KEYNOTE: JOEL BRADBURNE, ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DOE-EM
Introduction: Brent Gerry, Mayor, City of West Richland, WA; Chair, ECA
Joel Bradburne, Acting Assistant Secretary, DOE-EM 
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Tuesday, September 24, 2025

Wednesday, September 25, 2025

OPENING REMARKS: EM ENABLING A NEW ERA OF AMERICAN ENERGY

​Brent Gerry, Mayor, City of West Richland, WA; Chair, ECA
David “DJ” Johnson, Vice President/General Manager, Honeywell Federal Solutions; Chair, EFCOG 

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HIGHLIGHTING THE NEXT PHASE OF EM SUCCESS
Moderator: Alicia Stetin, Chief of Staff, DOE-EM
…Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative (AMC)
Edwin R. Deshong III,Manager, Savannah River Operations Office, DOE-SR
Dr. Johney Green Jr., Director, Savannah River National Laboratory
…Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS)
Mark Bollinger, Manager, Carlsbad Field Office, DOE-EM
Ken Harrawood, President & Program Manager, Salado Isolation Mining Contractors,
… West Valley Demonstration Project, Main Plant Deactivation and Demolition
Jason Casper, President & Program Manager, West Valley Cleanup Alliance (WVCA)
Jack Zimmerman, Director, Consolidated Business Center, DOE-EM 










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ENABLING EFFICIENCY AND DRIVING INNOVATION AT OAK RIDGE

Moderator: John Longenecker, CEO, Longenecker & Associates, Inc.
Erik Olds, Manager, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM), DOE-EM
Wade Creswell, Roane County Executive & ECA Board Member
Joe Aylor, Director of Critical Projects, United Cleanup Oak Ridge, LLC (UCOR)
Tim McEvoy, Director of Mission Assurance and Controls, United Cleanup Oak Ridge, LLC (UCOR) 










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THE VIEW ON THE GROUND: A DISCUSSION WITH SITE CONTRACTOR EXECUTIVES

Moderator: Laura Hermann, Deputy Executive Director, Energy Communities Alliance (ECA)
Dr. Thomas Burns Jr., President & Program Manager, Savannah River Mission Completion, LLC (SRMC)
Sean Dunagan, Director of Waste Management and Operations, United Cleanup Oak Ridge, LLC (UCOR)
Carol Johnson, President & Program Manager, Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure
Bill Kirby, Chief Operating Officer, Idaho Environmental Coalition
Brad Smith, President & General Manager, Newport News Nuclear-BWXT Los Alamos, LLC (N3B)
Bob Wilkinson, President, Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) 











NEW ENERGY/AI INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AT DOE SITES

Moderator: Robbie Bennett, CEO, SRS Community Reuse Organization (SRSCRO)
Jennifer Chandler, Village Council & CIC Board Member, Portsmouth Ohio
Jerome Delvin, Commissioner, Benton County, WA
Chuck Hope, Council Member, City of Oak Ridge, TN, Secretary, ECA
Neelesh Nerurkar, Acting Principal Deputy Director and the Director of Infrastructure Policy, DOE
Rob Seifert, Director, Infrastructure Disposition & Regulatory Policy, DOE











​EM FIELD MANAGERS ROUNDTABLE
Moderator: Rick Provencher, Senior Vice President, Cavendish Nuclear US
Nicholas Balsmeier, Acting Manager, Idaho Cleanup Project, DOE-EM
Mark Bollinger, Manager, Carlsbad Field Office, DOE-EM
Edwin R. Deshong III, Manager, Savannah River Operations Office, DOE-EM
Ray Geimer, Manager, Hanford Field Office, DOE-EM
Reinhard Knerr, Deputy Manager, Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office
Jessica Kunkle, Manager, EM Los Alamos Field Office, DOE-EM
Erik Olds, Manager, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM), DOE-EM
Jack Zimmerman, Director, Consolidated Business Center, DOE-EM 

2025 WORKSHOP​

​KEYNOTE - DR. RIAN BAHRAN, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS

Introduction: Dr. Rebecca Casper, Mayor, City of Idaho Falls, ID; ECA Vice Chair

Dr. Rian Bahran, DOE-NE Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Reactors











A NEW PHASE FOR HANFORD CLEANUP

​Moderator: David Reeploeg, Vice President for Federal Affairs, TRIDEC
Amy Basche, President, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) Brian Harkins, Acting Deputy Manager, Hanford Field Office, DOE-EM Mark Hughey, Acting General Manager, Navarro-ATL
Carol Johnson, President & Program Manager,
Mark Johnson, Principal Vice President, High Level Waste Facility, Waste Treatment & Immobilization Plant (WTP), Bechtel
Bob Wilkinson, President, Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure 







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EM ENABLING DOE'S NATIONAL SECURITY MISSION

Moderator: Randall Ryti, Councilor, Los Alamos County
James McConnell, Associate Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
Mark Bollinger, Manager, Carlsbad Field Office, DOE-EM
Sean Dunagan, Waste Management & Operations Director, UCOR Connie Flohr, Senior Vice President, Navarro
Jeff Griffin, President & CEO, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions ​











REDUCE, REUSE, DISPOSE: TACKLING EM'S WASTE CHALLENGES

Moderator: Christine Gelles, COO, Longenecker & Associates, Inc.
Kristen Ellis, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory & Policy Affairs, DOE-EM
David Carlson, President, Waste Control Specialists
Harsh Desai, Chief Commercialization Officer, Zeno Power
Mark Duff, President & CEO, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc Joe Heckman, President, Waste Management, EnergySolutions 










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A NEW VISION FOR PADUCAH AND PORTSMOUTH
Moderator: Craig Clymer, McCracken County Judge Executive
April Ladd, Paducah Site Lead, Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office
Zak Lafontaine, DUF6 Project Manager, PPPO, DOE-EM
Myrna Redfield, President & Program Manager, Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership Jantien Shizuru, Paducah Program Manager, General Matter
Bruce Wilcox, President & CEO, Greater Paducah Economic Development 











MOVING EM FORWARD - WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2026

Moderator: Seth Kirshenberg, Executive Director, Energy Communities Alliance (ECA)
Nathan Anderson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Steve Trischman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, DOE-EM
Adam DeMella, Consultant, ADG Strategies LLC
Eric Knox, Vice President for Strategic Development, National Security Group, Amentum ​​










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CORPORATE LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES & CLOSING REMARKS

Moderator: Martin Schneider, President, Longenecker & Associates, Inc.
Jim Blankenhorn, Senior Vice President and lead of Environment and Security, Amentum

Jonathan “JD” Dowell, Senior Vice President, Fluor
Heatherly Dukes, President, BWXT Technical Services Group
David “DJ” Johnson, Vice President/General Manager, Honeywell Federal Solutions; Chair, EFCOG
Jeff Kendall, President, AtkinsRéalis U.S. Nuclear Michael Lempke, President, Global Security, HII


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