Kaz Fukui leads decarbonization for GE Vernova across Asia, helping customers and partners develop practical energy solutions and net-zero roadmaps. He brings nearly two decades of experience with GE and GE Vernova, where he’s held leadership roles across service, strategy, marketing, and growth in the Asia-Pacific region. Over the course of his career, he has worked across a wide range of power technologies, including gas, coal, nuclear, hydro, and wind. Kaz also brings a broader background in technology development and commercialization. He holds an MBA from Oxford, degrees from Cambridge, and is a Chartered Engineer in the UK

Mr Matthew Chew is a nuclear engineer working at the intersection of nuclear energy, future energy systems, and secure digital operations. He is a graduate of MIT’s prestigious Leaders for Global Operations program, where he earned both an MBA and an MSc in Nuclear Science and Engineering. He is particularly passionate about building the ecosystem needed to support nuclear energy in Singapore and across ASEAN, including the engineering capabilities, institutional readiness, policy foundations, and talent development required for credible deployment. In his current work, besides building nuclear energy capabilities, he also contributes in areas such as digital twins for complex engineering systems, OT cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, and training and education that build operational competence. He is equally committed to making complex technical issues accessible to engineers, decision-makers, and the wider public.

Michael Kruse is the Global Leader of Arthur D. Little’s Energy, Utilities & Resources Practice and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. With nearly 25 years of professional experience, he is recognized as an expert in the management and recovery of large-scale capital investment programs in the power sector, with a particular emphasis on nuclear energy.

His consulting expertise covers the entire nuclear lifecycle, including nuclear new build (large nuclear power plants and small modular reactors), performance improvement, and nuclear decommissioning. Over the past 15 years, he has advised more than 20 nuclear operators worldwide on optimizing their nuclear assets.

Mr. Kruse has provided multi-year advisory support to about 15 nuclear new build programs including Finland, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, Switzerland, and Hungary. On an interim basis, he also served as Acting General Project Manager for the decommissioning of the Mühleberg nuclear power plant in Switzerland.

He holds a Master of Science in Business Administration from the University of Münster, Germany, specializing in Operations Management and Plant Engineering, as well as an Associate Degree in Banking with a focus on Structured Project Finance.

Before joining Arthur D. Little, Mr. Kruse gained early professional experience in general and investment banking at WestLB / Panmoure Gordon, focusing on structured finance.

Assoc Professor. Dr. Nguyen Tuan Khai has been the Vice President of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VinAtom) since July 1, 2025. His expertise is in nuclear physics.

Before transferring to the VinAtom, he served as the Director General of the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) for nearly nine years, from November 2016 to June 2025.

Mr. Khai received his PhD in nuclear physics in 2006 from the Institute for Physical and Chemical Research RIKEN, Japan.

He has spent many years researching experimental nuclear physics with heavy ion beams at the Institute of Nuclear Physics (IPN) Orsay, Institute of Research into the Fundamental Laws of the Universe (IRFU), France; and the Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP) at Osaka University, Japan.

The agency is a foundation established by Korean Government to develop i-SMR.

Dr Kim graduated from nuclear engineering department of Seoul National University in 1988 and completed his master and Ph.D. degrees in nuclear engineering at KAIST in 1990 and 1993, respectively. Dr Kim worked to develop APR1400 in Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co, (KHNP) since 1997. And he had major role to get the standard design approval of APR1400 at 2002. In 2006, he led the national project to develop GEN III+ PWR, APR+.

From 2015, he was the project manager for APR1400 USNRC design certification and EUR certification. From 2020, he was the president of Central Research Institute (CRI) of KHNP and he planned the innovative SMR development with the Korean government.

Karthik Subramanian is an analyst at Lux Research, a leading multinational research and advisory firm for Fortune 500 companies to help them meet their decarbonization targets. At Lux, he leads the coverage of innovations within low-carbon power generation technologies. Karthik has a Master's degree in Sustainable Energy Technologies from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

Dr. Pantip Ampornrat holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. She also earned two master's degrees. One from the University of Michigan and another from the Department of Nuclear Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University. Her academic journey began with a bachelor's degree in Physics from Mahidol University.

Currently, Dr. Pantip works in the Small-Modular Reactor Regulation Division, Office of Atoms for Peace under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand. This agency is responsible for nuclear and radiation regulatory oversight in the country. Her expertise spans nuclear safety regulation, reactor component materials, material degradation mechanisms in nuclear reactors, radiation effects on reactor metals, and nuclear reactor design for both research and power applications. She is also proficient in nuclear-based material analysis techniques such as neutron scattering and neutron activation analysis.

Dr. Pantip has led several key projects, including the Construction licensing approval of the BNCT research reactor at Suranaree University of Technology and the regulatory oversight of aging management for the TRR-1/M1 research reactor at the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology. She actively follows the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) program in Thailand, and explores regulatory frameworks aligned with IAEA and international standards. She and her division are responsible for developing the regulatory infrastructure in preparation for the SMR regulation, as it will be the first nuclear power program in Thailand.

Kishor U Agrawal is a graduate in Electronics Engineering and MBA in International Business Management.After completing Nuclear Training from NTC  (One Year Training), he joined Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited on August 1st, 1989. He is a Nuclear Expert in various field having experience of more than 36 years in Nuclear Power corporation of India limited and superannuated as Associate Director in Feb 2025.
 
Kishor U Agrawal is Joint Secretary of Indian Nuclear Society (INS) for last six year. He is Committee member of Bureau of Indian Standards CHD-30 Nuclear Energy for Peaceful applications. He is working as a Nuclear Adviser since March 2025 & involved in evaluating various technologies available in India & worldwide and which are best suitable to Indian companies both technologically & commercially.
 
He has experience in different field like Project construction (at KAPP-1&2, TAPP-3&4 and RAPP-5&6 -total 18 Years) completed in shortest possible time including initial project setting, commissioning & maintenance (at TAPS-1&2 total- 2 years) (This includes PHWRs type reactors of different size 220 MWe, 540 MWe, 700 MWe and LWR type 1000MWe) and Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor.

His expertise in Procurement & supply chain management including domestic EPCs & international Contracts for various Nuclear Projects. (13 Years) and involved in the processes for finalizing projects in India with Rosatom,JSC, Russia & EDF, France and involved in establishing fuel supply for KK-3 to 6 Nuclear Reactors (3 Years).

He has Comprehensive knowledge of nuclear power plant lifecycle. Expert in cost estimation for various Nuclear Power projects and well connect with Indian & foreign Nuclear Industries and various associations like India Nuclear Society etc.