Nuclear initiative: webinar on 12 September
The NICE Future initiative and the International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC) is hosting a webinar titled Communicating the Roles of Nuclear Energy in Clean Energy Systems: Spotlight on Young Professionals and Africa.
About the Webinar
We invite young professionals, experts, and academics working in nuclear and nuclear science-related fields, those supporting the talent pipeline and those interested in hearing perspectives from young professionals and government representatives on their vision for nuclear energy in Africa’s future.
As nuclear energy emits no carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, mercury or particulates that cause smog, it can accelerate progress towards clean energy goals. This webinar will explore the importance of sharing nuclear energy’s clean energy story. Millennial perspectives are important to this topic as policymakers, innovators and investors shape the future. Learn from our colleagues from African countries how nuclear energy fits into their national clean energy systems and economic growth policy planning, now and in the future, and how millennials from Africa are sharing their stories.
Our Expert Panel
- Carrie Edwards, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy, NICE Future Lead Countries Team Member
- Jeremy Gordon, Director, Fluent in Energy
- Edwin Chesire, Technical Advisor, Kenyan Nuclear Authority, Kenya
- Abdul Byamukama Ateenyi, Radiation Protection Officer and Head of Nuclear Power Regulation, Atomic Energy Council, Uganda
- Raphael Chesori, IAEA Ph.D. Fellow, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Kenya
- Princess Mthombeni, Stakeholder Liaison, South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), South Africa
- Pamella Kageliza, OWSD Ph.D Fellow, University of Nairobi and University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Also hear updates from African country officials and professionals on the upcoming 15-16 October 2019 Africa Nuclear Business Platform Conference, in Nairobi, Kenya, featuring ministers and nuclear sector leaders, as well as other events in Africa featuring youth in nuclear energy.