225th Edition – Zak World of Façades India

This will be the 225th edition globally and the 8th edition in New Delhi which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions.

Speakers & Panelists
Principal Architect, A Sharma Associates
Head - Residential Business & Retail, Schueco India
Principal, Charged Voids
Aman Aggarwal is the Founder and Principal Architect of Charged Voids, an internationally recognized architecture practice based in Chandigarh, India. Since founding the practice in 2008, he has led the design of projects across diverse scales, programs, and contexts, building...
Principal, Architect Hafeez Contractor
Nisar Ahmed shaikh stands as a distinguished senior associate architect, collaborating seamlessly within the realm of architect Hafeez Contractor’s prestigious sphere. His tenure is marked by an unwavering commitment to the design and seamless execution of an expansive array of...
Head Specification and Product Development, Viva Composite Panel
Neeraj Nayyar is the Head–Specification & Product Development for Viva Composite Panels. He is a Mechanical engineer and MBA – Marketing graduate by qualification. He has 16 years’ experience in Business Development, Technical, Solution selling and also Level 2 IFE...
Deputy Head - Engineering, Schueco India
Harsha is a seasoned professional with over 8 years of experience in façades and fenestration products, specializing in new product development for both Indian and international markets. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India. Currently,...
Director, Eckersley O’Callaghan
Sushant Goel is a postgraduate structural engineer from the University of Stuttgart, with seven years of professional experience in Germany. During this time, he contributed to a diverse range of international projects across the USA, Europe, and the Middle East,...
Vice President - Strategy & Business Development, Qutone
T.S. Aditya is the Vice President – Strategy & Business Development at Qutone, bringing over 14 years of extensive experience in the façade industry. He has been instrumental in driving the company’s sales function, focusing on acquiring key accounts, developing and...
Chief Customer Officer, FunderMax
Ashwanii Khanna is a seasoned professional with over 11 years of experience in the facade industry and an overall career spanning 18 years in the construction materials sector. Having worked with esteemed organizations such as Fundermax, Armstrong, and Saint Gobain....
Founder Partner | Principal Architect, Confluence
Vishal Sharma co-founded Confluence Consultancy Services, New Delhi in 1999 and has spearheaded the vision and strategic growth of the company in the last 23 years. With over 24 years of an impressive work portfolio, Vishal is a thought leader...
Associate | Mumbai Office Leader, Arup
Ritesh started his career with Arup Singapore after completing his Bachelor`s in Architecture from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and has now re-joined Arup Mumbai Office as Senior Consultant. Ritesh is currently leading the façade team for Arup India....
Director, Aluplex
Armed with a Structural Engineering double-degree from Oxford University, Rohan has experience working with Façade and Fenestration companies in Thailand, Spain and South Korea. Leading the operations at Aluplex since 2011, Rohan has been using his strong technical foundations to...
Senior Technical Program Manager - APAC, Kuraray
Malvinder Singh Rooprai, Architectural Market Development Manager & Technical Consultant for PVB division of Kuraray, is based out of New Delhi – INDIA. His key responsibilities are to grow the market for value added products under the umbrella of Trosifol®...
Director, DP Façade
Mathieu Meur provides strategic and technical leadership as the director of DP Façade. Through his training as a multi-disciplinary engineer, and subsequent years of experience heading the largest façade consultancy practise in the world, he has developed extensive knowledge of...
CEO, Butler Engineering
Sajid Raza is the CEO of Butler Engineering (ME) & Butler Engineering Int’l Ltd (UK), responsible for overall operational steering of the organization in the Middle East, UK, Europe and Asia. He received Mechanical Engineering degree from Aligarh Muslim University...
Managing Partner, Mirai
Gautam is an architect by training and a building enclosure specialist by profession, with extensive experience delivering façade solutions across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and India. Over the course of his career, he has contributed to projects spanning three continents,...
Principal Scientist, Dow
Ravishankar supports the TS&D team to drive projects in innovation and transformational growth projects. In addition, he has domain expertise in providing design support and demonstrated technical leadership in building facade projects for India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka. Ravi joined...
Conference Agenda
  • Double-skin façade systems
  • Importance of class A & class B materials (Fire protection)
  • Unique applications of cladding in high-rise projects: Balconies, soffits, entrance portals, pergolas, sun-shading elements
  • Automation tools for increasing productivity in day-to-day tasks
  • How parametric design can help to resolve the geometry for optimised panel modulations
  • Advanced data management tools
  • Key takeaways from landmark projects in tackling the challenges of scale, complexity, and timeline
  • Designing high-performance façades that respond to climate, comfort, branding, and urban context in India’s commercial hubs
  • What’s next for commercial facades — emerging trends in materiality, sustainability, and façade delivery for both IT and corporate campuses
  • Shift to performance based fire design (NBC → NBCS)
  • System testing required / material rating
  • Façade role in safe evacuation
  • Optimizing construction speed with metal cladding
  • EPDs: An initiative towards environment friendly cladding
  • Inhouse manufacturing excellence leads to Reel vs Real façade
  • Why? Origin, need, future
  • Where? Geography, technology, typology
  • How? Opportunities, collaboration, experts
  • What has changed in past decades?
  • Design process disruptors
  • Current and future trends
  • Disruptive construction technologies

Gautam Bhasin

  • Designing for 2050 with today's budgets
  • Value engineering: Saving money or losing value
  • Façade Maintenance: Designing for day one or year thirty
  • Elements of holistic approach
  • Case study on 63 Madison Avenue in New York, Atlassian Central in Sydney and Two Taikoo Place in Hong Kong
  • Smart Science offering carbon neutral silicones for building façades
  • Case Study covering complexity and mastering the demand
  • Expanded product portfolio
  • Innovative structural glass applications
  • New product introduction Trosifol® ES Pro
  • Sustainability benefits of using SentryGlas® interlayers
  • Evolution of dry cladding systems with ventilated facade principles
  • Cladding materials - relevant tests & standards recommended for external applications
  • Sustainable semi-unitized sintered stone cladding system - features, advantages & benefits
Event Details
  • 225th Edition – Zak World of Façades India, August 27, 2026
  • Start Date
    August 27, 2026 8:00 am
  • End Date
    August 27, 2026 5:00 pm
  • Status
    Upcoming
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