Expo 2020 Dubai gets new boost with French pavilion inauguration 5 hours ago Reem Al Hashimy and Franck Riester along with other dignitaries during the inauguration ceremony in Dubai on Thursday. The French Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai was officially inaugurated on Thursday in the presence of Reem Al Hashimy, Director General of Expo 2020 Dubai and Minister of State for International Co-operation and Franck Riester, Delegate Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness together with the Pavilion’s main sponsors. ENGIE, the first ambassador of France’s Pavilion, participated in the inauguration ceremony and was represented by Sébastien Arbola, Executive Vice President in charge of Thermal Generation and Energy Supply activities at ENGIE Group and CEO of ENGIE Middle East, South & Central Asia, Turkey and Africa.