Agenda
08:30 – 09:15: REGISTRATION
Refreshments are available during registration.
09:20 – 09:30: WELCOME MESSAGE
Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General, RUSI, and Interim Director, UK PONI
09:30 – 10:00: OPENING KEYNOTE
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, PhD, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, US Department of State
Chair: Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General, RUSI, and Interim Director, UK PONI
Chair: Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General, RUSI, and Interim Director, UK PONI
10:00 – 11:15: Panel One: The Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament Landscape
Sara Bundtzen, Research and Policy Associate, Institute for Strategic Dialogue
‘(Dis)Information Operations on social media: Implications for nuclear regimes and treaties’
Lucy Millington, Graduate Physicist, Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)
‘Are nuclear breakout times an effective way of measuring a country’s proliferation risk?‘
Liv Muldal El Baz, Postgraduate Student, King’s College London
‘Strategic stability and the role of space: Challenges and opportunities‘
Chair: Dr Ana Alecsandru, Research Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, RUSI, and Programme Manager, UK PONI
‘(Dis)Information Operations on social media: Implications for nuclear regimes and treaties’
Lucy Millington, Graduate Physicist, Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)
‘Are nuclear breakout times an effective way of measuring a country’s proliferation risk?‘
Liv Muldal El Baz, Postgraduate Student, King’s College London
‘Strategic stability and the role of space: Challenges and opportunities‘
Chair: Dr Ana Alecsandru, Research Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, RUSI, and Programme Manager, UK PONI
11:15 – 11:45: BREAK AND CAREERS FAIR
A careers fair will take place during the breaks at the conference.
11:45 – 12:30: Panel Two: The UK Nuclear Enterprise and the Sustainability of Nuclear Skills
Ben Goold, Safety Assessment Specialist, AWE
Lacey-Jo Marsland, Safety Assessment Specialist, AWE
‘The role of nuclear power generation in UK energy resilience‘
Robbie Lyons, Consultant, PA Consulting
‘Getting ready to learn: How to enable the UK nuclear enterprise to deliver progressive cost improvement
Chair: Dr Rob Whittleston, Director, International Engagement, Security & Non-Proliferation, National Nuclear Laboratory
12:30 – 13:4: LUNCH AND CAREERS FAIR
Lunch is available for conference delegates.
13:45 – 14:30 Lunch Keynote - Samantha Job CMG MVO
Samantha Job CMG MVO, Director for Defence and International Security, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chair: Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General, RUSI, and Interim Director, UK PONI Director
Chair: Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General, RUSI, and Interim Director, UK PONI Director
14:30 – 15:30: Panel Three: Future Nuclear Technologies
Alex Langton, Graduate Engineer, AWE
Kate Taylor, Operations and Technical Support Assistant, NNL
‘Nuclear waste: A burden from the past or a fuel for the future?‘
Joshua Mulholland, Scientist, UK Ministry of Defence
Rhiannon McGrady, Senior Business Analyst, MASS
‘Unconventional uses for non-conventional weapons: a look into exo-planetary applications for the nuclear stockpile‘
Chair: Paul Jagger, Director, Maritime Mission Systems, Babcock International Group
15:30 – 15:45: BREAK
Tea and coffee is available for conference delegates.
15:45 – 17:00: Panel Four: China’s Nuclear Modernisation and Regional Implications
Zuzanna Gwadera, Research Assistant, King’s College London
‘A window of opportunity for arms control? Evolving Chinese approaches to crisis stability and nuclear escalation‘
Seungcheol Lee, Student, University of Edinburgh
‘Understanding China’s nuclear modernization: Motivations and implications for the global non-proliferation regime‘
Jamie Withorne, Affiliate, Oslo Nuclear Project, University of Oslo
‘Pixelated tigers? Assessing the relationship between OSINT, China, and regional nuclear deterrence‘
Chair: Dr Sidharth Kaushal, Research Fellow, Sea Power, Military Sciences, RUSI
‘A window of opportunity for arms control? Evolving Chinese approaches to crisis stability and nuclear escalation‘
Seungcheol Lee, Student, University of Edinburgh
‘Understanding China’s nuclear modernization: Motivations and implications for the global non-proliferation regime‘
Jamie Withorne, Affiliate, Oslo Nuclear Project, University of Oslo
‘Pixelated tigers? Assessing the relationship between OSINT, China, and regional nuclear deterrence‘
Chair: Dr Sidharth Kaushal, Research Fellow, Sea Power, Military Sciences, RUSI
17:00 – 17:10: CLOSING REMARKS
Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General, RUSI, and Interim Director, UK PONI
A drinks reception will follow the closing keynote for all attendees who wish to join.