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 2021 was an opportunity to deliver a message of hope, resolutely turned towards the future.
WNE 2021 Opening Ceremony
WNE 2021 Closing Ceremony
They inaugurated WNE 2021
Sylvie Bermann
Ambassador of France, President of WNE
Bruno Le Maire
French Minister of the Economy and Finance
Rafael Grossi
Director General of IAEA
Fatih Birol
Executive Director of IEA
Thierry Breton
European Commissioner for the Internal Market
Kadri Simson
European Commissioner for Energy
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
Executive Director, AIE
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
