Agenda
Program
Registration (Open All Day)
- 7:00 AM - 14:00 PM
Breakfast
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Opening Remarks
- 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Opening Keynote Speaker
- 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Hon. Stephen Crawford
Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Hon. Stephen Crawford
Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Stephen Crawford was elected as the Member for Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Oakville in 2018, in 2022, and again in 2025. On March 19, 2025, he was appointed as Ontario’s Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, overseeing the delivery of vital programs and services through ServiceOntario, the implementation of consumer protection laws in the province, and the development of public policy around cyber security as well as groundbreaking technologies like AI. He also manages public sector procurement and supply chain operations, ensuring ministries, hospitals, school boards, provincial agencies and more, have access to high-quality, timely, reliable products that are also cost-effective. Prior to his latest appointment he served as Ontario’s Associate Minster of Mines and as Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministers of Finance, Energy, and Infrastructure. Before entering public service, Stephen served in senior leadership and executive roles in the financial and investment industry over the past 20 years. As a senior executive and senior equity partner at Acuity Funds Ltd, he was instrumental in growing the firm to almost $10 billion in managed assets and was acquired by AGF Management Ltd. in 2011. After Acuity, Stephen became a senior executive and helped transition and build O’Leary Funds LP before it was purchased by Canoe Financial in 2016
Panel #1 - Data Centres - The Next Strategic Market for Nuclear
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Laurent Boinot
Microsoft
Laurent Boinot
Microsoft
Jordan Penic
Sussex
Jordan Penic
Sussex
Jeffrey Smith
Hydro One
Jeffrey Smith
Hydro One
Unconfirmed
TBD
Unconfirmed
TBD
Coffee Break AM
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Lunch Break
- 12:00 AM - 13:00 AM
Coffee Break PM
- 14:00 AM - 14:20 AM
Panel #4 - Building Alliances—Nuclear and Tech Industry Collaboration
- 14:20 PM - 15:20 AM

Ivette Perez
President & CEO, OCNI

Ivette Perez
President & CEO, OCNI
Ivette Vera-Perez is a recognized leader with over 20 years of experience in energy, cleantech, and sustainability. Her background includes strategic planning, business development, and advancing low-carbon solutions through cross-sector collaboration. She holds a Master of Applied Science from UBC and an MBA from McGill University. Before joining the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI), Ivette served as President and CEO of the Canadian Hydrogen Association, where she led the rebranding the organization, expanded its national footprint and more than doubled its membership base. She worked closely with the federal government to advance Canada’s Hydrogen Strategy. Earlier, she led the national industry team at Mitacs and managed over $275 million in GHG reduction programs at the Ontario Centres of Innovation. Ivette has served on the boards of Canada Cleantech Alliance and the Atlantic Hydrogen Alliance, is a founding Director of the Ontario Clean Technology Industry Association (OCTIA) and currently sits on the NRC’s Clean Energy Innovation Research Centre Advisory Board.

Kathleen Kauth
Chief Operating Officer, Mantle Climate

Kathleen Kauth
Chief Operating Officer, Mantle Climate
Kathleen is a clean technology and climate strategy professional. As Mantle’s COO, Kathleen’s overarching goal is to empower her teammates and clients to improve climate performance and reduce climate risk.
Kathleen leads Mantle’s work in the data center industry. She is a member of the iMasons Climate Accord Power Working Group and a founding member of the iMasons Canada Chapter. She loves working in digital infrastructure because, while it faces many sustainability challenges, many of the people within it are willing to face them.
Prior to Mantle, Kathleen worked for almost 15 years across cleantech start-ups focused on solar project development, battery optimization and demand response. Before committing her career to the fight against climate change, Kathleen’s professional journey began in athletics, having won an Olympic medal in Torino, Italy, and two World Championship medals in women’s ice hockey.
She has an undergraduate degree from Brown University in Biology/ Pre-Medicine, as well as a master’s degree in International Public Health from Boston University. A life-long learner, she has completed the three CFA exams, and is continually taking online courses in various subjects, from accounting to history.
Josh Rusak
Accenture AI
Josh Rusak
Accenture AI
Dr. Martin Green
Boltzman Institute
Dr. Martin Green
Boltzman Institute
Closing Remarks
- 15:20 PM - 15:30 PM
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