197th Edition – Zak World of Façades India

This will be the 197th edition globally and the 12th edition in Mumbai which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions.

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Speakers & Panelists

Prashant Pant

Associate Director | Project Management, Avante Facade

Prashant has a very diverse background in the facade industry including design, manufacturing, construction, testing and consulting. During his 24 years in the industry he has completed high profile projects throughout India. Prashant’s oversees the project management team from concept...

Santosh S. Warick

CFO & FA, MIDC, Director, MFS, Mumbai

Santosh S. Warick, Chief Fire Officer & Fire Advisor of MIDC Fire Service and Director, Maharashtra Fire Service, has got three decades of experience in the field of fire prevention and protection; he has served on various positions in MIDC...

Apurba Maity

Head Fire & Life Safety, The Phoenix Mills

Apurba is an Indian Navy Veteran having more than two decades of experience in core MEP Services and Fire life safety domain. He leads the corporate FLS and EHS division of Phoenix Mills Ltd oversees the design adequacy of mixed...

Nandita Agnihotri

Senior Associate, Mandviwala Qutub & Associates

Nandita Agnihotri, is an associate architect at MQA – Mandviwala Qutub & Associates, with 17 years of professional experience and projects spanning 16 cities, Nandita exemplifies excellence and innovation in architecture. Prior to MQA she worked with Sanjay Puri Architects...

Ashwin Shah

Senior Associate, Zaha Hadid Architects

Ashwin Shah joined ZHA in 2012 and has since contributed to a variety of projects across Asia, Europe, and North Africa. His portfolio includes airports, transport hubs, towers, performing arts, museums, residential, and mixed-use developments. Ashwin has contributed to significant...

Mahyar Vaid

Senior Director - Architecture, Talati & Partners

With over 20 years of experience shaping the architectural landscape of India, Mahyar Vaid is a director at the renowned firm Talati and Partners LLP. A graduate of Rachna Sansad, Mumbai, he has expertise spanning a vast range of projects—from...

Harsharaj Shetty K S

Deputy Head - Engineering, Schueco India

Harsha is a seasoned professional with over 8 years of experience in façades and fenestration products, specializing in new product development for both Indian and international markets. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India. Currently,...

Vicky Vora

Founder and Principal, V3 Façade Design Studio

Vicky Vora is the visionary founder and principal consultant at V3 Facade Design Studio – V3FDS, a Mumbai-based facade consultancy firm established in May 2019. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Mumbai University. Mr. Vora further advanced his academic credentials...

Alok Decruz

Partner, Morphogenesis

Graduated from the School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi, Alok DeCruz is Director-Projects at Morphogenesis, one of India’s leading award-winning Architecture and Urban Design practices. The firm has been ranked yet again, for the twelfth time running, among...

TS Aditya

Vice President - Strategy & Business Development, Qutone

T.S. Aditya is the Vice President – Strategy & Business Development at Qutone, bringing over 14 years of extensive experience in the façade industry. He has been instrumental in driving the company’s sales function, focusing on acquiring key accounts, developing and...

Pratik Doshi

Head - Commerical Project, Schueco

Pratik Doshi, is the National Manager for Façade Business at Schueco India. With 18 years of experience in Construction industry, and 9.5 of which he has spent at Schueco India, Pratik has handled various sales territories and worked closely with...

Khushbu Davda

Partner, Studio Emergence

Khushbu Davda is a practicing architect and founder principal and partner at parametric firm Studio Emergence. With a flair for design and natural forms, biomimicry is one of her strong suits. Her study of cartographies and maps is critical in...

Vrinda Shetty

Executive Director, Bentel Associates

Vrinda Shetty is the Executive Director at Bentel Associates International lndia ,with over 25 years of experience in architecture and design. Over the last 18 years at Bentel Associates, she has led a wide portfolio of projects across retail, commercial,...

Ashwanii Khanna

Chief Customer Officer, FunderMax

Ashwanii Khanna is a seasoned professional with over 11 years of experience in the facade industry and an overall career spanning 18 years in the construction materials sector. Having worked with esteemed organizations such as Fundermax, Armstrong, and Saint Gobain....

Ritesh Jindal

Associate | Mumbai Office Leader, Arup

Ritesh started his career with Arup Singapore after completing his Bachelor`s in Architecture from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and has now re-joined Arup Mumbai Office as Senior Consultant. Ritesh is currently leading the façade team for Arup India....

Shekhar Patki

Principal Architect, PG Patki

Shekhar Patki has been at the helm of PG Patki Architects for three decades. Following in his father’s footsteps, he has stewarded this firm with unwavering passion. As the Principal Architect, he has been instrumental in shaping its design philosophy...

Jose Claudio Silva

Design Principal, 10 Design

José Cláudio Silva is a Design Principal at 10 Design with over 22 years of architecture design and delivery experience. His expertise spanning across a wide spectrum of sectors including mixed-use, hospitality, civic, office, retail, residential, MICE, and integrated resorts....

Rohan Keswani

Director, Aluplex

Armed with a Structural Engineering double-degree from Oxford University, Rohan has experience working with Façade and Fenestration companies in Thailand, Spain and South Korea. Leading the operations at Aluplex since 2011, Rohan has been using his strong technical foundations to...

Andy Fisher

Managing Director, Andy Fisher Workshop

As the founder and creative visionary behind AFW, Andy brings over 30 years of experience working on international projects across Europe and Asia. Since establishing the workshop in 2004, Andy has transformed AFW into a thriving hub of creativity and...

Rajan Govind

Director - Façade + Construction Tech Specialist, BES Consultants

Rajan has more than 30 years of international experience within the facade industry, out of which he has served more than 11 years at Arup. With Structural engineering background Rajan has gained working experiences in various regions such as Asia,...

Jennifer Schneider

Head of Product Management – Advanced Interlayer Solutions Division, Kuraray America Inc.

Jennifer Schneider is the Global Product Marketing Manager at Kuraray America, Inc., with over 20 years of experience in the laminated glass industry. Her background spans product development, commercialization, and marketing of advanced interlayer technologies for both automotive and architectural...

Gautam Bhasin

Managing Partner, Mirai

Gautam is an architect by training and a building enclosure specialist by profession, with extensive experience delivering façade solutions across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and India. Over the course of his career, he has contributed to projects spanning three continents,...

Timothy Soebroto

Regional Director, Meinhardt Façade Technology

Timothy is Regional Director of Meinhardt Façade Technology. He has been in the façade industry for over 25 years. He has been involved in diverse roles and positions in façade contracting and consulting firms, from designing to managing projects, including...

Ravishankar Subramanian

Principal Scientist, Dow

Ravishankar supports the TS&D team to drive projects in innovation and transformational growth projects. In addition, he has domain expertise in providing design support and demonstrated technical leadership in building facade projects for India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka. Ravi joined...

KR Suresh

Regional Director, Avante Facade

With a view to lead by example through devoted work ethics and constant innovation, Suresh is one of the most sought after façade consultants of India with a unique approach of integrating and detailing to insure that all elements of...

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