UK PONI Annual Conference 2018

Tom Plant, Director, UK PONI

Chair: Tom Plant, Director, UK PONI

Speaker: Julian Kelly, Director General Nuclear, Ministry of Defence

Chair: Shatabhisha Shetty, Deputy Director, European Leadership Network

Speakers:

Jennifer Schofield, MA Student, King’s College London
'An “America First” Arms Control Policy'

Dr Katarzyna Kubiak, Policy Fellow, European Leadership Network
'The way forward on the INF Treaty'

Elif Beyza Karaalioğlu, MA Student, King’s College London
'How can the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Contribute to the Future of the NPT?'

Chair: Justin Bronk, Research Fellow, RUSI

Speakers:

Martin Everett, MA Student, King’s College London
'The Rise of Hypersonic Defence'

Cameron Hunter, PhD Candidate, University of Bristol
'Anti-satellite technology and US-China nuclear deterrence stability'

Kirsty Nixon, Graduate Electronic Engineer, Babcock
'Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – Operational Technology (OT) Security'

Guy Bishop, Model Engineer, MASS
'Could a state cyber-attack result in nuclear war?'

Organised in partnership with Women in International Security (WIIS) UK

Dr Heather Williams, Lecturer in Defence Studies, King’s College London
Cristina Varriale, Research Analyst, RUSI

This session aims to engage the UK PONI community on issues of gender diversity in the nuclear community, across civil and military, technical and policy. The session will see delegates work in smaller groups and use questions to guide a discussion on gender and nuclear professions.

Chair: Dr Rob Downes, King’s College London

Speakers:

Dr Suzanne Doyle, Research and Training Lecturer, University of East Anglia
'The United States’ Sale of Trident to the United Kingdom, 1977-1982'

Patrick Ferns, Mechanical Engineer, AWE
'Exploring the potential effects on UK safeguards of leaving EURATOM'

James Bauld, Fluid Systems Engineer, Rolls-Royce
'The Future of the UK Fast Attack Submarine: Nuclear Relevance, Cost Cutting and Enrichment'

Retaining Skills - Duke of Wellington Hall
Chair: Don Frazier, Strategy and Organizational Consultant

Speakers:
Brogen Dawkins, Analytical Chemist, AWE - 'An Argument for Capability Retention in the Event of Multilateral Disarmament'
Ben Percy and Victoria Murtland, Young Nuclear Safety Professionals Forum - 'Applying Generational Analysis to Recruit and Retain Nuclear Talent'

Artificial Intelligence - Reading Room
Chair: Ulrike Franke, Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations

Speakers:
Oliver Dawkins, Thermofluids Engineer, Rolls-Royce
Self-driving cars?  - 'Why not a self-driving nuclear power station? AI’s role in a nuclear future'
Damon Jones, Consultant/Development Team Tester, MASS
'The Evolution of Automation and the Future of Process Improvement of Nuclear Targeting through AI'

Responses to the US Nuclear Posture Review - Writing Room
Chair: Shashank Joshi, Senior Policy Fellow for International Affairs, Renewing the Centre, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Speakers:
Rose Tenyotkin, MA Student, MIIS -  'China’s Response to the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review: A Comparison of Chinese Social Media and
Official State Response'
Maxwell Downman, BASIC - 'Weakening Nuclear Restraint: the impact of changes to US declaratory policy for European allies'

Chair: Tom Plant, Director, UK PONI

Panellists:
Dr Kori Schake, Deputy Director General, IISS
Dr Patricia Lewis, Research Director, International Security, Chatham House
Rebecca Hersman, CSIS PONI Director

Speaker: Tom Plant, Director, UK PONI

Chair: Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General, RUSI

Speaker: Renata Dwan, Director, UN Institute for Disarmament Research