186th Edition – Zak World of Façades Greece

This will be the 186^th edition globally and the 1^st edition in Athens 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

Maria Papatheofanous

Sales Manager Greece, AkzoNobel Coatings

Maria Papatheofanous is French Specification Manager at AkzoNobel Powder Coatings. Bachelor’s in management from Toulouse Business School. With 29 years in Coating Industry (liquid and powder) and several jobs as Account Manager, Key Account Manager, French Marketing Manager, she was...

Angeliki Georgiza

Façade Engineer, Skyline Facades

Angeliki Georgiza is an architect and facade engineer specializing in facade design and system development. She holds a degree in Architecture Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and is currently pursuing the Specializing Master “BIM for Project and...

Anna Ioannidou-Kati

Senior Façade Engineer, Eckersley O'Callaghan

Anna has been part of the Eckersley O’Callaghan (EOC) Facade Engineering team since 2019, working on diverse projects from commercial and retail developments to residential buildings. She is passionate about structural facade design, building thermal and solar performance, and sustainability...

David Clayton

Global Design Principal, Aedas

David Clayton, a UK-registered architect with over 23 years of experience. He joined Aedas in 1997 and is now a Global Design Principal. He graduated with a distinction in Bachelor of Architecture at the Cardiff University and was awarded as...

Galiatsatos Makis

Sales & Marketing Director, Saint-Gobain Glass Hellas

With studies in the financial field, and after a 7-year work in auditing companies in Greece and with a last stop at the multinational Ernst & Young, he found himself at Saint-Gobain Glass Hellas and took over the sales department...

Marco Dell’Agli Valletti

Senior Architect, BIG

Marco Dell’Agli Valletti joined BIG in 2022 as a Senior Architect – Project Manager and was promoted to Associate in 2024. Based in BIG Barcelona, Marco leads various medium and large-scale projects across the Mediterranean region.He brings extensive experience in...

Nikos Kolintzas

Project Manager, Lydia Roda

Nikos Kolintzas is the Project Manager at Lydia Roda, a leading architectural materials company representing Flexbrick in Greece. With an MSc in Marketing and a background in commerce and business development, he has been at the forefront of introducing advanced...

Nikos Siapkaras

Principal Architect and Co-Founder, A&S Architects

Nikolaos Siapkaras is the Principal Architect and Co-founder of A&S ARCHITECTS. Nikolaos was born and raised in Athens, Greece and has been a practicing architect for over 25 years. Nikolaos holds a Master of Architecture from the National Technical University...

Οlaf de Nooyer

Associate Architect, Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Born in 1960, he studied architecture in the Netherlands at the TU (Technical University) in Delft. After having worked with the City of Rotterdam on its harbour front development, he came to the Workshop in Genoa in 1989. He started...

Olga Itsiou

Chief Operating Officer, Dimand

Olga Itsiou joined DIMAND in 2005 and holds the position of Chief Operating Officer. Her professional background includes roles such as Project Architect at HOK International Ltd, an architectural firm in London, and Design Manager at REDS A.E., a company...

Thomas Amargianos

Principal Architect, Betaplan

Highly qualified expert in the design, coordination and supervision of a large number of Projects including: Hospitals, Educational Buildings, Office Buildings, Transport facilities (Airports, Railway Stations, METRO Stations and Depots), Sport Installations, Restoration of Historical Buildings and Monuments, Hotels, Factories,...

Valentini Sarakinioti

Project Engineer, Thornton Tomasetti

Valentini joined Thornton Tomasetti’s UK façade team in 2018. She holds an architectural diploma from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and a Master’s in Building Technology from the Technical University of Delft (TU Delft). Having initially gained professional...

Panos Papanastasis

Associate Director - Facade Engineering, BuroHappold

Panos is an Associate Director at Buro Happold’s façade engineering team, based in London since 2012. With a background in architectural engineering and building technology, he brings his expertise to deliver innovative engineering solutions. He specialises in technical design and...

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....

Luis Matos

Director of Development, Louvelia Façade Solutions

Luis Matos studied Industrial Engineering at the University of Zaragoza where he obtained a ESIC Executive MBA. He started his career in the early 2000’s in the primary times for ventilated facades in Spain. Later, he moved to an Export...

Will Laufs

Founding Principal, Laufs Engineering Design

“With more than 25 years of experience, Will Laufs works in the field of structural, façade engineering and specialty structures design out of New York City, Berlin and worldwide, focusing on the use of new materials, transparent glass enclosures, challenging...

Konstantinos Chrysos

Associate Design Director, UNStudio

Konstantinos is a Senior Architect and Associate at UNStudio. He has gained extensive experience with projects of varying scales in architecture and urbanism. He started at UNStudio in 2010 as part of the design team for the high-end residential development...

Ilias Papageorgiou

Principal, Pila Studio

Ilias Papageorgiou is a Greek architect and founder of PILA. He brings extensive experience from Europe and America, having led the design and realization of high profile cultural, commercial and residential projects around the world. Prior to founding PILA, he...

Angelos Zografos

Technical Sales Engineer, Elval Colour

Angelos Zografos is a Civil Engineer holding the position of Technical sales Engineer in Elval Colour. He has more than 10 years of experience in civil and structural engineering and has participated in the analysis and design of structural systems,...

Petros Karatzas

Executive Director, Skyline Facades

Petros is a highly experienced facade professional with over 25 years in the international buidling envelope industry. Ηe has contributed to numerous projects across Europe and the Middle East, advocating for the innovative and optimal use of facade materials. In...

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