Four speeches were given. The following took the floor:

• Kaspar Villiger, President of the Swiss Confederation
• Francis Matthey, President of the General Assembly of Expo.02
• Franz Steinegger, President of the Expo.02 Steering Committee
• Nelly Wenger, President of the General Management of Expo.02

The opening ceremony included artistic intermezzi, including extracts from the opening spectacle, which was to begin a few hours later. 

Presentation
Valeria Bruni (TSI), presenter
Tonia Maria Zindel (TvR), presenter
Massimo Lorenzi (TSR), presenter
Mario Tschuor (DRS), presenter

Orchestra
fanfare@expo.02
7th European Youth Music Festival – Switzerland 2002

Production management
Rolf Mueller, stage manager
Bruno Soulié, technical director 
François Vaucher, assistant technical director

Decoration
Family Déco, Vevey

Pyrotechnics
Crazy Flash GmbH, Hochdorf