World Nuclear Exhibition
07-09 December 2027
Parc des Expositions - Hall 6 - Villepinte

Panel Discussions 2025

To address the key issues of the sector!

Tripling Global Nuclear Capacity to Energize the Future Now

Keynote with Sama Bilbao y Léon, Director General WNA

Fast-tracking New Nuclear Programs: International Experiences

Introduction keynote with Xavier Ursat, Chaiman of GIFEN, French Nuclear Industry Association

Moderator:

Linda Nyberg, Senior Corporate Affairs and Communications specialist

 

Speakers :

Ian L. Edwards, President and CEO, AtkinsRealis

Christophe Grudler, Member of the European Parliament

Xavier Gruz, Group Executive Director in charge of the prefiguration of project ownership for new nuclear, EDF

Fan Liuyan, Assistant General Manager, Head of the Strategic Planning and International Cooperation Department, CNEC

Arnada Prasad Samal, Chief General Manager, NTPC

R. Scott Rowe, CEO, Flowserve

Bridging the Gap for Financing the Nuclear Renaissance: From Policy Support Mechanisms to New Financing Solutions

Moderator:

Michel Berthelemy, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)

 

Speakers:

Arnaud Montebourg, Former Minister, entrepreneur, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Alfeor

Insik Park, Executive Vice President of Overseas Business Division, KHNP

Markus Rauramo, President and CEO, Fortum Corporation and President of Eurelectric

Boris Schucht, CEO, Urenco

Jasbir Singh Sidhu, Immediate Past President of the Nuclear Institute, Nuclear Capital LLP

Issam Taleb, Partner, Energy & Resources France Leader, EY-Parthenon

From Breakthroughs to Industry: Delivering Fusion Energy at Global Scale

Introductory Keynote: 

Massimo Garribba, Deputy Director-General responsible for EURATOM policy coordination, European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy

Moderator:

Matteo Barbarino, Nuclear Fusion Specialist, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

 

Speakers:

Pietro Barabashi, Director-General, ITER

Marie Blanc, President, Outage & Maintenance Services, Westinghouse Electric Company

Dr. Cord-Henrich Lefhalm, Business Unit Director | Nuclear Innovation Strategist | Fusion Energy Advocate, RWE Nuclear GmbH

Daniela Gentile, Chief Executive Officer, Ansaldo Nucleare

Antoine Loidreau, Business Segment Director, Defense, Scientific Instruments, Industry & Telecoms Thales, Microwave and Imaging Subsystem

Long Zhang, Deputy Director of CFS, SWIP, CHINA NATIONAL NUCLEAR CORPORATION

 

Keynote speech with Dr Lassina Zerbo, Chairman of Rwanda Atomic Energy Board, Energy Adviser, Strategy and Policy Council (Office of the President)

Standardization in the Global Nuclear Industry: Pathways and Challenges

Moderator:

Valérie Faudon, Executive Director, French Nuclear Energy Association (SFEN)

 

Speakers:

Pierre-Marie Abadie, Chairman, Nuclear Safety and Radioprotection Authority (ASNR)

Praveen Bhatt, Vice President- Nuclear BU, MFG Technology, Digitalisation & Machine shop, Larsen & Toubro

Marc Duret, Head of Development and Sales Projects and Components Manufacturing, Framatome

Jose Larios, Chief Executive Officer, Celeros Flow Technology

Bertrand Michoud, Executive Director (Delivery Director), Sizewell C

MA Xiaofeng, Welding Manager, Nuclear Business Department, China Nuclear Industry 23 Construction Co., Ltd. (CNI23)

 

Beyond Technology: Engagement as a Strategic Enabler for Success

Moderator:

Jessica Johnson, Communications & Advocacy Director, Nucleareurope

 

Speakers:

Aline Des Cloizeaux, Nuclear Power Division Director, International Atomic Energy Agency

Lydie Evrad, CEO, Andra

Fredrik Holm, Mayor, Halden municipality

Hideki Masui, President & CEO, JAIF

Jan Panek, Director for Nuclear Energy, Safety and ITER, European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy

Loyiso Tyabashe, Group Chief Executive Officer, South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa)

 

The Role of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle in Sustaining Nuclear Energy Growth

Keynote speech

Moderator:

Linda Nyberg, Senior Corporate Affairs and Communications specialist

 

Speakers:

Jacques Peythieu, Senior Executive Vice President Customer & Strategy, Executive Committee Member, Orano

Dastan Kosherbayev, Chief Strategy and International Development Officer, Member of the Management Board

Way forward to 2035: Securing the Crucial Role of Nuclear in the Global Energy Mix

Moderator:

Maxence Cordiez, Institut Montaigne, Hexana

 

Speakers:

Dr Hashemian, President of the American Nuclear Society, CEO Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation

Pierre Gavoille, Head of the SMR Program, CEA

Vincent Berger, Haut-Commissaire à l'Energie Atomique, France

Michel Berthelemy, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)

Jonathan Adams, Chief Engineer, Rolls-Royce Novel Nuclear

 

Beyond Electricity: Nuclear Medicine, a new leading actor in the fight against cancer

Moderator:

Christophe Selliez, VP Strategy, LEMER PAX

 

Speakers:

Ludovic Devos, Head of IB International, Industrial production and industrial facilities, FRAMATOME Healthcare, Framatome

Vicent Lebon, PU-PH Nuclear Medicine, Deputy Director of Fundamental Research Division, CEA

Nicolas Mario, Head of Nuclear Medicine BU, MEDraysintell / NucAdvisor

Konrade von Bremen MD, Vice President NMEU (Nuclear Medicine Europe), EU affairs representative, Co-founder and CEO of SWAN Isotopen AG Belgium

 

AI in Nuclear, Today and Tomorrow: Enhancing Operation, Ensuring Trust

Moderator:

Vincent Champain, SEVP, Chief IT & Digital Officer, Framatome

 

Speakers:

Anne-Charlotte Dagorn, Vice President, North America, Assystem

Aurélien Schwartz, CEO & Co-Founder, Metroscope

Christopher Eckerberg, Head of Business Development Datacenters - Nordics & Benelux, Google

Ben-Mekki Ayadi, Head of the Augmented Expertise in Nuclear Safety Program, ASNR

Michael Fleming, Head of the Data Bank, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency

 

Nuclear Energy in the Climate Equation: From COP21 to COP30, and Beyond

Moderator:

Philip Chaffee, Editor, Nuclear Intelligence Weekly

 

Speakers:

Dr Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General, World Nuclear Association

Julieta Romero, Nuclear Engineer, Nuclear4Climate

François-Marie Bréon, Climate Expert, CEA

 

Relive WNE 2025!