The engineering reality of decarbonisation and the role of nuclear energy

Speaker: Paul Stein, chairman of Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor Consortium

Paul is the Chairman of Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor consortium. Prior to April 2022 Paul was the Chief Technology Officer of Rolls-Royce plc, responsible for the Group’s technology strategy and balance of engineering and technology investment. Before joining Rolls-Royce in 2010, Paul worked in the communications and electronics industries for Philips, Thorn-EMI, Thales and Siemens, then in 2006 joined the Ministry of Defence. Paul was the MoD’s Director General, Science and Technology, responsible for its investments in defence technologies. Paul is on several Government advisory committees including an appointment in March 2020 to the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology. Paul was awarded a CBE in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Organised by the Cambridge University Energy Technology Society