98th Edition – Zak World of Façades Denmark

This will be the 98th edition globally and the 1st edition in Denmark which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions.

Speakers and Panelists

Roberto Fabbri

Façade Specialist, BIG

Roberto is a building envelope design specialist with a background in architecture, engineering and manufacturing and broad range of experience in a variety of projects, through which he was able to gain a strong and comprehensive understanding of multiple markets,...

Tore Banke

Director of Sustainability, BIG

Tore Banke is Director of Sustainability at BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group and is responsible for developing and executing the Sustainability strategies at BIG CPH. Leading a group of interdisciplinary specialists (Architects, engineers, researchers, and computational designers), Tore and his...

Rasmus Ingomar Petersen

Senior Specialist, COWI

Mr. Rasmus Ingomar Petersen is heading the international consultancy company COWI’s façade engineering group located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rasmus is developing façade engineering as a consultancy service on the Scandinavian market, where this engineering discipline has not yet been recognized...

Martin Lading

CEO and Facade Specialist, CW|A

Martin started early in his engineering degree to focus on glass and facades. After his structural engineering degree in Denmark, he studied business engineering and then moved to Germany to study a facade engineering degree in Detmold, Germany. Since, Martin...

Marco Baur

Søren Peter Kristensen

Specialist Manager - Façades, Ramboll

Søren Peter Kristensen is Chief Specialist and Specialist Manager at Ramboll Facade Engineering + Art Andersen & Copenhagen. The multidisciplinary knowledge and practical approach, gives Søren and his team of façade experts the possibility to make a difference on how...

Pascal Chartier

Marketing Director - Glass Façade Market, Saint-Gobain Glass

Educated as an engineer in physics and chemistry at ESPCI Paris, Pascal Chartier has more than 35 years of experience in the glass industry, occupying several positions in the Saint-Gobain Group. Starting in R&D at Saint-Gobain Research Paris, by working...

Nebojša Jakica

Associate Professor - Façade Design and Engineering, University of Southern Denmark

Nebojsa Jakica is an Associate Professor in Facade Design and Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). He holds a Ph.D. in Technology and Design for the Environment and Buildings (TEPAC) from Politecnico di Milano. He collaborated with multiple...

Jacob Ketner Vidkjær

Business Development Manager - Scandinavia, UK/Ireland & Middle East, SageGlass

Jacob Ketner Vidkjær, holds a bachelor in Marketing, and have been in sales & marketing for over three decades. Starting in the service industry, working as a contractor, to the building industry within cladding and glass he knows the corners...

Ivan Rysgaard

Head of Department - Technical and Construction Evaluation, NCC

Anne Møller Sørensen

Partner, Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects

Martha Lewis

Head of Materials, Henning Larsen

Martha Lewis is Head of Materials at Henning Larsen, where she established an office-wide material database identifying healthy, ethical, and environmentally tenable materials. She has recently launched a carbon literacy course for architects, “Unboxing Carbon,” communicating the essentials of decarbonization...

Yuki Ikeguchi

Partner, Kengo Kuma & Associates

Yuki Ikeguchi joined Kengo Kuma and Associates in 2002. She became a Partner and The Executive Vice President of KKAA Paris in 2012. She has been playing the essential role in leading multiple major projects abroad, with particular focus in...

Tommy Bunch-Nielsen

Director, Bunch Bygningsfysik

Tommy Bunch-Nielsen has worked as consulting engineer for more than 40 years and are specialised in Building Physics. He has been involved in at large number of research project regarding the building envelope with facades and roofs as main topics....

Morten Leen

Head of Project, AP Pension

Morten Leen is responsible for some of the major development projects with special focus on office and retail. He is responsible for AP Pension Fund´s sustainability strategy for property investments. AP Pension strategy is to enter into the projects early,...

Mikkel K. Kragh

Head of Department - Civil and Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University

Professor Mikkel K. Kragh is Head of Department, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Aarhus University, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Denmark. Mikkel is currently establishing a new engineering department as part of a major restructure at the Faculty of...

Malene Hjortsø Kyndesen

Partner, Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter

Malene Hjortsø Kyndesen has been employed at Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects since 2002 and was appointed partner in 2020. She is engaged in architecture’s role in a larg- er global perspective and her curiosity drives the development processes of the...

Lone Wiggers

Partner, C.F. Møller Architects

Lone Wiggers is an architect and partner in C.F. Møller Architects. C.F. Møller Architects has app. 350 employees in a total of eight branches in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, England, and Germany. Lone Wiggers works with strategy and concept development as...

Kasper Pilemand

Partner | Head of Projects, Dorte Mandrup

Kasper Pilemand is Partner at Dorte Mandrup with responsibility for public and cultural projects. Kasper has overseen many of the studio’s important and award-winning buildings, including the Icefjord Center, Wadden Sea Centre, Valencia, and Jægersborg Water Tower. Kasper is an...

Jaap Aanhaanen

Façade Engineer, COWI

After his training as a structural engineer in Delft, Jaap has worked on a range of project in both Scandinavia and the Middle East. Later in his career, his focus has become a combination of façade engineering, structural engineering and...

Dorthe Keis

Partner, Arkitema

As Partner in Arkitema, Dorthe Keis has the architectural and commercial responsibility for several of the studio’s significant projects, in both the public and the private sector. For more than 25 years she has been working actively in creating beautiful...

Bassel Glore

Sales Director - Active Glass, AGC Glass Europe

Bassel Glore is Sales Director and Business Development Manager at AGC Glass Europe for the Active Glass solutions: SunEwat and Glassiled. AGC is the world leader in flat glass and its Active Glass division fully commits to developing the right...

Tobias Wild-Blatt

Business Manager EU Ultraperformance Solutions, Kingspan

Tobias Wild-Blatt is the Business Manager EU Ultraperformance Solutions at Kingspan Insulation Europe. He has studied Architecture and holds an eMBA degree from the Maastricht School of Management. In his current role he is supporting the Sales Team of Kingspan...

Sveinung Chercka-Simonsen

Senior Associate and Project Architect, Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Sveinung Chercka-Simonsen joined Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects in 2010. He is a skilled Design Architect who works in both the concept development and competition departments. Throughout the years, he has worked up a portfolio of various projects in Scandinavia and...

Steen Elsted Andersen

Head of Façade Design, Henning Larsen

Steen Elsted Andersen is Head of facade design at Henning Larsen. Steen is educated as a Constructing Architect and Designer with more than 20 years of experience in facade, roof, and envelope constructions. Steen completed a Master of Science in...

Kim Herforth Nielsen

Founder & Creative Director, 3XN

Kim Herforth Nielsen is the Founder and a Senior Partner of 3XN. Since founding the company in 1986, Kim has been the creative driving force behind 3XN. He functions as the creative director and has overall responsibility for the architectural...

James Brackenreed-Johnston

Head of Façades, A. Proctor Group

James Brackenreed-Johnston joined the A. Proctor Group in 2019 as Specification Manager for the London Area. James has many years of experience in the high rise sector, focusing on façade design, regulation compliance and innovation. By advocating a systems based...

Thomas Henriksen

Director, Henriksen Studio

Thomas has a high level of experience in structural and facade engineering across a wide range of buildings and infrastructure projects. Previous roles include Global Facade Leader at Mott MacDonald Ltd, Technical Director at Waagner-Biro Stahlbau AG, Technical Director at...

Phil Schneider

Head of Sales EMEA, Vector Foiltec

Phil Schneider is Head of Sales EMEA and responsible for the implementation of global sales processes within the Vector Foiltec Group. With a view on technology and engineering, but also on processes, overall solutions, and the clients view, he was...

Allan Gibson

High Performance Product Manager - Northern Europe, Kuraray

Allan Gibson is based in Oxford and for the past 18 years, Allan has managed the supply and specification of specialist materials used in the construction industry in the UK and Middle East. Now responsible for the Trosifol PVB and...

Dr. Christian Scherer

Head of Business Development Glass, HB Fuller | Kömmerling

Christian Scherer is Head of Business Development Glass at H.B.Fuller/Kömmerling. In his current role he has the global lead within the business unit to further develop the (smart) glass, façade & structural glazing applications of the Kömmerling IG sealant and...

Andreas Bittis

Marketing Director - iWin®, Saint-Gobain Glass

Educated as an architect and urban planner at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany, Andreas Bittis was editor for ARCH+ and a freelance journalist for various architectural magazines on and offline. Consequently he worked in several architectural practices; Rhinescheme (Beijing)...

Stefan Trifonov

Head of Engineering, Schüco UK & IE

Stefan has over ten years of experience in the façade industry and holds a PhD in Structural Engineering from his native Bulgaria. He has worked on an array of challenging projects across Europe and the Middle East. Stefan specialises in complex façade...

Anna Wendt

Partner, Buro Happold

After completing a degree in Architectural Engineering Anna joined the Façade Engineering team at BuroHappold in 2007. Anna is a Partner and Global Discipline Director of Façade Engineering at Buro Happold and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building...

Damian Rogan

Director - Façade Engineering, Eckersley O'Callaghan

Damian established Eckersley O’Callaghan’s facade engineering group in 2012 and today leads a team of 30 engineers in London while supporting offices in the US, Hong Kong and Sydney. EOC has built a reputation for design and innovation across structures...

Jean-Paul Hautekeer

Global Strategic Market Director - Building Science, Dow

Jean has developed and lead the implementation of global market strategy to deliver financial results to the business. He coordinates marketing 4P implementation in the different regions through a team of regional marketers. Jean has develop a sustainable innovation growth...

Efthimios Zizos

Projects Manager, Elval Colour

Efthimios Zizos is a Civil Engineer and he is for the last 7 years, Projects Manager of Elval Colour. He has more than 17 years’ experience in the field of building constructions and specifically in envelope façades/roofing. His current role...

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