158th Edition – Zak World of Façades Turkey

This will be the 158th edition globally and the 3rd edition in Turkey 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

Ahmet Şenocak

Deputy General Manager | Technical - Operational, VakıfGYO

He graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Yıldız Technical University in 2011. Ahmet Şenocak, started his professional career in the private sector, worked for international companies, in some significant projects put into practice locally,...

Fırat Kocaman

CEO, Kocamanlar Aluminum

Fırat Kocaman graduated from Mersin University’s vocational school of construction in 2007. After completing his education, he began his career at Kocamanlar Aluminum in 2008. Currently working as a project coordinator, Kocaman is also an active member of the company’s...

Fatih Uçmak

Sales and Marketing Manager, Dost Cam

Fatih Uçmak graduated from Balıkesir University and began working at Dostcam in 2010. Currently working as the Sales and Marketing Manager, Uçmak shapes his career with his industry experience and leadership skills. He is known for his customer-oriented approach and...

Alev Akın

Co-Founder, İşte Proje Yönetimi

Ms. Akın graduated from Faculty of Architecture of Istanbul Technical University in 1994 and got her master degree in 1996 from the same university. Her career which had started as an asisstant researcher in a TUBITAK (Turkish Research Institute) Project,...

Tolga Celik

Founder, Alumen Yapı Sistemleri

Born in Ankara in 1973, Tolga ÇELİK graduated from the Department of Architecture at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 1999. He worked as an architect in Tuncer Çakmaklı Architecture and MIDEK/MINGÜ Architecture in his career, and later served as...

Murat Kader

Founder, iki Design Group

Murat Kader graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture in 1991 and received his master degree from University of Pennsylvania in 1994. Before establishing his own practice iki design group with Sema Eser Ozsaruhan, Murat Kader worked with Behruz...

Olcay Serezli

Architectural Sales Manager, Guardian Glass

Olcay Serezli is the Architectural Sales Manager for Turkey at Guardian Glass, one of the largest glass producers and innovators in the world. Over the past 8 years, she has held several roles in the European organization, managing key accounts...

Sanal Limoncuoğlu

Commercial Director Powder Coatings, AkzoNobel

Sanal is Commercial Director for SEEMEA region for powder coatings in AkzoNobel and leads also as the Country Coordinator for AkzoNobel Turkiye. In his role, he is responsible for the profitable growth of the businesses in several countries and leading...

Joris Verhiest

Director Strategic Development MA North, Hydro

Joris Verhiest is based in Belgium and is since 24 years active in the market of aluminum fenestration solutions. As a commercial engineer and international MBA he got the opportunity gain a wide experience in sales, product development, marketing and...

Arif Balaban

Co-Founder, Lejant Architecture

Arif Balaban was born in Çorum in 1967. He completed his primary and secondary education in Çorum, then pursued his high school education at Istanbul Kabataş Erkek Lisesi. His architectural journey began during his student years while working in architectural...

Salih Sekban

Founder, CWG Danışmanlık

Caner Bilgin

Founder, Bilgin Architectural Design Studio

After graduating from Istanbul Erkek Lisesi, Caner Bilgin completed his undergraduate degree at Istanbul Kültür Üniversitesi in 2009. During 2008-2009, he attended Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. He completed his Master’s degree in Architectural Design program at Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi in 2011....

Ersoy Çakır

Founder, Ersoy Çakir Mimarlık

Ersoy Çakır, born in Germany in 1976, graduated from Taksim Atatürk High School in 1994. Y.T.Ü. He graduated from the Department of Architecture in 1998. He graduated from Işık University Business Management MBA program. He has a thesis on “Brand...

Serkan Cetintas

High Performance Products Manager, Kuraray

Born at 1986 in Turkey , raised in Adana and graduated as Mechanical Engineer,Bsc from Cukurova University in 2012 ,Started working as Steel Production Engineer in Qatar then moved to Dubai in 2015 as Steel Construction Engineer for Abu Dhabi...

Sabri Paşayiğit

Founder, SP Architects

Sabri Paşayiğit, born in 1977 in Kayseri, graduated from the Architecture Department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 2001. After starting his career at leading architecture firms in the industry, he founded his own company, SP Architects, in 2005....

Rasen Semsa Ari

Architect & Design Project Manager, Cosentino

Born on June 10, 1992, in Ankara, she studied Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at Hacettepe University Turkey, and Politecnico di Bari Italy from 2011 to 2015. She worked as an interior architect in architectural design offices and participated in...

Ilkay Can-Standard

Innovation Leader | Founder, GENX

Ilkay Can-Standard is a distinguished Architect and Technologist with over 18 years of global project management experience. With a focus on major architectural projects, Ilkay has led numerous major architectural, construction, and manufacturing-focused projects, significantly enhancing end-to-end processes. As the...

Francesco Giacobello

Associate, Renzo Piano Building Workshop

He joined Renzo Piano Building Workshop in 2010 after working in Spain for a residential boutique firm and in USA at Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects in Atlanta on the Carnegie Mellon University Gates and Hillman Center. During his time...

Şeyma Elçin

Architectural Projects Manager, Şişecam

Şeyma Elçin received her Bachelor of Architecture from Yıldız Technical University in 2011. She worked as Project Manager and Site Chief for several architectural design and construction companies. Mostly on office and interior projects, she managed all the legs of...

Çağdaş Taylan

Managing Director, Hydro Yapı Sistemleri Türkiye

‘Cagdas Taylan, has over 25 years of experience in the management of teams for building materials. Since 2002, he is the Managing Director of Hydro Building Systems Turkey. Prior to that, he has been in various positions for another multinational...

Kaan Kuran

Managing Director, Innobuild

Kaan Kuran, with degrees in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering (B.S) and Mechanical Engineering (MSs) both from Istanbul TU and MBA (Istanbul Univ.) entered the world of façades in 1993 with production and application of window systems, winter gardens and façade...

Tolga Aycı

Business Development Manager, Tremco CPG

Tolga Aycı is working as a Business Development Manager for Tremco CPG which is a global leader of construction chemicals. In this role, value propositions of group brands such as Tremco, Illbruck, Nullifire, Dryvit, Flowcrete, Vandex, Nudura and Veda that...

Özgür Yumrukçal

General Manager, Libart International

Özgür Yumrukçal was born in 1979 in Istanbul. He has a Civil Engineering Degree from Istanbul University, which he completed in 2002, while simultaneously embarking on his professional career with the construction of Atatürk Olympic Stadium. Later, he was employed...

Bilal Yeniyurt

Sales Director, Hydro

Bilal Yeniyurt is the Director of Sales of Hydro Building System Turkey, which is global leader of aluminium production and also architectural aluminium system developer with their respective brands SAPA and WICONA. After he graduated from Business faculty, he studied...

Esra Aydınoğlu

Founder, Solo Design and Consultancy

She is graduated from Ankara College in 1990 and from the Middle East Technical University (METU) Faculty of Architecture in 1994. During the first decade of her professional career, she worked on the design and implementation of educational, tourism, office,...

Erdal Özdemir

Founder, Özdemir Consulting Co.

Erdal Özdemir was born in Karaman in 1966 as the youngest child of the Özdemir family with three children. His father Hüseyin was a police officer and his mother Elmas Hanım was a housewife. He attended primary school in Akşehir...

Alper Bağlan

Founder, Bağlan Mimarlık

He completed his undergraduate education in 1999 and his graduate studies in Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture in 2002 and graduated as a Master Architect. Between 2002 and 2004, he completed his doctorate studies in Yıldız Technical University “Building...

Fatma Pir

Product Manager, Technoform Bautec Italia

Fatma Pir has studied mechanical engineering in Izmir Institute of Technology, in her home town. The Erasmus exchange programme has taken her to Italy for 6 months of study in Università degli Studi di Salerno. After bachelor science, she continued...

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...

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