorist attacks, Dr. Cutler represented the U.S. at the IAEA to address the “dirty bomb” threat and co-developed the first international export control framework for radioactive sources, later adopted into IAEA standards and U.S. law. She is a Ph.D. graduate in radioisotope geochemistry and geochronology from the University of Minnesota, she also served as a volunteer teacher in Namibia after its independence, showcasing her global commitment to education and progress.