188th Edition – Zak World of Façades France

This will be the 188^th edition globally and the 4^th edition in Paris 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

Niccolò Baldassini

Directeur Technique, Bollinger+Grohmann

Niccolo Baldassini is a technical director of B+G Paris. He is a structural designer with interdisciplinary knowledge based on the comprehension of advanced technology and materials. His main fields of activity are lightweight structures, non-conventional structures, and free-form transparent skins...

Patrick Mauger

Fondateur, Architecture Patrick Mauger

Dominique Thomasson

Président du SNFA, Dirigeant de COVERIS

Dominique Thomasson est le Président du SNFA depuis juin 2024. Précédemment Président de la section Façades et Fenêtres du Syndicat, il connait bien les travaux importants que sont les FDES, la REP PMCB (responsabilité élargie du producteur des produits et...

Thomas Selin

Chef de marché Façades et Développement Durable, Reynaers Aluminium

Avec une formation spécialisée en enveloppe du bâtiment, Thomas Selin possède plus de 22 ans d’expérience dans le secteur de la façade aluminium. Il a occupé successivement les postes de Chef de Projet, Responsable de Bureau d’Études, puis Directeur de...

Frédéric Frusta

Président, Oasiis

Stéphane Folcher

Head of Façade Department, Bouygues Construction

Jimmy Champigny

Curtain Wall & Envelope Specialist, Bouygues Construction

Pierre-Yves Zentar

Directeur Général, Reynaers Aluminium France

Pierre-Yves Zentar évolue depuis plus de 20 ans dans le secteur du bâtiment, où il a construit une expertise reconnue dans le pilotage stratégique et opérationnel d’activités complexes. Son parcours est jalonné par la gestion de centres de profit majeurs,...

Maxime Runtz

Directeur Marketing & Communication, Reynaers Aluminium France

Diplômé master en Marketing et d’un MBA en Stratégie, il évolue depuis 15 ans dans le secteur de l’aluminium, avec une expertise reconnue en marketing opérationnel, communication et développement commercial. Après avoir rejoint le groupe Reynaers en 2022, il a...

Vitali Caplain

Directeur du pôle environnement, Elioth

Vitali Caplain est le directeur du pôle environnement chez Elioth, où il se spécialise dans la stratégie de décarbonation des projets de construction et de rénovation. Diplômé de l’École Polytechnique et de l’Imperial College London, il développe des solutions innovantes...

Liliane Durris

Specification Leader - France and North Africa, Axalta Coating Systems

Liliane Durris is attached to the French manufacturing site for Axalta powder coatings in Montbrison. She is responsible for the prescription business on the French and Moroccan markets. With more than 30 years of experience in the powder coating market,...

Nayla Mecattaf

Founder and CEO, CroMe Studio

L’architecte Nayla Mecattaf dirige depuis 2017 CroMe Studio, agence co-fondée avec Jean-Luc Crochon et dédiée au développement de projets à rayonnement international aux côtés de Cro&Co Architecture. Née au Liban, de nationalité franco-suisse, Nayla est diplômée de l’École Polytechnique Fédérale...

Laurent Fehr

Directeur Développement, Fehr

A committed producer offering mineral and ecological solutions across Europe for the renovation and construction of the buildings of the future, FEHR is a family-owned and independent company since 1960, with 10 concrete plants in Eastern France and 4 precast...

Nuno Morais

Chef de Projet, Patriarche

Anne Since

Directrice de Projet, Patriarche

Frédéric Valem

Directeur Technique, T/E/S/S Atelier d'ingénierie

Ingénieur diplômé de l’INSA Rennes, option Construction Civile, il intègre différents bureaux d’études techniques de Maitrise d’oeuvre sur de grands projets tels que pavillon de la France à Séville ou le stade de Beyrouth, puis entame son parcours en entreprises...

Louis Ratajczak

Partner, DVVD

Architecte diplômé de l’École d’Architecture de Paris Val-de-Seine et ingénieur Ponts et Chaussées, Louis Ratajczak rejoint DVVD en 2006 et en est associé en 2016. Son expérience reconnue en France et à l’étranger en fait un référent de la cellule...

Laure Meriaud

Associée, Ateliers 2/3/4

Jérôme Berberian

Responsable d'exploitation, Pradeau Morin

Responsable de l’exécution des marchés en termes de délais, de qualité et de sécurité. Il coordonne les équipes sur le terrain, accompagne l’encadrement dans la réalisation des travaux et assure une présence régulière sur le chantier pour garantir le bon...

Vera Matovic

Présidente, Savoir-Fair

Pierre-Maxence Renoult

Chef de projet, Arcora

Edouard François

Président, Maison Edouard François

David Quisserne

Président, Alliance Économie (AE75)

Charlotte Marotte

Responsable du Pôle Laboratoire des Performances Environnementales, CSTB

Mourad El Garci

International Sales Director, Alucoil

Mourad El Garci is an architect with extensive international experience, having worked on projects in France, Brazil, Portugal, Morocco, Turkey, and Spain. With over 12 years at Alucoil, he has led major international projects, seamlessly blending technical expertise with a...

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

Responsable Technique & Chargé d’affaires - 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,...

Nancy Wang

International Sales Department Director, NorthGlass Processed Glass BU

Nancy Wang 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...

Michael Stumm

Vice President, Montanstahl

Michael Stumm is the Vice President of Montanstahl SA and has more than 30 years of technical sales experience. Montanstahl was established 1983 in Stabio, Switzerland, and ranks among the worldwide market leaders for custom-tailored special profiles in steel and...

Jakob Sand

Partner, BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group

Jakob Sand joined BIG in 2011. During his career, Jakob has worked in the field between conception and realization; as Partner-in-Charge at BIG he has won many competitions primarily in France, as well as Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom....

Leonardo Gambatesa

Technical Director, Hardel Le Bihan Architectes

Léonardo worked for 15 years in a structural and façade design office, first at RFR and then at T/E/S/S (integrated at the time of its creation in 2007). He worked on a wide range of ambitious projects, from complex geometric...

Mathias Bernhardt

Managing Director, Baumschlager Eberle Architectes

Mathias Bernhardt is a graduate architect from the Paris Belleville School of Architecture. From 2009 to 2016, he was associated with Baumschlager Eberle Architekten as local architect for their first two buildings in France, in Boulogne Billancourt and Dieppe. In...

Guillaume Meunier

Low Carbon Consultant, IFEB

Guillaume is a qualified architect and engineer. After ten years as an architect with Sophie Berthelier Architecture working on many buildings in France, he joined Elioth by Egis in 2013 and became a director in 2021. A specialist in construction,...

Piero Delucia

CSO | Vice Président, Reynaers Group

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,...

Robert-Jan van Santen

Technical Director, VS-A

Robert-Jan van Santen graduated in Architecture from UPA3 Versailles, France. He worked for 4 years in “Atelier de Paris” with Renzo Piano in Paris. He set up his own consulting firm focusing on building envelopes, “Bureau d’études façade van SANTEN”...

Tom Gray

Directeur, T/E/S/S Atelier d'ingénierie

Tom GRAY is associate director of T/E/S/S atelier d’ingéniérie, which he co-founded in 2007 with Matt KING and Bernard VAUDEVILLE. He qualified as an architect from University College Dublin, Ireland. He is registered as an architect in France, and is...

Pascal Pinet

Head of Façades, Saint-Gobain Glass France

Pascal PINET is Head of Façades at Saint-Gobain Glass France. With a diverse and international background in the construction sector—including program management, sales, specification, business development, operations, and engineering—Pascal leads the Project segment activities at Saint-Gobain Glass France, supported by...

Björn Sandén

Market Development Consultant, Kuraray

Björn Sandén has been working 27 years with interlayers for laminated glass, especially focusing on architectural applications. Interlayers for laminated glass such as Trosifol PVB and SentryGlas® have been key to improve safety, structural performance, acoustic performance and decorative possibilities...

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