January 20-22, 2026 | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center 
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Andrew Kirima

Andrew Kirima

Director of Development, Texas Nuclear Alliance

Andrew Kirima serves as Director of Development for the Texas Nuclear Alliance, the only industry association in Texas dedicated to the advancement of nuclear technology in the state. TNA was formed with a singular mission: to make Texas the Nuclear Capital of the World. TNA seeks to educate Texans on advancements in nuclear technology, advocate for public policy changes to support our country's nuclear renaissance, and organize a growing grassroots movement to support nuclear technology.

Kirima has consistently demonstrated his ability to bridge technology, policy, and finance to shape the future of energy and elevate the Neoindustrial Revolution. Following his graduation from the University of Arizona in May 2020 with a major in Systems Engineering and a minor in Electrical & Computer Engineering, the foundation of his career was molded in deep tech venture capital. He started his career at Cantos Ventures, then joined Bidra Innovation Ventures, and recently rpv Global. Today he continues to support fundraising and commercialization efforts for a thriving ecosystem of Neoindustrialists that are building the factories of tomorrow.

His journey in the nuclear industry began as a Hard Tech Analyst at Cantos, where he led due diligence for Radiant's Series A—a startup that raised over $150M to replace diesel generators with portable microreactors. After leaving Cantos, Kirima joined Exodys Energy at conception, an engineering firm focused on nuclear fuel recycling with the goal of developing the first domestic, closed-loop, circular nuclear system. As an Advisor to Exodys, he has played a pivotal role in shaping the company's strategic direction, leading fundraising initiatives, and facilitating engagement with other players in the nuclear fuel value chain. Through partnership with Reed & Lauren Clay (Founders of TNA), Kirima orchestrated the launch of the Nuclear TX initiative at SXSW, which acted as a catalyst for the first-ever Inaugural Texas Nuclear Summit. The 2024 Summit emerged as one of the largest nuclear-focused conferences in the U.S., gathering over 350 key stakeholders across the energy sector—including state and federal policymakers, Fortune 500 executives, advanced reactor founders, energy operators, and other influential nuclear advocates.

Sessions
"This is my first year at POWERGEN and so far I can just say, wow, this event is huge. I never thought I would have access to so many different vendors and so many different experts in the energy industry by coming to an event like this."
Caitlyn Watkins
Cleco
"It's my first time at POWERGEN. I'm having a great time walking around and seeing all of the booths in the exhibit hall and everything that everybody's trying to sell me, as well as a lot of very useful technical presentations. My particular favorite has been the carbon capture track, but they've all been good that I've attended so far."
Janelle Dana
Entergy
"Hi, I’m Chad Lemoine with Entergy... here as a corrective actions program specialist. It’s my first time at POWERGEN, so it’s been great for networking. I’ve met personnel at our plants I’d only talked to on the phone, so that face-to-face interaction has been really good. I’ve enjoyed meeting new people, learning about what they do, and how it interacts with my work... Overall, it's been a really good time." 
Chad Lemoine
Entergy
"I think my favorite part of the conference has been essentially the Smarter Power Plant Track. There's been a lot of good [takeaways] for us because our plans are quite old, so there's a lot of manual readings and things, but me being the IT generation, I think it could be done better. So having a lot of these [takeaways] from companies who have [accomplished what] we are wanting to do is great. It's been really eye opening networking with all of the exhibitors [as well]. It's my first time here, but I don’t think it's going to be my last."
Jonathan Hellborg
Svensk Kraftreserv
“Nel’s chosen to sponsor and be part of POWERGEN because it's one of the more important shows in the hydrogen market, also the power generation market in general. Over the years, we've seen a shift in POWERGEN from more traditional power generation to a greater presence with renewables, and now with hydrogen, as an energy source, moving into the future.” 
Chris Van Name
Nel Hydrogen
“We're here today at the conference because I believe this is the largest power generation conference there is in the country. One, it's a way to get our name out and that's why we're sponsoring it. But two, it's also a great way to connect with other groups, other organizations and, you know, meet the people who are actually important for our own progression as a company.” 
James Walker
Nano Nuclear Energy, Inc
“We come to POWERGEN every year because it's a great show you can make great contacts in the renewable space, great contacts in the data center space, great contacts in the commercial industrial space. So that's why we're here every year. You should be here too.”
David D’Escoto
Maddox Industrial Transformer