175th Edition – Zak World of Façades Spain

This will be the 175^th edition globally and the 2^nd edition in Madrid 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

Miquel Rodriguez

Founder, xmade

Architect (ETSABarcelona, 1995), specialized in envelope technologies and materiality. Currently teaching at the Sustainability Unit, ETSALS Barcelona and at the module “Resilient Envelopes” in the Master of Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities, IAAC since 2019, he was professor at Design...

Sofía Galán Rivera

Associate | Leader Façade Spain, Arup

Sofia is a specialist in the design of façades and roofs as well as in the as well as in the analysis of existing façade and cladding pathologies. With eighteen years of work experience, includingsixteen years in the façade industry...

Mark John Fenwick

Founding Partner, Fenwick Iribarren Architects

Juan Velasco

Senior Associate, GCA Architects

Isabel Gil

Country Manager España and Associate Director, Luis Vidal + Architects

Isabel Gil graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the Madrid Technical School of Architecture (ETSAM) in 2003 and has been part of the luis vidal + architects team since it was founded in 2004. Three years later, she...

Eric Claeys

Founding Partner, Fassada Steel

Eric Claeys holds a degree as Civil Engineer in Construction from KU Leuven, Belgium, a degree in Industrial Engineering in Public Works from KU Leuven, Belgium, and graduated with a Master in Business Administration from the Vlerick Business School, Belgium....

Soan Vasseur

Technical and Sales Manager France, Alucoil

Soan Vasseur is an experienced professional in the ACM (Aluminium Composite Materials) sector. With 18 years’ experience, he has currently held the position of Technical Manager and Business Manager France at Alucoil since 2015. With a passion for technical matters,...

Olaf Conreur

Strategy Director - Global Construction Segment, Axalta Coating Systems

Olaf Conreur is based in Axalta’s European Headquarter in Basel in Switzerland. He is the Global Construction Segment Strategy Director and the Global Specification leader of the Architectural Powder and Liquid business. He cumulates more than 20 years of regional...

David Blanco Santos

Business Development Manager, Saint-Gobain Solutions

David Blanco Santos studied architecture at Polytechnic University of Madrid, UPM, and he has started his career developing competitions and carrying out projects in Salamanca and Madrid. Later, he has joined the Saint-Gobain group since 2012 to specialize in glass...

Miguel Ángel Núñez Díaz

Technical Director, ENAR

Miguel A. Núñez got a Master degree in architecture in 2001 and later an Official Master Program in Finite Element Method (FEM / FEA) at the UNED. In 2016 he got the Ph.D. in Structural Prestressed Glass Beams at UPM....

Xavier Ferrés Padró

Managing Partner, Ferrés Arquitectos y Consultores

Xavier Ferrés Padró PhD Architect by the ‘Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya’ UPC in 2017. Currently, University professor in the ‘Escuela de Arquitectura de Universidad de Navarra (ETSAUN-UNAV) in ‘Diseño avanzado de fachadas’ subject and in the ‘Escuela Técnica Superior de...

Piero Delucia

Regional General Manager, Reynaers Aluminium

Piero Delucia is a Regional General Manager at Reynaers Aluminum focused on developing successful organizations worldwide. Having a background as a Building Engineer-Architect, he spent more than 15 years in the architectural and building envelope domain gaining experience in technology,...

Miguel de Leon Ortiz

Director, Ortiz León Arquitectos

Miguel de León is a registered architect in Spain (COAM) and the UK (ARB) and is a LEED Accredited Professional. He holds a Master of Architecture from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and a Master in Real Estate Development from Instituto...

Astrid Piber

Partner, UNStudio

Astrid Piber is Partner at UNStudio and responsible for design, quality and knowledge management. As architect in charge of several large-scale design projects at various geographic locations, she has been working closely with Ben van Berkel for two decades. Since...

Jochen Regenauer

Head of Strategic Projects & Business Development EMEA, Kuraray

With more than 20 years in glass, interlayers & facades, Jochen 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 to both technical...

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