3 December 2025

4:15 PM – 5:50 PM

Grand Kurssalaa

Pierre-François Louvigné

Pierre-François Louvigné is a physicist with a dual postgraduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering and an MBA. He worked for 23 years at the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA), where he held various positions related to innovation and weapons programs. At the same time, Pierre-François managed a family-owned SME dedicated to the manufacture and marketing of fashion items in Paris for 13 years. In 2001, he also created and held the role of “Monsieur Titanium” until 2021, advising ministries and large industrial groups on public policy and supply strategy for this strategic and high-tech metal. He joined SilMach in 2015 as Sales Director to develop the company’s business and initiate an industrial shift. In 2021, he took over as CEO of the company.

In this age of luxury, has time itself reached its limits?

This round table discussion on luxury offers an immersion into the heart of Franche-Comté, a region whose identity has been profoundly shaped by the mastery of time. Here, the measurement of time is not just a tool: it becomes matter, thought, culture, and a driving force for transformation. Anchored in a centuries-old watchmaking heritage, this region has established itself as the capital of time, an incubator for microtechniques and technological expertise capable of creating the infinitely small. Limits, landmarks, and time markers become points of reference for understanding the evolution of a constantly changing biotope in Franche-Comté and Besançon. Around the table, a geographer, a high-frequency entrepreneur, the inventor of silicon micromotors and The Time Changer watch, designers, and luxury artisans will share their perception of time and how it is linked to the world of watchmaking. Together, they will offer a cross-disciplinary reading of the roots, ruptures, and innovations that today fuel technical luxury excellence and the vision of tomorrow.