Nuclear Supply Chain Symposium - Nov. 10, 2015

On Nov. 10, 2015, Gowlings and the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCI) hosted the first Gowlings-OCI Nuclear Supply Chain Symposium. Legal and business leaders in the global nuclear sector presented on a range of key topics during the day-long workshop, including:

• Current opportunities to participate in domestic and international nuclear projects;
• How to prepare your business to join the nuclear supply chain;
• Procurement best practices and what buyers are really looking for;
• What you need from companies purchasing your services; and
• How the project contracting model impacts your bottom line — including how exposure to litigation can affect your ability to deliver on a project.

Below are the available presentations from the Symposium. Please note, these do not constitute a legal opinion or other professional advice. The views and opinions expressed by external speakers are not necessarily shared by Gowlings.

For more information, please contact Cindy Kou at cindy.kou@gowlingwlg.com.

Presentations

Panel 1: International Procurement Challenges and Opportunities — Perspectives from an International Nuclear Project Builder

• Mark Richards, Chief Counsel International Operations, CH2M Hill

Panel 2: International Procurement Challenges and Opportunities — Perspectives from an International Nuclear Project Developer

• Dr. Konstantin P. Kryazhevskikh, Chief Legal Officer, Rusatom Overseas

Panel 3: International Procurement Challenges and Opportunities — Perspectives from the Argentine Supply Chain

• Ricardo De Dicco, Coordinator of the Metallurgical Nuclear Commission, ADIMRA

Panel 4: Domestic Procurement in Canada (Ontario) Challenges and Opportunities

• Harry Hall, Vice President Supply Chain, Bruce Power
• Ron Oberth, President and CEO, OCI

Panel 5: Contracting Models: Understanding the Difference Between the International Model and the British Model

• Darryl Brown, Partner, Gowlings
• Mark Richards, Chief Counsel International Operations, CH2M Hill
• Maxine Symington, Director, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co

Panel 7: Financing Nuclear Projects

• Paul Murphy, Special Counsel, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
• Chris Evans, Clean Technologies Advisor, Export Development Canada
• Ahab Abdel-Aziz, Global Director, Nuclear Power Generation, Gowlings