160th Edition – Zak World of Façades India

This will be the 160th edition globally and the 11th 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

Hetal Joshi

Head of Development, Brookfield Properties

Hetal leads the organization’s design, construction and development initiatives. His expertise spans across every facet of project development, from conceptualization and design to integrating ESG principles throughout the entire process. This ensures projects are not only high-performing but also sustainable...

Bhavana Bhatia

Aparna Khemani

Co-Managing Director, Gensler

As Co-Managing Director of Gensler’s Mumbai office, Aparna is focused on building our practice and client relationships in the Mumbai region. She also serves as an Education practice area leader for the firm’s APME region. Aparna has over 20 years...

Khalid Shamlawi

Technical | Specifications Manager, Quali Middle East Association

Khalid has been in the construction industry for over a decade, specializing in various product lines such as high-performance coated glass, aluminium facades, and aluminum systems. His extensive experience has broadened his knowledge of the entire building envelope, with a...

Chandresh Mehta

Executive Director, Rustomjee

Chandresh Mehta, an IIT Alumnus, is one of the pioneering forces behind “Rustomjee ”, a renowned real estate brand of Mumbai. Known as the man behind the group’s operational excellence, he holds an MBA from Xavier’s Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar,...

Shiju Bhaskaran

Sr Executive VP - Projects, Prestige Group

Shiju Bhaskaran, Sr Executive Vice President of Prestige Estates Projects Ltd is heading the development of commercial projects of Prestige in West India. He comes with 27 years of solid experience in the construction and Project Management of various Mixed...

Ankit Kamboj

Principal | Design Director, Broadway Malyan

Ankit is a talented architect and Mumbai studio lead whose commitment to winning new opportunities through exceptional design has helped build Broadway Malyan’s presence across India. Ankit first joined the practice in 2010 and worked in Singapore and London before...

Priyamvada Chauudhary

Senior Director, Project & Development, JLL

A seasoned Real Estate professional, Architect, Project and Business Management Specialist. Designed, Executed, Managed Multi million square footage of Commercial, Residential, Retail, Industrial Logistics, Hospitality Projects. Credited with Award Winning Projects in Mumbai and Pune such as Platina, The Capital...

Nishant Gupta

Design Principal - Senior Associate, Architect Hafeez Contractor

Nishant has dealt with projects of all nature, size & complexity. He is currently handling over 100 Mil Sqft of development across India with leading developers. He is a winner of many prestigious awards & leads a team of over...

Karl Sharro

Partner, PLP Architecture

Karl Sharro is an architect, urban designer and writer based in London. He is a Partner at PLP Architecture, where he leads projects around the world, having designed some of PLP’s most significant developments in the UK, Middle East, Europe...

Milind Sorkhade

Managing Director, Enclosure Facade Solutions

Milind, with 30 years of international experience in the façade industry, has spent over 22 years collaborating with both National and International Façade Contractors. His background in facade design engineering equips him with comprehensive expertise in this specialized field. Milind’s work spans across diverse regions,...

Achim Heinzle

Head of Direct Markets - International, Jansen

Achim is responsible for the international markets outside Europe at Jansen AG, Switzerland. With more than 20 years of experience in engineering and management, Achim focuses on technology, sales and marketing at Jansen AG to distribute steel facades, windows and...

Deepak Parameswaran

Specifications Manager, Jotun Powder Coatings

A professional with over 15 years of experience in the Façade industry and having worked in diverse set of projects ranging from Infrastructure to Residential projects. Deepak brings to you a wide range of solutions that Jotun Powder Coatings can...

Pratik Doshi

National Manager, Schueco India

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...

Kushagra Awasthi

Head of Engineering, Schueco India

Kushagra Awasthi comes with over 13 years of experience in various aspects of façade and fenestration in both Aluminium and UPVC products. By education, he is a post-graduate in Architecture, integrated with Façade Design, from TH OWL, Germany, and a...

Akshay Rahate

Techno Commerical Head, KinLong

Mr. Akshay is leading Kinlong’s business and technical operations in the Indian Subcontinent. In India and Sri Lanka , he has been working with leading developers, consultants, architects, and facade fabricators and also had studied mechanical engineering in the past...

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....

Vaishali Jain Solanki

Principal Architect, VJS

Vaishali Jain Solanki is an accompolished architect with dedicated 20 years of experience in the field of architecture and design. Throughout the length of her career, she has spearheaded various typologies of projects ranging from commercial complexes, residential towers, hotels,...

Shyam Raghunandan

Managing Director, Schueco India

Shyam is the Managing Director of Schueco’s business in India and neighboring countries including Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Maldives. He has worked in the construction section for over 15 years, and drives a focus on industry partnerships, innovation, and...

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...

Malvinder Singh Rooprai

Senior Technical Program Manager - APAC, Kuraray

Malvinder Singh Rooprai, Architectural Market Development Manager & Technical Consultant for PVB division of Kuraray, is based out of New Delhi – INDIA. His key responsibilities are to grow the market for value added products under the umbrella of Trosifol®...

Michael Chin

Principal | Technical Specialists and Façade Engineering Leader, Arup

With over 20 years of experience in the building industry, Michael Chin serves as a principal and group leader at Arup Singapore. In his role, he oversees the Technical Specialists teams, which encompass a broad range of disciplines including lighting,...

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,...

Gautam Bhasin

Regional Director - India, Inhabit Group

Gautam leads Inhabit’s business and presence in the Indian sub-continent as the regional director. With a background in architecture and multi-disciplinary engineering practise through his career, he has worked with leading developers and architects on projects across Hong Kong, Macau,...

Karl Wadia

, Architect Hafeez Contractor

Karl joined AHC as a trainee in the year 1999 and has received his MSC.AAO from Columbia University, New York, USA. He has immensely contributed to several iconic projects across various sectors be it master planning, residential, commercial, institutional or...

KR Suresh

Regional Director, Avante Facades Consulting

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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