ANBP 2026 Agenda

AM Session

Practical lessons from Bangladesh’s journey to deliver, commission and prepare to operate its first nuclear power plant.

Workshop Leaders:

Mohammad Shariful Islam, Manager, Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Power Plant Company Bangladesh Limited

Dr. SK Anisur Rahman, Senior Scientific Officer, Nuclear Safety, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority

PM Session

Türkiye’s experience in developing a nuclear programme, building industrial capacity and delivering lessons for ASEAN newcomers.

Workshop Leader:

Mustafa Selim Çelen, General Directorate of Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Türkiye

Government Address

Dr. Le Xuan Dinh, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam

Opening & Welcome Remarks

Nguyen The Huu, Deputy Director General, Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam, Ministry of Industry and Trade

Welcome Address

Zaf Coelho, Global Managing Director, Nuclear Business Platform

Vietnam’s Nuclear Vision

Tran Chi Thanh, President, Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM)

Building Vietnam’s Nuclear Project

Cao Hoai Duong, Deputy General Director, Vietnam National Energy and Industry Group (Petrovietnam)

High-Level Panel Discussion: New Demand, New Imperative — AI, Data Centres and Industrial Electrification as Drivers for ASEAN’s Nuclear Decade

How AI-driven data centre demand is reshaping ASEAN’s energy planning; the climate-capital reallocation toward nuclear under the EU green taxonomy; how ASEAN nuclear plans align with regional industrial decarbonisation; the role of regional cooperation in accelerating delivery.

ModeratorGeorge Borovas, Head of Nuclear, Hunton

Panellists:

Mark Cojuangco, Chairperson of the Special Committee on Nuclear Energy, House of Representatives, Philippines

Haendra Subekti, Deputy Chairman, Nuclear Safety Assessment, Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency, Indonesia

Timur Zhantikin, Deputy Chairman, Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Agency

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Signing

Chairperson Opening Remarks

Donald Hoffman, President & CEO, EXCEL Services Corporation, USA

Strengthening Viet Nam’s Nuclear Power Infrastructure: Key Lessons from the 2025 INIR Mission

Dr. Tran Bich Ngoc, Deputy Director General, Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS)

Building Nuclear Readiness Without a Decision to Deploy: Singapore’s INIR Pathway and Capability-Building Strategy

Meng Hwee Chia, Director, Nuclear Development, Energy Market Authority, Singapore

The Philippines: Bataan Rehabilitation, SMR Partnerships and the 4,800 MW Target

Thailand: PDP 2024 and Building Out Nuclear by 2037

Thanawat Sricharoenchai, Assistant Director of Power Plant Development Planning, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)

Indonesia: NEPIO, RUPTL and the Road to a 500 MW First Unit by 2032

Irwanuddin H.I. Kulla, Expert, Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia

From TRIGA PUSPATI to SMR Deployment: How Malaysia’s Research Reactor Experience Builds the Foundation for Commercial Nuclear Power

Dr. Muhammad Rawi Mohamed Zin, Director-General, Malaysian Nuclear Agency

Chairperson Opening Remarks

Harry Brunt, Partner, International Energy and Infrastructure, Hunton

Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Project Implementation Status and Infrastructure Readiness

Pham Van Mao, Head of the Technical Department, Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project Management Board (EVNNPB), Vietnam Electricity (EVN)

Nuclear Energy for Secure Supply in a High Demand Digital Environment

Nguyen Viet Phuong, 3E (Energy, Economics, Environment) Analyst, Planning and Economic Studies Section, Department of Nuclear Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Comparative Legal Analysis: What ASEAN’s Legal Frameworks Need from Day One

Harry Brunt, Partner, International Energy and Infrastructure, Hunton

Lessons from the US NRC Experience: A Regulatory Roadmap for ASEAN Nuclear Newcomers

Donald Hoffman, President & CEO, EXCEL Services Corporation, USA

Panel Discussion: ASEAN Regulators in Conversation with Their Peers — Building Confidence, Capability and Independence

Regulatory independence as a credibility anchor; IAEA peer review and integrated regulatory review service (IRRS) experience; building safety and security culture from day one; resourcing and TSO partnerships; addressing operational and security risks at the licensing stage.

ModeratorDonald Hoffman, President & CEO, EXCEL Services Corporation, USA

Panellists:

Dr. Nguyen Hoang Linh, Director General, Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS)

Dr. Carlo Arcilla, Former Director, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute

Dr. Teng Iyu Lin, Director, Nuclear Installations, Department of Atomic Energy, Malaysia

Dr. Yutthana Tumnoi, Acting Director, Strategy and Planning, Office of Atoms for Peace, Thailand

Bankable Nuclear: Mobilising Export Credit and Private Capital for ASEAN

Harry Nguyen, Country Head – Vietnam, UK Export Finance

Featured: The EU Green Taxonomy and the Reallocation of Climate Capital Toward Asian Nuclear

Julien Saigault, Partner, Global Nuclear Advisory, EY

Panel Discussion: New Capital Stacks for ASEAN’s First Reactors — Multilaterals, ECAs, Climate Funds and Sovereign Models

Panellists:

Julien Saigault, Partner, Global Nuclear Advisory, EY

George Borovas, Head of Nuclear, Hunton

Leslie Lau, Catalytic Capital, Temasek Trust

How Microreactors Can Power ASEAN’s Islands, Mines and Industrial Parks

John Valentino, Head of U.S. Sales and Business Development, Terra Innovatum

The Control Tower for Emerging Nuclear Power Programmes

Irman Hakim, CEO, Nucleus Energy Technology

From Large Units to Floating Plants: Operating Experience and Lessons from the VVER Fleet

Dmitry Raspopin, Country Head (Vietnam), Rosatom

Building Vietnam’s Nuclear Workforce

Nguyen Van Thai, Deputy Head of the Department of Engineering Physics, Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST)

Panel: From Grid Operators to Nuclear Owners — How SE Asian Utilities Are Preparing for SMR Deployment

Site selection and grid compatibility; workforce development and regulatory coordination; financing models and public acceptance; lessons from global utility-led nuclear programmes.

ModeratorDonald Hoffman, President & CEO, EXCEL Services Corporation, USA

Panellists:

Duong Thanh Tung, Head of Division of Training, Research and Implementation, Nuclear Training Center, Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM)

Dr. Nateekool Kriangchaiporn, Head of SMR Power Plant Preparation Project, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)

ANBP 2026 Synthesis Roundtable: What ASEAN Has Learned at ANBP 2026

A capstone moderated discussion in which senior officials from each of the ASEAN Big 6 reflect on what they heard over the three days, what surprised them, and what they will take back to their programmes.

Conference Closing Remarks

Zaf Coelho, Global Managing Director, Nuclear Business Platform