Dr Sama Bilbao y León | Opening Keynote | IAEA International Symposium on AI & Nuclear Energy

Описание: On 3 December 2025, Dr Sama Bilbao y León, Director General of World Nuclear Association, delivered the opening keynote at the first International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Energy, hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna. This landmark event convened global leaders from the nuclear and AI sectors to explore how clean, reliable nuclear power can meet the surging electricity demands of increasingly AI-driven data centres and how artificial intelligence can accelerate innovation across the nuclear industry.

Sama Bilbao y León’s keynote set the stage for substantive dialogue on the critical nexus between advanced computing and energy infrastructure, framing nuclear energy not only as a low-carbon backbone for future digital economies but also as a strategic enabler of AI’s scalability.

Following her keynote, Dr Bilbao y León led of panel of distinguished experts for the “Nuclear Power for Data Centers” panel discussion, featuring:
• Ms Lou Martinez, Chief Technical Officer, Westinghouse
• Mr Demian Reidel, President of the Board of Directors, Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA (NA-SA), Argentina
• Mr George Borovas, Partner and Head of Global Nuclear Practice, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
• Mr Manuel Greisinger, Director, Google Distributed Cloud
• Mr Brent Wanner, Head of Power Sector Unit, World Energy Outlook, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Together, this panel examined practical pathways for integrating nuclear power solutions with the energy needs of hyperscale data centres, the role of emerging technologies in grid resilience, and opportunities for cross-sector collaboration to achieve secure, sustainable energy for future computing demands.

Links to full programme and official materials:
• IAEA news item: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/...
• IAEA programme overview: https://www.iaea.org/events/ai-sympos...

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