Upcoming Events
200GW of New Power: Financing the Nuclear Renaissance
Thursday, April 10, 2025
6:15pm-8:45pm
Manhattanville, New York, NY
Join us for a high-impact discussion on the future of nuclear energy finance at 200GW of New Power: Financing the Nuclear Renaissance, co-hosted by NiCE Columbia and the Columbia Sustainable Finance Professionals Network. This event will bring together leading experts in venture capital, investment banking, and project finance to explore how the financial sector is mobilizing to support the next generation of nuclear energy.
Moderated by:
Isuru Seneviratne – LucidCatalyst & Nuclear New York
Michael Gerrard – Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Speaker Lineup:
Bethany Patton – North America Power Generation Lead, Managing Director at Accenture
Ryan Nielson – Director, Investment Banking at Global Clean Energy Transition Group
Allen P. Otto – Managing Director of Power, Utilities & Renewables at Guggenheim Securities
Cameron Porter – Co-Founder and General Partner at Steel Atlas
Carl Perez – CEO, Exodys Energy
Tommy Hendrix – Managing General Partner, Decisive Point Group
Event Highlights:
- Panel 1: Venture & Innovation in SMR and Fuel-Cycle Finance
- A deep dive into venture capital funding, small modular reactors (SMRs), and the fuel cycle
- Insights from top VCs, SMR executives, and representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO)
- Panel 2: Large-Scale Finance for Nuclear Expansion
- Exploring capital markets, M&A, fleet financing, and infrastructure investment
- Featuring investment bankers, commercial lenders, CFOs of fleet owners, and project finance experts
- Networking Reception
- Connect with industry leaders, finance professionals, and students shaping the future of nuclear energy
As the global push for clean, reliable, and large-scale energy intensifies, nuclear power is poised for a historic resurgence. This event will explore the financing mechanisms that will drive the deployment of 200GW of new nuclear power, ensuring a resilient and sustainable energy future.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with the key players in the nuclear finance landscape.
Dress Business Casual
2025 (date TBD)
New York City
A casual meetup to discuss all things nuclear over drinks in Midtown Manhattan.
Infocast NY Energy Summit
April 7-9, 2025
Albany, NY
Join State Authorities, Regulators & Key Stakeholders for a Comprehensive Look at the Critical Issues Impacting the Empire State’s Clean Energy Landscape
Past Events
Nuclear Pop! Redefining Nuclear Energy in Popular Culture
$7,000 in prizes
Showcase at IAEA Conference in Vienna
Deadline: April 7, 2025
Nuclear energy has been misunderstood and misrepresented in popular culture for decades – from Homer Simpson dozing at control panels to three-eyed fish swimming near plants and eerie green goop threatening communities. Now it’s time to “transmute” these dated stereotypes into accurate, positive representations. Move beyond glowing waste and mutant monsters to show nuclear energy’s true present and future role in our world.
Selected works will be showcased at the IAEA’s International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes in Vienna (May 26-30, 2025), putting your art at the center of a global conversation about nuclear energy’s future.
Let nuclear be the hero of the story, as it is in real life! Your creative work can showcase nuclear’s impact through any visual medium – digital art, animation, comics, video, or beyond.
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Northeast Regional Conference 2025:
Climate Action to Meet the Moment
Fri-Sat, April 4-5, 2025
Union College
College Park Hall
450 Nott Street
Schenectady, NY 12308
Whether you are new to CCL or a seasoned volunteer, join our community of dynamic, committed activists. Anyone who wants to create the political will for a livable world is welcome to join us!
On Saturday April 5th we’ll gather in a 4 track conference, which includes lots of long breaks between sessions to connect and make new friends, follow up with speakers, and learn more from climate action tables throughout the space.
The Future of Energy & the Women who are Leading the Way
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
New York, NY
Nuclear energy is essential for addressing climate change and growing electricity demand. The United States has joined over twenty other countries in pledging to triple its nuclear energy capacity by 2050. Please join the Women in Energy initiative at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA, NiCE (Nuclear is Clean Energy), Columbia Alumni Global Sustainability Network and Accenture to learn from women who have thrived in nuclear energy. They will discuss the future of nuclear energy and the roles and opportunities available within it.
Feb 12, 2025
5:30pm-8:00pm
New York City
Hosted by Nuclear New York, Pillsbury Law, NiCE-Columbia University, and NEI.
This event brought together leaders shaping the future of nuclear energy from technology innovators, vendors, service providers, operators, policymakers, and investors. The evening of networking with a full bar and delectable hors d’oeuvres followed the two-day Nuclear Energy Institute Nuclear Financing Summit in New York City.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
9:00am-4:00pm
Cornell Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island
Verizon Executive Education Center, 2 W Loop Rd, New York, NY 10044
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Steve Helmin is the president of Stop Energy Sprawl, a coalition of community groups, municipalities, and elected officials from localities in New York State targeted by land-wasting large-scale wind & solar projects located far from where that energy is needed. Steve will dispel some of the false promises and will propose how to conserve rural New York.
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Nuclear Energy Action Team hosted Dr. Adam Stein, Director, Nuclear Energy Innovation of the Breakthrough Institute. The U.S. Congress has mandated the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to transition their regulatory approach to a performance-based, technology-inclusive, risk-informed, and consequence-oriented one. What is the ADVANCE act (S.1111) and the Atomic Energy Advancement Act (H.R. 6544) and how can citizen climate advocates help?
Presented by Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL)
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21 Sept 2023
Engelman Recital Hall, New York, NY
An international group of experts discussed nuclear energy’s unique ability to underwrite a prosperous and sustainable future by providing reliable, low-carbon electricity, and phasing out coal. Sessions addressed socioeconomic implications, discuss advancements in nuclear technology regarding sustainability, safety, waste, and explored unlocking nuclear infrastructure financing through international collaboration. Catered lunch was provided. Documentary screening of Atomic Hope: Inside the Pro-Nuclear Movement was followed by Q&A.
22 June 2023 at SUNY Oswego
Panel discussion featuring New York State Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay, Oswego County Administrator Phil Church, and the Business Manager for the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters, Jim Mason on Nuclear Now and achieving New York’s climate goals. Moderated by Isuru Seneviratne of Nuclear New York
Sponsored by Constellation, Upstate Energy Jobs, Nuclear New York, CenterStateCEO, North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, Oswego County, and Carbon Free New York
6 June 2023
Erik Carter is a lawyer, financial planner, writer, and educator in White Plains. Erik co-chairs the Westchester Braver Angels Alliance and is a NY Forward party co-lead and co-liaison to the Braver Angels Network.
1 June 2023
See highlights of the Foreign Press Association discussion with Oliver Stone & Isuru Seneviratne, moderated by Kristen Saloomey of Al Jazeera.
nuclearnowfilm.com | @nuclearnowfilm | foreignpressassociation.org
16 May 2023
How did Madison get her Guest Essay published in the anti-nuclear New York Times?
Why is a mother-to-be happy to bequeath nuclear waste to her children’s generation?
What is the broader energy and climate backdrop that is driving people to take another look at nuclear power?
Discuss the turning tides in the perception of nuclear power and waste.
Friday April 28 and Saturday April 29, Village East by Angelika 181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY
In the thought-provoking documentary NUCLEAR NOW, iconic director Oliver Stone explores the possibility for the global community to overcome challenges like climate change, ensure our continued survival and reach a brighter future through the power of nuclear energy.
Q&A with Director Oliver Stone, Co-writer Joshua S. Goldstein was moderated by Nuclear New York’s Isuru Seneviratne. Saturday Special Guest Caroline Cochran of Oklo from the film.
We handed out autographed copies of A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow by Joshua S. Goldstein (Author), Staffan A. Qvist (Author), Steven Pinker (Foreword).
nuclearnowfilm.com | @nuclearnowfilm | www.brightfuturebook.com
Friday April 28, 2023 at 10:00am
Join Clean Energy Jobs Coalition for a webinar with key energy players:
Greg Lancette, President, New York State Pipe Trades Association
Isuru Seneviratne, Steering Committee, Nuclear New York
Gerry Waites, Partner, O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue LLP
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