As the world's leading civil nuclear platform, WNE is supported by the industry's key players: institutions, politicians, international agencies.
Official ceremonies
Each year, WNE is honored to welcome high-level guests during an inaugural visit and ceremony: thank you to them for their indispensable support to nuclear energy and climate protection. WNE also ends on an official note with a closing ceremony attended by international representatives.
WNE 2023 was an opportunity to deliver a message of hope, resolutely turned towards the future.
WNE 2023 Inaugural Ceremony
They inaugurated WNE 2023
Sylvie Bermann
Ambassador of France, President of WNE
Fatih Birol
Executive Director of IEA
Rafael Mariano Grossi
Director General of IAEA
Thierry Breton
European Commissioner for the Internal Market
Agnès Pannier-Runacher
French Minister for Energy Transition
They were present at the previous editions of WNE.
2014
Valéry Giscard D'Estaing
President of the 5th Republic of France (1974-1981)
Manuel Valls
Prime Minister
2016
Fatih Birol
Directeur exécutif, IEA
Emmanuel Macron
Minister of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Economy
2018
Yukiya Amano
General Director, IAEA
Bruno Le Maire
Minister of Economy and Finance
2021
Kadri Simson
European Commissioner for Energy
Thierry Breton
European Commissioner for the Internal Market
