World Nuclear Exhibition
04-06 November 2025
Paris

2023 Opening ceremony


Sylvie Bermann

Ambassador of France,
President of WNE
 

Rafael Mariano Grossi

Director General at International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
 

Fatih Birol

Executive director, International Energy Agency (IEA)
 

Thierry Breton

European Commissioner for Internal Market, the European Commission
 


Arianne Alcorta
(Mediator)

International journalist, event moderator and media coach


Keynote Intro 28/11/2023


Sama Bilbao y León

Director General
World Nuclear Association


PANEL 1
New nuclear projects: getting ready for serial production


Mohamed Al Braiki

Strategy Director of ENEC

 

Diane Cameron

Head of the Nuclear Technology Development and Economics Division at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)

Ken Hartwick

President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Power Generation

Paul Howarth (Mediator)

CEO, National Nuclear Laboratory
Chair of BHR Framatome Ltd & Chair AIRTO  
 


Tai Jiang

President of EU SAS, China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd. 

Alain Tranzer

General Deputy Head of Industrial Quality and Nuclear Skills, EDF


EDF TRIBUNE : Enhancing Energy Independence by leading the European Nuclear Renaissance


Massimo Garribba

Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
 

Eve Jackson (Mediator)

Journalist and Senior Presenter, France 24
 
 

Ee Jane Low

Human Factors Engineer, EDF UK

 

Valérie Masson-Delmotte

Research Director at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Co-Chair of the Working Group 1, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)


Pascal Minault

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bouygues Construction

Luc Rémont

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, EDF
 

Pavol Štuller

Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, JAVYS, a.s., Slovakia


ORANO TRIBUNE : Nuclear fuel cycle and security of supply to sustain nuclear development for small, advanced and large reactors


Sama Bilbao y León (Mediator)

Director General
World Nuclear Association

Christopher Eckerberg

Vice President Nuclear Decommissioning, Vattenfall, Sweden
 

Rafał Kasprów

CEO, Orlen Synthos Green Energy (SGE), Poland
 

Marilyn Kray

Vice President, Nuclear Strategy and Development, Constellation, USA
 


Lisa McBride

Vice President, Country Leader, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) SMR, Canada
 

Jacques Peythieu

Senior Executive Vice President Customer & Strategy – Orano Executive Committee Member, France


Keynote Intro 29/11/2023


Xavier Ursat

President of GIFEN


PANEL 2
Advancing nuclear industry through territorial development and digitalization


Gilles Babinet

Entrepreneur and co-chair of the Conseil national du numérique

Vincent Champain

Executive committee member and SEVP Digital Performance and IT, Framatome

Estelle Desroches

Chairwoman of Cyclife, at EDF Cyclife
 

Jérôme Dumont

Chairman of GIP OBJECTIF MEUSE, Chairman of the Meuse Departmental Council


Massimo Garribba

Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission

Christophe Grudler

Member of the European Parliament (MEP) within the Renew Europe group, European Commission

Princess Mthombeni (Mediator)

Founder of Africa4Nuclear

Patrice Torres

Director of industrial operations and the activities in Grand Est of France, ANDRA


FRAMATOME TRIBUNE : Engaged to deliver the nuclear energy the world needs


Eric Chassard

Executive Vice President, Projects & Engineering at Bruce Power

Bernard Fontana

Chief Executive Officer at Framatome
 

Paul Howarth

CEO, National Nuclear Laboratory
Chair of BHR Framatome Ltd & Chair AIRTO  

Henry Samuel

Paris Office Chief at Daily Telegraph
 


Dan Stout

Chief Nuclear Officer at Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation

Florence Verzelen

Executive Vice-President Industry, Marketing & Sustainability at Dassault Systemes


PANEL 3
Nuclear industry and regulators: ensuring confidence in the supply chain through international collaboration


Arianne Alcorta
(Mediator)

International journalist, event moderator and media coach

Aline Des Cloizeaux

Nuclear Power Division Director at IAEA

 
 

Jérémy Hubert

Chairman of the Working Group on Supply Chain (WGSUP) and Nuclear Safety Inspector (ASN)
 

Nathan Paterson

Senior Programme Lead – Supply Chain, World Nuclear Association
 
 


Véronique Rouyer

Head of Division – Division of Nuclear Safety Technology and Regulation – Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD/NEA)


ASSYSTEM TRIBUNE : Enhancing Energy Independence by leading the European Nuclear Renaissance


Jean-Luc Alexandre

Chairman and CEO, NAAREA

Stéphane Aubarbier

Deputy CEO Assystem group 

Jacques Besnainou

Chief Commercial Officer – Westinghouse

Damien Bilbault

Director of EPR2 Equipment at EDF


Anne-Charlotte Dagorn (Mediator)

Marketing and Communications Director Assystem and Communications President, GIFEN


WESTINGHOUSE TRIBUNE : Ensuring security of supply in the current challenging environment


Patrick Fragman

President and CEO - Westinghouse Electric Company 

Petro Kotin

President - SE NNEGC “Energoatom”
 

Petra Lundström

Executive Vice President Nuclear Generation Division Fortum Power and Heat Oy - Fortum

Cécile Maisonneuve

President - Decysive


Valentin Nikolov

CEO - Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant
 


PANEL 4
Multiplying benefits for society: nuclear for healthcare, hydrogen and heat production


Jean-Pierre Cayol

Departmental Programme Officer IAEA
 

Gareth Day

Managing Director Asphalt & Contracting at Hanson UK

Julien Dodet

CEO of Orano Med
 

François Gauché

Director of Framatome Healthcare
 


Rachael Glaving
 

Commercial Director at EDF UK
 

Dong Qin
 

Deputy chief designer at the Nuclear Power Office at Nuclear Power Institute of China

Stéphane Sarrade (moderator)

Director of Low Carbon Energy Programs, CEA


PANEL 5
Building a diverse pool of talents for the industry's success


Catherine Back
 

EPR Engineering CEO – New Nuclear Engineering at EDF Energy
 

Alikaan Çiftçi
 

President of the Nuclear Industry Association of Turkey (NIATR)
 

Anne-Charlotte Dagorn (Mediator)

Marketing and Communications Director Assystem and Communications President, GIFEN

Benoit Erbacher
 

President Of Sfen Jeune Generation | Head Of Supplier Qualification France For Framatome


He Fei

Chairman of China General Nuclear Europe Energy (CGNEE)

Rosie Knight

Junior Project Manager at Assystem
 

Corentin Lelièvre

Director - HEFAÏS
 

Maria Naydenova

Project Manager MSCFP/LMP, IAEA
 


Gaspard Robatel

Project Engineer - Assystem
 

Alexia Sergent

Technical Coordinator - Nuclear projects in design phase at Assystem

Marielle Smit

People & Culture Transformation Programme Director, URENCO

Grace Stanke

Miss America 2023
 


Cristian Vega

Manager DSA and Thermal-hydraulic specialist at Pallas


PANEL 6
Prospects and challenges of the SMR and AMR technologies


Charles Beigbeder

Chairman and CEO of Audacia
 

Sylvie Cadet-Mercier

Commissioner to the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN)

Peter Claes

President of IFIEC Europe

Cécile Evans

Marketing and Strategic Development Director, Back-end activities at Orano


John Gorman

CEO and President of Canadian Nuclear Association

Dr Kathryn Huff

Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, US Department of Energy
 

Petra Lundström (Mediator)

Executive Vice President Nuclear Generation Division Fortum Power and Heat Oy - Fortum
 

Jan Panek

Director for Nuclear Energy, Safety and ITER in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy