Marie-Line Vaiani, Chair CE
Marie-Line Vaiani, a graduate engineer from ENSTA Paris, currently serves as Chair of the Energy Committee of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations and Secretary General of the French Committee of the World Energy Council.
With over 30 years of experience, Marie-Line began her career in research and development, focusing particularly on the multi-use management of water from hydroelectric dams. She later contributed to the development of new forecasting and real-time operation systems for electrical networks.
Following the liberalization of electricity and gas markets in Europe, she worked on establishing new regulations. She managed market risk control for various energy assets, including nuclear, hydroelectric, and thermal production, as well as long-term contracts and customer portfolios.
She then led strategic studies for international development before shifting her focus to local economic development through the implementation of a program designed to foster employment and innovation in hydroelectric valleys. This initiative involved creating an investment fund and establishing several territorial agencies.
She became Director of Industrial Sectors, contributing to a Strategic Committee focused on developing a manufacturing industry in areas such as offshore wind, solar energy, biogas, hydrogen, industrial decarbonization, energy efficiency, batteries, smart grids, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). In this capacity, she led initiatives to develop SMEs and mid-cap companies and oversaw a task force on critical raw material.
She has recently been appointed as a member of the Council of Engineers for Energy Transition, a high-level body established under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General.
Contact Marie-Line Vaiani at energy @ wfeo . org (without the spaces)