Nuclear and National Security: The Sovereign Power Race for AI Dominance

About this event

The nation that controls reliable, baseload, carbon-free power will position itself well for the AI race – and that competition is already underway. Russia’s Rosatom has spent two decades quietly binding dozens of countries to 60-year nuclear dependency relationships, while China is building more reactors than the rest of the world combined, laying the energy foundation for sovereign AI compute at unprecedented scale.

This program will take the 30,000-foot view of a contest most people don’t yet recognize as a contest: the race to control the uranium supply chain, the fuel cycle, and the next generation of small modular reactors that will power not just electricity grids, but military bases, allied nations, and the data centers that will define who leads in artificial intelligence for the next half century.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Jacob Bolinger focuses his practice in the areas of construction and government contracts, advising clients on contract drafting, negotiation, and administration, regulatory compliance, delay disputes, changes, requests for equitable adjustment and claims, and related litigation. His work spans sizable and sophisticated military, transportation, nuclear, data center, and other critical infrastructure projects, including public and private construction projects.

Phil Lookadoo is a partner in the Energy Practice Group of Haynes Boone. Phil’s practice addresses energy transactions and regulatory compliance in oil, natural gas, power and renewables, commodity trading and derivatives (hedging versus spec trades), mergers and acquisitions, and project development (including project O&M, PPA, project financing and grid interconnections).

With more than 30 years of leadership at the highest levels of both the public and private sectors, The Honorable Douglas A. Smith serves as Global Head of Public Affairs, Managing Director for Middle East at The Nuclear Company. Smith served as an Assistant Secretary for the Private Sector at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where he became a central figure in strengthening its global business engagement. He championed public-private partnerships to support a more resilient and secure America. A recognized expert on public-private partnerships and the critical link between national security and economic security, Smith is a frequent international speaker whose insights have informed policy and business leaders around the world.

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