PROGRAM

Thursday August 29th, 2024
Pavilion Free access from 12.00 to 16.30
11.00
GWD press conference
11.30
Media tour (private)
12.15
Watch Review by Fonda on de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH)
13.30
Guided tours by FHH
14.30
Guided tours and cra manship demonstra on by FHH
17.30
Oﬃcial inaugura on and party
18h15 Photo session with all CEOs, and with all partners
18h30 Jean-Christophe Babin, GWD President, and Delphine Bachmann, State Councillor of
the Canton of Geneva
Glass box
12.00
13.15
15.15
16.30

Armin Strom press conference
Favre Leuba press conference
H. Moser & Cie. Press conference
Symposium: How is the watchmaking industry facing ethics and sustainability challenges?
Moderated by Wei Koh, co-moderated by Olivier R. Muller, with Georges Kern, CEO, Breitling;
Jean-Christophe Babin, Group CEO, Bvlgari; Patrick Pruniaux, Co-Founder & CEO, Sowind
Group; Michel Nydegger, CEO, Greubel Forsey

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Friday August 30th, 2024
Pavilion Free access from 11.00 to 18.00
12.00
Watch Review by FHH
13.30
Guided tours by FHH
14.30
Guided tours and cra manship demonstra on by FHH
19.00
GWD private A er Work party supported by WatchPro
Glass box
8.30
9.45
11.00
11.30
13.30
15.30
16.45

18.00

Private breakfast with CEOs – Art
Ming press conference
Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) forum: Ins tu onal review of GPHG ac vi es;
Moderated by Wei Koh, joined by Raymond Loretan, President, GPHG and Carine Maillard,
Director, GPHG.
Discussion about the Impact of the GPHG ethics and signiﬁcance; Moderated by Wei Koh, comoderated by Carine Maillard, with Jean-Christophe Babin, Group CEO, Bvlgari; Andréa Furlan,co-Founder, Furlan Marri; Maximilian Busser, CEO, MB&F; Rexhep Rexhepi, Founder, Akrivia
Oris press conference
Speake Marin press conference
Symposium: Upstart brands: Which emerging brands are making waves in 2024? Moderatedby Wei Koh, co-moderated by Andrew McUtchen, with Ma eo Violet-Vianello, FounderAnoma; Sylvain Berneron, Founder, Berneron; Thomas Fleming and James Kong, Founder &Crea ve Director, CEO & Art Director; William Rohr, Founder, Massena Lab; Phil Toldeano andAlfred Chan, Founder, Watch Designer; Sohaib Maghnam, Founder, Maghnam
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Saturday August 31stPavilion Free access from 11.00 to 19.00
11.00
Quizz & brunch by FHH
13.30
Guided tours by FHH
14.30
Guided tours and cra manship demonstra on by FHH
16.00
Guided visit in the city by Geneva Tourism to discover Geneva as the historical cradle ofwatchmaking. Departure at 16.00 at Temple de Saint Gervais, arrival at the Pavilion and visit at
18.00. Register on Geneva Tourism website.
20.00
GMT Publishing private party, with a very special DJ guest: The Avener
Glass box
8.30
9.30
12.15
13.30
14.45

16.00

17.15

Private breakfast with CEOs – Entrepreneurship
Fireside Chat with the CEO of Bvlgari, Jean-Christophe Babin - "Innova ng Tradi on: JeanChristophe Babin's Journey in the Luxury World" moderated by Ka a Kachan (INSEAD)
Behrens press conference
Forum: More than 240 years of watch press: JSH, Europastar, The Watch Library
Symposium: Who are the inﬂuen al women in the industry? Moderated by Wei Koh, comoderated by Tiﬀany To, with Carine Maillard, Director, GPHG; Carole Fores er, Movement
Director, TAG Heuer; Catherine Eberle-Devaux, Watch communica on Director, Bvlgari; Marine
Lemonnier-Brennan, Founder & Managing Director, 289 Consul ng
Symposium: Why chronometry s ll ma ers despite atomic me? Moderated by Olivier R.
Muller, with Mr. Claude Greisler, co-founder, Armin Strom; Mr. Bernhard Lederer, Founder,Lederer Timepieces; Mr. Olivier Kuffer, President, SSC; Mr. Andi Felsl, co-Founder and co-CEO,
HorageSymposium: Major Evolu ons in the Secondary Watch Market, Moderated by Wei Koh, comoderated by Sacha Davidoﬀ, with Fred Savage, Actor; Geoﬀ Hess, Global Head of Watches &Senior Vice President, Sotheby’s; Jack Forster, Journalist; Roy Davidoﬀ, co-Founder, Davidoﬀbrothers; Tony Traina, Editor, Hodinkee

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Sunday September 1stPavilion
11.00
13.30
14.30
17.00 – 19.00
20.00
Glass box
8.30
9.45
11.00
13.15

14.30

15.45

Free access from 11.00 to 16.00
Conference: Man & Machine
Guided tours by FHH
Guided tours by FHHCharity auc on by Phillips in Associa on with Bacs & Russo to raise fund for the Ecoled’Horlogerie de Genève (private)
GWD private closing picnic supported by Revolu on magazine and Le Temps
Private breakfast with CEOs – Hospitality
John Arnold, un siècle de précision horlogère, par Vincent Daveau
Keynote Talk - Topic: "The Future of Luxury: Embracing Change and Cultural Dynamics"
moderated by Ka a Kachan (INSEAD)
Symposium Hands of Ar sans; the renewed appeal of cra manship and mé ers d’art,
moderated by Wei Koh, co-moderated by Dillon Bla , with Josh Shapiro, Founder & CEO,Shapiro watches; Robin Tallendier, co-Founder, Atelier Wen; Simon Bre e, Owner & CEO,Simon Bre e watches; Daniela Dufour, Watchmaker; Luca Soprana, co-Founder, Ateliers 7h38
Symposium about post-hype collectability: From vintage Masterpieces to modern Grails,moderated by Wei Koh, co-moderated by Mark Kauzlarich, with Jasper Lijfering, CEO,Amsterdam Vintage watches; Max Bernadini, Founder & CEO, Bernadini Milano; Remi
Guillemin, Head of Europe and Americas for watches, Chris e’s; Alexandre Ghotbi, Deputy
Chairman, Head of Watches Europe & Middle East, Phillips in Associa on with Bacs & Russo;Geoﬀ Hess, Global Head of Watches, Senior Vice President, Sotheby’s
Symposium: How major players in the pre-owned market became inﬂuencers? Moderated byWei Koh, co-moderated by Roy Davidoﬀ, with Mike Nouveau, Vintage Watch Specialist; Roman
Scharf, Founder, Luxury Bazaar; Cameron Barr, Founder & CEO, Cra & Tailored; Sacha
Davidoﬀ, co-Founder, Davidoﬀ Brothers

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Monday September 2ndPavilion
13.30
14.30

Free access from 11.00 to 16.00
Guided Tours by FHH
Guided Tours by FHHPROGRAM

Guided tours are organized around four themes. Discover the watches that match yourpersonality!
DESIGN
Break codes with style and purpose and create out-of-the-box mepieces. The ﬁeld ofpossibili es is inﬁnite, especially when you add a hue of craziness. Dare to discover yourdesign side that matches your personality.
AVANT-GARDE
Apply experimental ideas to ancestral knowledge to push boundaries of human mind. Be at
the far edge to discover what match your personality!
TRADITION
Each genera on cherishes it and embellishes it to pass it to the next one: Tradi on. Discoverits power and its strength.
ICONS
An icon, our icons: Never classic nor trendy, yet beyond me and universal. Be part of theirstory to make History.

All the ac vi es last approximately 1 hour.

The “Watches & Talents” exhibi on is not to be missed at FHH headquarters, Pont de laMachine.

Discover the Culture Club in a dedicated wing of the Pavilion, where FHH, the Ecoled’Horlogerie de Genève, Horopedia, the Horological Society of New York and The
Watch Library will propose permanent ac vi es.
The Watch Library Founda on presents a grand retrospec ve dedicated to 100 years of watch
adver sing at the Culture Club.