Now that the agenda for #nukecon has been fully announced, here is the gender balance of our speakers and panelists. Once again, a majority are women.

Female panelists: 53% (26/49)
Male panelists: 47% (23/49)

(1/9)
The % of moderators who are women (54% or 7/13) is essentially identical to the overall % of speakers and panelists who are women (53% or 36/49). (2/9)
And here are the geographic diversity stats:

United States: 55% (27/49)
Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand: 24% (12/49)
Rest of world: 20% (10/49)

% of Americans is similar to 2019 and 2021.

(3/9)
.@carnegienpp is committed to transparency about the gender balance and geographic origins of #nukecon speakers and panelists, as part of our broader DEI efforts. (4/9)
As part of these efforts, we are also hosting a panel on “Will We Know It When We See It? Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Nuclear Policy.” (5/9)
Some fine print. All data is provisional because last minute changes to the agenda are occasionally unavoidable, though all speakers and panelists are confirmed. (6/9)
Only speakers and panelists in substantive sessions are included. Welcome/goodbye remarks and award ceremony participants are not. (7/9)
Speakers and panelists in sessions organized by other organizations (morning side session and Thursday lunch session) are not included (though diversity is one of our criteria for the selection of these sessions). (8/9)
Geographic origin is taken to be citizenship, except for permanent residents living abroad, who are classed by country of residency. Inevitably, some guesswork is required here. (9/9)

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