216th Edition – Zak World of Façades Italy

This will be the 216^th edition globally and the 1^st edition in Rome 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

Michele Versaci

Head of Research, Park Associati

Manuela de Micheli

Partner, Studio Transit

Alessandro Ferreri

Design Manager - Terminal, ADR Ingegneria

Paolo Ermeti

Head of Design, Focchi

Paolo Ermeti is Head of Design at Focchi S.p.A., with nearly 30 years of experience in façade engineering and project leadership. A Civil Engineering graduate from the University of Bologna, he joined the company in 1998 and has since contributed...

Luca Piraino

Partner, UNO-A Architetti Associati

Born in Trento in 1972, he studied at the ETSAB with Professor Enric Miralles and at the Politecnico di Milano where he graduated in 1997. He has been a member of the Order of Architects of the Province of Trento...

Elisa Faretina

Senior Engineer, Faces Engineering

Structural civil engineer specialized in the detailed design and construction management of steel structures. Throughout her career she developed extensive experience working with steel fabrication companies, acquiring advanced expertise in the detailed and construction design of complex civil and industrial...

Giulia Zarrella

Senior Sales Manager, Montanstahl

Giulia Zarrella is Senior Sales Manager for laser-welded special profiles, with a strong specialization in architectural applications. As part of a dedicated business unit focused on architecture projects, she supports architects and façade engineers in the design and realization of...

Gabriele Zorino

Technical Commercial Manager, dott Gallina

Gabriele Zorino has over 15 years of experience in the field of architecture and design, developed through a high-profile international career. For 12 years, he led and coordinated complex projects in Asia, working in multicultural and highly competitive environments where...

Vittorio Banella

Technical Director, ADR Infrastrutture

Susanna Tradati

Associate Partner, Nemesi

She graduated in Architecture from the Politecnico di Milano, specializing in urban design. In 2004, she began collaborating with Nemesi and became an Associate Partner in 2008. At Nemesi, she oversees Communication, Development, and External Relations strategies, including internationalization processes,...

Matteo Cipollini

Head of Façade Engineering, ESA Engineering

Matteo joined ESA Engineering in 2024 and today leads the Facade Engineering Department, guiding the firm’s technical development and international activities. He graduated from the University of Pisa with a thesis on the facades of the Japan Pavilion at Expo...

Marlice Anisia Imparato

Senior Associate, One Works

Marlice is an architect who graduated from Roma Tre University in 2017. She began her professional career in Rome at Luca Peralta Design & Consulting, where she worked on design competitions and public tenders for educational buildings, as well as...

Marco Brambilla

Partner , ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel

Born and raised in Milan, Marco joined the studio in 2000 and became partner in 2017. Marco has worked as leading architect on several ACPV ARCHITECTS urban-scale programs, including the redevelopment of San Babila square in Milan. His most recent...

Camilla Rigamonti

Chair, Society of Façade Engineering Italia

Alessio Pierdomenico

Senior Façade Engineer, Deerns Italia

Alessandro Terzi

Senior Associate Partner, PLP Architecture

Alessandro Terzi is a Senior Associate Partner at PLP Architecture with extensive international experience across commercial, workplace, cultural, and mixed-use developments in China, Europe, the Middle East, and Japan. He leads design on complex projects, shaping vision and architectural concepts...

Alessandro Massarotto

Founder, Frame Projects

Alessandro Massarotto is a Chartered Civil Engineer and founder of Frame Projects, a multidisciplinary façade and structural engineering consultancy. With over 12 years of international experience, he has led the design and delivery of complex architectural envelopes and curtain wall...

Filippo Innocenti

Director, Zaha Hadid Architects

Filippo has worked with Zaha Hadid since 2002. In these years he has specialized in transportation buildings design, contributing to some of the most significant achievements of the office. His key projects include the Naples-Afragola High-Speed Train Station, the Riyadh...

Luca Mastropierro

Sales Manager, Pichler Projects

Graduated in Architecture at University of Genoa in 1995, he has been qualified to practice the profession since 1996. After experiences as a freelancer and in the commercial area of Multinational Companies in the construction world, since 2006 he is...

Alberto Lago

Architectural Projects Manager - Europe Sales Team, Sisecam

Alberto, with a degree in Public Relations and a Master in Business Administration, has worked in the commercial and marketing fields at international manufacturing companies in Italy, Belgium and Turkey. In the multinational group Sisecam, he is the Architectural Projects...

Paolo Franco

Partner | Director - Façade, Faces Engineering

Façades engineer and project manager specialized in technical and computational design of complex facade systems. Experienced in building envelopes, project management for all design phases and technical review of construction documents. Specialised in façade design, 3D modeling, computational and parametric...

Alberto Ferrari

Managing Director, Faces Engineering

Extensive project management experience in relation buildings and bridges projects. Throughout his career Alberto worked in many fields of civil engineering as buildings, highways, railways, fire safety, hydraulics, playing different roles as structural analyst, project director, site director and manager....

Alessandro Baldini

Director, Eckersley O’Callaghan

Since joining the global, award-winning engineering design firm Eckersley O’Callaghan in 2014, Alessandro has been pivotal in the firm’s growth, helping set up the Milan office which he now leads. With a strong multidisciplinary background, he has amassed extensive experience...

Athanasia Varela

Architect - Technical Sales Engineer, Elval Colour

Athanasia Varela is an Architect holding the position of Technical Sales Engineer at Elval Colour. As a member of the specification team of the company, she promotes and supports the application of etalbond® on facades for different typologies of buildings,...

Saverio Pasetto

Head of Façades, Skanska

Saverio is Head of Façades at Skanska U.K., a leading construction company and developer. He provides building envelope technical leadership while overseeing and coordinating the façade package management on all projects. Three decades of varied experience in the facade industry...

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