49th Edition – Zak World of Façades Morocco

This was the 49th edition globally and the 1st edition in Morocco. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions.

Speakers and Panelists

M. Omar Tadlaoui

Director, Jet Contractors

Kouadio N'Da N'Gessan

Professor, Ecole d'Architecture d’Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)

Nesryne Lassoued

Architect, Fakher Turki and Partners (Tunisie)

Rachid Tatlalou

Project Director, Colliers International

Xavier Tourtchine

Director General, Elval Colour Ibérica

Hamid Batoul

Technical Director, Schueco International

Hamid joined Schuco in 2005 as solar division technical and product manager. From 2005 to 2013 he led the development of BIPV products mainly in Façade systems. He used his expertise to successfully certify innovative products at the CSTB (French...

Alex Dantziguian

Managing Director, Technoform

Alex Dantziguian is the Managing Director of Technoform Middle East DMCC, based in Dubai since 2006. TECHNOFORM, is the global leader based in Germany with worldwide know-how on thermal insulation of doors, windows, & facades for over 50 years. With...

Ali Kabbaj

Director, SGTM

Ali Kabbaj spent his childhood in the world of construction. It is therefore with pleasure that he joins the family business, Société Générale de Travaux du Maroc, after his engineering studies. The holder of a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering...

Mohammed El Kettani

Sustainability Manager, ALTO Ingénierie

Mohammed El Kettani, founder of the SmartKets Lab Platform, is environmental project manager with the ALTO Ingénierie group. He is particularly committed to issues related to the sustainable development of buildings and territories. After completing his secondary studies in Morocco,...

Imane Bennani

Director, Ecole d'Architecture de Rabat-UIR

Imane Bennani is an Architect from ENA, with a PhD in Urban Geography from Mohammed V University in Rabat. Then Masters in Heritage and heritage work at Ecole de Chaillot Paris/ENA, graduate degree in Advanced Studies on Urbanization of Land at the...

Selma Zerhouni

Director, AM Editions

Born in 1958, near the old city, Fès, in Morocco, Selma Zerhouni has a French high school diploma. In 1976-1982, she obtained a master degree in architecture, DESA, from the top school of architecture “Ecole spéciale d’Architecture” in Paris. In...

Rita Alaoui

Associate Architect, AGA Studio

After her studies in the schools of Paris, and of Los Angeles, Rita was awarded a degree in Architecture and Accreditation to practice project management independently from the Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Paris Val de Seine. Anxious to understand the...

Abdallah Chakrouni

Director, Façade Concepts

Director of the design department of FAÇADES CONCEPT, the leading design unit in Morocco specializing in the engineering of envelopes, facades, glass windows and special structures combining architectural concepts and environmental performance. Rich, with 16 years of experience in the...

Stéphane Guezo

Africa Area Manager, Schüco International SCS

With 27 years’ experience as a specialist in metal joinery, Stéphane Guezo has served Schüco International SCS as a Referrals Officer and then Regional Director of West France. He has been the Area Manager for Africa (Aluminium) since January 2018,...

Adil Moustakim

Business Development Manager, Schüco International SCS

Trained in multimedia and management in France, Canada, and Morocco, Adil Moustakim returned to Rabat, his home city, to perform management roles in multinationals. In 2003 he chose to enter the construction industry, drawn to the synergies between teams working...

Franck Derouen

Global Segment Director - Architectural, Axalta

Franck Derouen is Business Director – General Industrial Middle East, Africa, Russia, Turkey. In addition to this role Mr Derouen is Axalta’s Global Architectural Segment Director. Mr Derouen has 30 years of experience in the industrial coating industry. Prior to...

Edouard Gillon

Senior Associate, WATG

Edouard is a creative and dynamic Architect, whose field of expertise lies in urban, structured and complex high-rise buildings. His project experience includes concept through detailed design on residential, mixed-use and resort destinations throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East and...

Ignacio Fernández Solla

Associate Director, Arup

Ignacio has developed his career in façade design and technology. Starting in 1991 he was part of a cladding contractor and then of a façade systems supplier. Since 2004 he leads the Façade Engineering team in Arup Spain, with ongoing...

Tarik Oualalou

Design Principal, OUALALOU + CHOI

Tarik Oualalou is a founding partner and Design Principal with Linna Choi of OUALALOU+CHOI, an architectural and urban design practice redefining the traditional parameters confining today’s architectural profession. Tarik is a graduate of the Paris Malaquais School of Architecture and...

Rachid Andaloussi

Principal, Agence Rachid Andaloussi

Rachid ANDALOUSSI BENBRAHIM is an architect, he graduated from the École spéciale d’architecture of Paris in 1985 and created his agency in Casablanca in 1990. His Architecture is inscribed in a modern Casablanca, it testifies above all to the sensitive...

Patrick Genard

Director, Patrick Genard & Asociados

Patrick Genard obtained the title of Civil Engineer and Architect from the University UCL of Louvain, Belgium. In 1978, at the “Taller de Arquitectura” workshop of Ricardo Bofill he worked as Director of Project Design in several continents like the...

Jesús Román

Project Director, Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos

Graduate in Architecture, Jesús Román mastered in 2017, in “Fachadas Ligeras” (Light façades) from the ETSAM, Universidad Politécnica in Madrid. Then a postgraduate Course in the Otaniemi School of Architecture in Helsinki. He began work in studios in Madrid alongside...

Abdelouahed Mountassir

Founder Architect, Abdelouahed Mountassir

AWM was founded by Abdelouahed Mountassir, architect and urban planner, in 1983. The head office is located in Casablanca and realizes projects on a multi-countries scale. Since then, the agency won a list of first prizes, among which the Meknes...

Régis Koryluk

Deputy General Manager, Efectis France

Regis KORYLUK works in fire sciences since 1992 for EFECTIS one of the most important fire testing and fire safety engineering companies in Europe (With approx.. 130 people and 19 M€ turnover). He formerly led the fire resistance department of...

Alexandre Krupka

Projects and Key Accounts Manager, Schüco International SCS

Alexandre Krupka began his career with Schüco in 2002 as Marketing Manager in the Solar division. In that role, he grew the business as a result of introducing and ensuring certification of products in the French market, working in coordination...

Jacques Llados

Managing Director, Schüco International SCS

With a lifelong passion for construction and architecture, Jacques Llados has developed a new business strategy based on a detailed understanding of markets, a tailormade product offering and a well-developed culture of leadership… for the benefit of end-user customers via...

Ellison Wang

Regional Manager - Africa, Guangdong Kinlong Hardware Products

Sales Manager from Kinlong for whole Africa region. Works for the African construction sector for almost 9 years, very familiar with African market and has introduced some new design concepts (such as tension cable / tension rod point fixed system)...

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