90th Edition – Zak World of Façades India

This will be the 90th edition globally and the 6th edition in New Delhi which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display the latest technological solutions.

Speakers and Panelists

Kapil Handa

Founder and CEO, Studio DRA Architects

Architect Kapil Handa is the Principal of Studio DRA architects that he founded about 12 years ago in London with his International partners and gradually expanded the practice in India after a successful stint in Singapore and Europe. Studio DRA...

Pradeep Dwivedi

Head - Project Management, CapitaLand

Mr. Dwivedi, a postgraduate in structural engineering, has over 27 years’ experience in managing development of townships, logistic parks, residential and business parks. In his current role, he is responsible for managing development projects spread in many Indian cities and...

Gaurav Vatsa

Head of Terminal Design, Noida International Airport

Gaurav comes with 23+ years’ experience in architectural design and planning of large-scale projects in Cyprus, UAE and India. He has wide international experience in design of Airports, Large scale commercial and residential developments, Facade and roofs, sustainability design, design...

Isheeta Thakral

Director - Design, Hines

Ms. Thakral joined Hines in 2019 and heads design management for Office and IT park portfolio under development in Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and Gurgaon. She is also the ESG lead for the Eurasia region. Prior to joining Hines she was...

Neelu Dhar

Director, Morphogensis

Neelu Dhar, Director – Projects at Morphogenesis, pursued his architectural education from the Centre of Design Education, in Maharashtra. He joined the firm in 2003 and since then, his comprehensive experience in design has translated into robust conceptual works that...

Sheetal Rakheja

Managing Partner, AEON Design & Development

A graduate from Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Sheetal is an accredited Green building professional, Chair IGBC Delhi Chapter and member of IGBC executive committee, and has worked extensively in designing and promoting Green buildings. She is also President...

Anand Sharma

Founding Partner, Design Forum International

Anand Sharma is a B.Arch (Hons) graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and aco-founder at Design Forum International. He believes in practicing socially inclusive architectureand has coined the term“PeopleFirst”, which became one of the guiding principles of the...

Dr. Amish Bhutani

Director, Bhutani Group

Dr. Amish Bhutani is a novel mixture of a careful developer and an enthusiastic doctor. He is a postgraduate in Internal Medicine from Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun andserved in respectable hospitals like Medanta and Guru TeghBahadur Hospital, Pushpanjali...

Srinivas Hoizal

Technical Advisor - Head of Façade, DLF

An Experienced Façade Professional, Srinivas Hoizal, Graduate from NIT, has worked across multiple disciplines in construction Industry for over 37 Years, was involved in Iconic Building Facades in India & Singapore. With an Eye for Detailing as his core skill,...

Suparna Bhalla

Principal Architect, Abaxial Architects

Suparna is a principal architect of Abaxial, and graduated with a Masters degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998. She is an architect and conservationist who has worked on a number of architecture, conservation and interior...

Vinita Juneja

President - Projects, Design & Planning, Ace Group India

Professional Architect, planner with strengths in project development, design, implementation and deep sector exposure of Real Estate projects life cycle. After working more than 6 years on all sorts of design, conceptualization projects and various verticals joined Ace Group in...

Vishal Sharma

Founding Partner, Confluence Consultancy Services

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...

Rounaq K Choudhari

Director, Glass Wall Systems

At a young age, Rounaq Choudhari is not only a successful entrepreneur but also looks out for society as a whole. After obtaining his Master’s degree from the University of Bath (UK) and gaining hands-on experience from the bottom up,...

V Gurumoorthy

General Manager, TechnalⓇ In India

V.Gurumoorthy is the General Manager of Sapa Extrusion India Private Limited. Managing a team of over 30 executives, Guru as he is popularly called is responsible for overseeing the overall operations, of key Hydro Building Systems brands Wicona, Technal and...

Faizer Ali Dastagir

National Head - Projects, Viva Composite Panels

Mr.Faizer Ali Dastagir is the National Head–Projects for Viva Composite Panels. He is a Mechanical engineer by qualification. He Has 25 years’ experience in Marketing, Business Development, Operations and also handling execution for various Façade projects with leading Façade Companies...

Sumit Dhawan

Principal Architect, Cityspace'82

In the last couple of years, Sumit Dhawan has established his name extensively in the design industry. Known for transforming homes into heaven, his aesthetic sensibility has found its way to renown celebrity homes of cricketer Yuvraj Singh and Gautam...

Arvind Kumar

Communication & Business Development Manager - MEI & SEA, Hydro Building Systems

Arvind Kumar’s current role involves working with the finest minds in the field of architectural aluminium in the Greater Middle East Markets, India and South East Asia Pacific. One of his key tasks involves extending partnerships with building designers, architects,...

Nitin Govila

Director - APAC & MEA, Serge Ferrari

Nitin Govila is a senior-level International Director with diversified experience in managing business operations in B2B, B2C environments across different business categories at a Regional level. He has also handled international consulting assignments and global projects. Nitin is based out...

Russell Cole

Director - Leader Façade UK, Arup

Russell is the leader of Arup Facades in the UK and has many years of experience in the field, including working in India since 2004.He has a background in façade and structural engineering and specialises in the design, assessment and...

D Vishwanathan

Director - Design & Projects, RSP

D Vishwanathan has 29 years of experience with leading international design practices on a wide range of prestigious projects across sectors like Hospitality, Commercial, Residential, Retails, Office Campuses, IT Parks, Institutional and Industrial. He has worked with KEO International Consultants,...

Praveen Chaubey

Principal, Facade Design Factory

Mr.Praveen K. Chaubey is one of the well-known names in the field of façade engineering in India and internationally. He have an experience of more than 15 years in Façade Industry. He has executed many complicated facades in india and...

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...

TS Aditya

VP - Sales & Application Engineering, Fundermax India

T.S.Aditya is working as an Associate Vice President – Sales with FunderMax. He is associated with the brand for more than 8 years, and has been responsible for the company’s sales function which includes, adding key accounts, developing and managing...

Gautam Bhasin

Regional Director, Inhabit Group

Gautam leads Inhabit’s business and presence in the Indian sub-continent as the regional director. With a background in architecture and multi-disciplinary engineering practise through his career, he has worked with leading developers and architects on projects across Hong Kong, Macau,...

Niraj Borikar

Country Manager, DanPal India

Niraj Borikar is the Country Manager of Dan Pal (India) Private Limited managing the operations in India with responsibility of establishing and growing the business of versatile and innovative portfolio of Light Architecture Solutions. Niraj is a Mechanical Engineering graduate...

KR Suresh

Regional Director, Avante Façades

With a view to lead by example through devoted work ethics and constant innovation, Suresh is one of the most sought after façade consultants of India with a unique approach of integrating and detailing to insure that all elements of...

Conference Agenda