77th Edition – Zak World of Façades UAE

77th Edition – Zak World of Façades UAE, March 16, 2021, The Conrad, Dubai

This was the 77th global edition and the 6th edition in UAE. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions.

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Speakers and Panelists

Ben Piper

Partner & Design Principal, Killa Design

Ben Piper is an Architectural Design Director with 20 years of professional experience in architecture and urban masterplanning (14 years in the Middle East). He is an experienced team leader with an excellent ability to work across varying disciplines and...

Matthew Utley

Principal, Grimshaw

Matthew Utley is a Principal at Grimshaw and leads the Middle East studio. He has spent the past 19 years working across all scales of architecture and design, leading projects in the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle...

Yahya Kaddoura

Lead Design Architect, Atkins

Yahya Kaddoura is an award-winning architect, researcher and strategist. Making the most value out of diverse architectural core principles; user experience human centric design and the influence in surrounding context, and the impact of technology on current and future design. Experienced in architecture, urban...

Shyam Chand

Senior Consultant - Façade Access, WSP

Shyam has over 13 years of experience in the building sector in the field of Facade Access within the Middle East. He has been involved in a wide range of innovative projects in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Indian...

Ralf Thorwarth

Business Manager Glass - EIMEA, H.B.Fuller/Kömmerling

Ralf Thorwarth is GSM for Segment Glass at H.B.Fuller/Kömmerling in the EIMEA region and is responsible for the Marketing and Sales of Sealants to the Insulating Glass, Façade systems and Window Bonding industry. With a commercial background, he and his...

Esmeralda Maria Malo

Regional Marketing Head IMEA, Henkel Construction Adhesives

Maria Malo is the Regional Marketing Head IMEA and member of the Global Marketing team at Henkel Construction Adhesives since October 2018. Based in Dubai, she is responsible for the marketing and communication strategy in IMEA region, along with the...

Mark Powell Kyffin

Architecture Head, Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi

Mark is the Head of Architecture for Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture & Tourism. He is a past Branch President and longstanding member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a former member of the Institute of Historic Building...

Nikolay Kolomiychenko

Managing Director – Sales & Marketing, AGC Obeikan Glass

Nikolay Kolomiychenko graduated from Russian State Aviation Technological University in 2001, All-Russia Academy for Foreign Trade in 2002, Russian Higher Commercial Management School in 2007, IMD Loisanne in 2012. He has 5 years of design activities experience in aviation mechanical engineering and...

Frans van Vuure

Director, UNStudio

Frans van Vuure, Director at UNStudio, joined the company in 2008, bringing a wealth of experience translating design concepts into technical and feasible construction processes. Apart from his knowledge of complex geometries, interiors and detailing, he is an equipped communicator...

Alain Garnier

Manager Sales & Business Development - Middle East, Saint-Gobain SageGlass

Since mid-2015, Alain Garnier is in charge of developing the SageGlass business for Saint-Gobain in the Middle East, based out of Dubai. His goal is to support continued and sustainable growth for SageGlass dynamic glazing and to address this new...

Paulo Carvalho

Commercial & Corporate Relations Director, Effisus MENA

Paulo Carvalho is Effisus commercial & corporate relations director, supporting the business with his skill set and experience in the international building construction industry. With a solid experience on sales, management, product development, and business strategy, his current focus is...

Matthew Engele

Principal | Regional Design Leader - Middle East, Woods Bagot

Matthew is Woods Bagot’s Middle East Regional Design Leader and Principal in the Dubai studio. He is responsible for leading the design of the architecture department. A specialist in sustainable design, Matthew has a wide range of experience in projects...

Scott Coombes

Managing Partner, AESG

Scott is the co-founder and Managing Partner of AESG, an award winning, Specialist Consultancy, Engineering and Advisory firm headquartered in London and Dubai, working throughout the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Under Scott’s leadership, AESG has grown to be a...

Kourosh Salehi

Global Design Principal, LWK & Partners

Kourosh Salehi is the Design Director for LWK + PARTNERS. He is a British Architect, Urbanist and educator with over 25 years international experience. He has designed and successfully delivered a range of award winning multidisciplinary signature projects in the...

Lars Anders

Group CEO, Priedemann Façade Experts

Lars Anders is the CEO of Priedemann Façade Experts and Façade-Lab Research & Development Center, which accomplishes tasks relating to the façade or building envelope. In this role, He manages and leads along with his managing partners, a team providing...

Benjamin Beer

Managing Director, Werner Sobek Dubai

Benjamin has been working as a façade professional for 20 years with projects around the world and long-term positions in Stuttgart, London, New York and Dubai. After building up and heading the Dubai office of Werner Sobek in the position...

Agnes Koltay

CEO, Koltay Façades

Agnes Koltay has a Masters degree in Architecture (Hungary, USA) and in Façade Engineering (UK) and worked with award winning architects and multidisciplinary engineering companies before founding Koltay Façades, a boutique façade engineering consultancy firm, in 2011. She is the...

Valérie Hayez

Principal TS&D Scientist, Dow

Valérie provides technical service to the construction design community, including façade system manufacturers, architects and engineers. She has developed a broad expertise in façade engineering, including structural performance, fire safety, thermal or acoustic insulation. Valérie is active at standardization level...

Ammar Alul

Managing Director, Schüco Middle East

Ammar Alul is the Managing Director of Schüco Middle East which is the regional headquarters of Schüco International KG that’s responsible for eleven countries across the Region. He has been in the Middle East since 1996 and has held several...

Alastair Common

Commercial Director, Schüco Middle East

Alastair Common was born in UK (1976) and finished his Civil Engineering studies with Honors. He started his career in the façade industry in 2002 and has since then obtained a wealth of knowledge through experience gained in Italy, Ireland,...

Michelle Bacellar

Technical Director, Meinhardt Façade Technology

Michelle graduate as an Architect with the PUC-PR University – Brazil. In the first years of her career she gained experience as an architect working in Brazil and Australia. In 2004, she has completed a Masters Degree in Structural and...

Yahya Jan

President & Design Director, NORR

Yahya Jan believes that Great Design, done right, can solve many of humanity’s problems. For this to happen, he believes that our efforts must always be inclusive, inviting opinions in an open-minded search of possibilities. An exploration where owners, users...

April Soh

Technical Director - Façades, AESG

April Soh brings with her over 20 years of experience in the Façade Consultancy with experience in project management, consultancy, engineering, and site supervision. Prior to joining AESG in 2020, April has consulted on numerous prestigious projects across the Middle...

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