Energy & Cleantech

ETEC's NOW Conference

The Nuclear Opportunities Workshop (NOW) is an annual conference focused on the nuclear industry, covering nuclear fission and fusion energy, national security, radioisotopes, environmental management, policy, regulation, reactors, and workforce development.

It brings together industry, government, research, academia, and workforce stakeholders for networking and knowledge exchange.

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The essentials

Event details

Dates
4 August 2026 to 5 August 2026
Location
Knoxville Convention Exhibition Center, Knoxville, United States
Organiser
East Tennessee Economic Council
Tickets
USD 50 to 1125
Expected attendance
1,000
Industry
Energy & Cleantech

Agenda themes

Topics covered

  • Power & Energy

On stage

Speakers

  • Governor Bill Lee, State of Tennessee
  • Randy McNally, Lt. Governor & Speaker of the Senate, Tennessee Legislature
  • Congressman Chuck Fleischmann
  • Tim Walsh, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Brandon Williams, Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
  • Senator Marsha Blackburn, United States Senate, United States Senate
  • Bill Hagerty, U. S. Senator, State of Tennessee
  • David W. Salyers, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
  • Deniece Thomas, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
  • Stephen Streiffer, Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
  • Mike Skaggs, President & Chief Executive Officer, TVA
  • Hash Hashemian, President and CEO, Analysis and Measurement Services
  • Todd Ailes, President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Carolyn Anderson, Governor’s Chair for Nuclear Medicine: Radiopharmaceutical Therapies
  • Paul Artman, Fellow System Design Engineering, AMD
  • Naomi Asher, Founder and Principal Consultant, The Maven
  • Scott Atchley, Chief Technology Officer
  • Rita Baranwal, Chief Nuclear Officer, Radiant
  • Dominick Bindl, Chief Operating Officer, Realta Fusion

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