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.
Presentations
Panel 1: International Procurement Challenges and Opportunities — Perspectives from an International Nuclear Project Builder
Panel 2: International Procurement Challenges and Opportunities — Perspectives from an International Nuclear Project Developer
Panel 3: International Procurement Challenges and Opportunities — Perspectives from the Argentine Supply Chain
Panel 4: Domestic Procurement in Canada (Ontario) Challenges and Opportunities
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
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