170th Edition – Zak World of Façades India

This will be the 170^th edition globally and the 5^th edition in Hyderabad 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

Narasimham V. V. L

Chairman, The Indian Institute of Architects - Telangana Chapter

Ratna Kompella

Head of Design, Aparna Constructions

George Varghese

Director, RSP Design Consultants

George Verghese has 30 years of extensive experience as an Architect in India and abroad. He has worked on a wide range of projects ranging from mixed-use developments to IT campuses, residential, healthcare and retail projects. He completed his Bachelor...

Sudhir Mohan

Head Sustainable Design, Aspect Façade and Engineering Consultants

Reji Bhami

Director - India and UAE, Eminent International Testing Centre

Over 19 years of experience in façade testing in Middle East, India and other Asian Countries. Reji has handled several iconic projects such as Dubai international Airport [UAE], Hamad International Airport-Doha [Qatar], Riyad Metro Stations [KSA], Nirlon Knowledge Park- Mumbai...

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...

Gaurav Sanghavi

Co - Founder, Pentaspace Design Studio

An innovator and motivator to the team, Ar. Gaurav Sanghavi leads conceptualisation and project planning at Pentaspace. His expertise lies in visualisation for the future, which allows him to take the lead in the spatial planning of every project, and...

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...

Nandakumar BS

Project Director, Evermark Façades

Nanda has over 17 years of rich experience in various capacities in façade construction projects. He is currently heading Evermark Project Solutions, A Consulting firm as Façade Project Director. Prior to Evermark, he was with Goldman Sachs through C&W as...

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....

Faizer Ali Dastagir

National Head - Projects, Viva Metal Composite Panel

Mr.Faizer Ali Dastagir is the National Head–Projects for Viva Composite Panels. He is a Mechanical engineer by qualification. He Has 25 years’ experience in Marketing, Business Development, Operations and also handling execution for various Façade projects with leading Façade Companies...

Anujay Vootla

Design Director, Genesis Planners

Ar. Anujay has an experience of well over 35 years in the field of Architecture and Urban Design. He is an artist to the core with several exhibits to his credit. He was a recipient of “Outstanding Design Thesis Award”...

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...

Mathieu Meur

Director, DP Façade

Mathieu Meur provides strategic and technical leadership as the director of DP Façade. Through his training as a multi-disciplinary engineer, and subsequent years of experience heading the largest façade consultancy practise in the world, he has developed extensive knowledge of...

Christoph Timm

Principal, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Christoph Timm leads SOM’s Enclosure Group, a practice embedded among the design and engineering studios in the firm’s New York office that focuses on the design of building enclosures and facades. With more than two decades of experience in the...

Kalyan Chakrawarthy Kethana

Associate Vice President, Phoenix

In my current role as Associate Vice President at Phoenix Group, I lead the procurement and sustainability functions for one of India’s premier real estate developers. I am responsible for overseeing the strategic sourcing of materials, managing vendor relationships, and...

Swati Puchalapalli

Founder - Director, Terra Viridis Consultants

Swati Puchalapalli is a Sustainable Design Consultant with 20 years of experience in Sustainable habitat design, computational analysis, and environmental policy research. She is a founder director at TerraViridis, a Sustainable Design Consultancy, and the director of Sustainability at VeraTatva,...

Ron Hull

Global Director - High Performance Products, Kuraray

Ron Hull, P.E, CDT® is the Global Director of High-Performance Products for Kuraray. Ron is based in the USA and holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration. He currently serves on the Board of Directors...

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