161st Edition – Zak World of Façades Saudi Arabia

This will be the 161st edition globally and the 4th edition in Jeddah 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

QIAN Yucheng

International Trade Manager, SHBO Industry Group

Manoj Divakaran

Founder/Managing Director, Mitrex and Empereal Energy

Manoj Divakaran has over 35 years of outstanding track record as a business leader and entrepreneur and is currently recognised as a thought leader in the renewable energy and water industries. He has successfully incubated various innovative ventures and projects...

Abdelrahman Zayed

Head of Façade Division, Leaders Fort Arabia

I am a facade division manager at Leaders Fort Contracting, with 17 years of expertise in the facade industry. I hold a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering and have worked with various companies across the UAE since 2007. Currently, I...

Walaa Addas

Urban Cultural Design Manager, Jeddah Central Development Company

Walaa Addas is a Saudi city planner, Architect, and Designer, boasting over 15 years of expertise in Architectural and Public Realm Design, urban development, and city planning. I earned my master’s degree in architectural design from the United Kingdom, specializing...

Davide Malizia

High Performance Products KSA – Saudi Arabia Business Development, Kuraray

With a strong academic background in glass façades design from Politecnico di Milano, Davide has developed a keen understanding of the role of advanced materials in modern architecture. He has been involved in various aspects of building envelope projects, contributing...

Loïs Delhom

General Manager, Delhom Acoustics

Lois Delhom is the managing director of Delhom Acoustics Middle-East. He works with designers around the world to help design spaces that sound as great as they look. Prior to working in the Middle East, Lois worked both in Europe...

Medhat Saad

Façade Engineering Manager, Khatib & Alami

Medhat is the Façade Engineering Manager at Khatib & Alami, a leading multidisciplinary consultancy firm in the Middle East. With extensive experience across Egypt, KSA, UAE, Libya, Bahrain, and Canada, he has developed a strong expertise in façade engineering and...

Albaraa Zamzam

Architect, HAK Architectural and Engineering Consultants

Albaraa Zamzam is a dedicated architect with a keen interest in understanding the intricate relationship between the built environment and human experience. His professional journey, spanning more than nine years across diverse projects in Saudi Arabia, including architectural design and...

Ahmad Kseibi

Lead Façade Design Engineer, DAR Engineering

Ahmad Kseibi is a preeminent façade design engineer leading DAR’s expertise in this critical building envelope discipline. With over 13 years of pioneering work in the Saudi Arabian market, he possesses an in-depth understanding across the full spectrum of façade...

Rui Monteiro

Rui Monteiro Commercial Director, Effisus

Rui Monteiro brings a wealth of expertise and passion to his role at Effisus. With a solid foundation in Construction Materials, having obtained his master’s degree from ISEP in Porto, Rui seamlessly merges technical acumen with unparalleled business understanding. Rui...

Nancy Wang

Director of International Sales, Tianjin North Glass

Wang Yongli is a Director of the International Sales Department of the Glass Deep Processing Division of NorthGlass. She is a technical expert in glass deep processing and has been engaged in the international sales of deep-processed glass for 20...

Mohamed Mahgoub

Construction Manager, Red Sea Global

Dr. Mohammed is a Doctoral level engineer and construction professional, he has spent 19 years honing his craft and mastering the art of bringing extraordinary visions to life. From groundbreaking facade designs to awe inspiring structures, he is driven by...

Jamil Adra

Managing Director, OBMI

Jamil Adra brings 27 years of experience, from which 25 in KSA and the Gulf region, in both the design and management of development projects throughout the Middle East. He worked on several type of projects, Hospitality, VIP residences, Commercial,...

Maged (Max) Ahmed

Lead Façade Engineer - Middle East, BG&E Façades

Maged (Max) Ahmed joined BG&E Façades in 2014 as a senior façade engineer. After two years in the head office in Melbourne, Australia; he re-located to the Middle East where he established the Middle East presence of BG&E Façades. Since...

Michel Mossessian

Design Principal, Mossessian Architecture

Michel Mossessian has designed landmark buildings globally, including 26 buildings in Doha’s Msheireb regeneration scheme, including the main square, London projects like 5 Merchant Square in Paddington and buildings S1 and S2 in King’s Cross. He collaborates with organisations like...

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