222nd Edition – Zak World of Façades Portugal

This will be the 222^nd edition globally and the 2^nd edition in Lisbon 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

Timothy Poell

Design Director, Gensler

Tiago Sallas

Project Director, Saraiva+Associados

Robert Weitlaner

Head of Innovation Laboratory, Hella

Pedro Appleton

Partner, Promontorio

Nuno Barbedo

Associate, Eckersley O’Callaghan

Miguel França Santana

Board Member, Fidelidade

João Jesus

Partner, OODA

Daniel Lopes

Senior Manager, Norfin

Jorge Peña

Head of Technical Support, Pladur Gypsum

Architect from the Madrid School of Architecture. Head of Pladur® Technical Support and member of the ATEDY technical committee for the development of standards and technical dissemination activities for laminated plasterboard systems. Responsible for implementing Pladur® BIM libraries and developing...

Juan Grau Iglesias

Technical Director, Aluman

Juan Grau Iglesias is an architect graduated from the ETSAV with over 30 years of experience in the façade sector. As technical director at the now-defunct FOLCRA and, for the past five years, as technical director at Grupo ALUMAN, he...

Pedro Rodrigues

CEO, b-face

Atual Fundador / CEO da “b-face, Building Facade Consultants & Engineering” tem em currículo o desenvolvimento de mais de 300 Projetos, a maioria a nível internacional, e muitos deles representam enormes desafios de engenharia onde predomina a criação de raiz...

Jorge Moreira

Structural Engineer, Skinde

Jorge Moreira is a Structural Engineer holding a Master’s degree from FEUP, Porto, and further advanced his expertise by the prestigious Post Graduation in Steel and Composite Structures at the University of Coimbra. With over a decade of professional experience...

Victor Fortanete

General Manager, Elval Colour Iberica

Victor Fortanete is an Electrical Engineer from INSA Lyon. He has more than 15 years of experience in the construction industry, with 10 years as the construction project manager with BOUYGUES façade subsidiary in Spain (ACIEROID) and 4 years as...

João Simões

CEO, OTIIMA

Engenheiro Civil de formação, o João iniciou o seu percurso profissional como estagiário na Mota-Engil em 2007. Começou a ocupar posições de liderança desde muito cedo e em 2011 já liderava as operações da Mota- Engil na sua primeira incursão...

John Bushell

Principal, Kohn Pedersen Fox

John Bushell, as Design Principal at Kohn Pedersen Fox, has achieved critical acclaim for his innovative and distinctive commercial and mixed-use buildings around the world. Drawing on KPF’s global expertise, John has incorporated the tenets of mixed-use design into high-profile...