79th Edition – Zak World of Façades Qatar

This will be the 79th global edition and the 4th edition in Doha. It 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

Hafed Hmudda

Business Development Manager, Trimo

Hafed Hmudda has more than 15 years’ experience of consulting and business development in the construction industry. He joined Trimo in 2005 in the position of Area Manager. Since 2015, he holds the position of Business Development Manager and is...

Luke Harrison

Associate Director, Pattern Design

Luke Harrison is Associate Director of Pattern Design. He is both an Architect and computational designer, with extensive experience of Sports Architecture and Venue Design. He has worked on many of Pattern’s projects around the world, most recently Luke has...

Christopher Tiltman

Senior Architect, White Young Qatar

Studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and worked in practices there undertaking industrial developments and in the West Country where the projects were mainly Hospital Developments and Disabled Care Facilities, before taking up a position with...

Osama Ahmed Elfar

Design Director & Partner, Unii Design

Osama Elfar has over 26 years of varied and extensive experience in the profession of architecture in the MENA Region. Over this period, he has designed and worked on numerous large-scale complex projects and iconic landmark buildings of various different...

Efkan Keles

Architectural Marketing Manager, Pulver Powder Coatings

Efkan KELEŞ is Architectural Marketing Manager of Pulver Powder Coatings, the Europe’ s third biggest powder coating producing company, (Prior to this role ) with responsibility for marketing, business development and company growth. He has a master degree from University...

Siddharth Aldangady

Chief Architect, HBK Contracting Company

Mr. Siddharth Aldangady is the Acting Engineering Department Manager of Hamad Bin Khalid Contracting, one of Qatar’s leading and prestigious contracting firm. He manages the function of Engineering and Design for the company. He has over 20 years of experience,...

John Douglas

Pre-Construction Director, Alutec

Bassem Mardini

Senior Manager - Architecture, Qatari Diar

Mayank Sharma

Technical Specification Manager, Siderise Insulation

Mayank Sharma is the Technical Specification Manager at Siderise Insulation and oversees the Middle East and South Asian Market. He works extensively with contractors, architects and developers in the region, assisting and advising them on matters relating to applicable code...

Jan Scheers

Sales and Market Development Manager, Kuraray Europe

Jan Scheers is a Belgium born glass professional working for Kuraray GmbH. He was born in Belgium, in 1964 and started working for the US chemical giant DuPont after finishing his Bachelors in Marketing. He worked for 14 years in...

Mathieu Meur

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...

Lars Anders

Group CEO, Priedemann Façade Experts

Lars Anders is the CEO of Priedemann Façade Experts and Façade-Lab Research & Development Center, which accomplishes tasks relating to the façade or building envelope. In this role, He manages and leads along with his managing partners, a team providing...

Thomas Fruhmann

Director of Consultancy Services, Schüco Middle East

Thomas Fruhmann is a senior Façade/Building Skin Specialist with a top-level experience in curtain wall construction industry. He has acquired a diversified experience in design, production, project coordination, project management, contracts management, risk management, and tender/sales management, and developed a...

John Douglas Campbell

General Director, Mace Group

John has worked in the Construction Industry for over 22 years in which he has been involved in numerous Projects of varying size, type and complexity, from inception to handover and aftercare. John has been with Mace for over 16...

Hani Awni Al Hawamdeh

Chief Technical Officer, Arab Engineering Bureau

Hani Awni Al Hawamdeh is the Chief Technical Officer at Arab Engineering Bureau and brings 27 years of diverse work experience in Architectural, Structural and Electro-Mechanical projects. With his effective forward planning Hani successfully lead and managed design and execution...

Maged (Max) Ahmed

Lead Façade Engineer - Middle East, BG&E Façades

“Maged (Max) Ahmed joined BG&E Façades in 2014 as a senior façade engineer. After two years in the head office in Melbourne, Australia; he re-located to the Middle East where he established the Middle East presence of BG&E Façades. Since then,...

Ashley Byard-Bellis

Regional Manager, Inhabit Group

Based in the Doha office in Qatar, Ashley is a Regional Manager responsible for business development, project management and coordination for the region. Having worked previously in the façade industry for fabricators and main contractors, his experience lends itself to...

Fawzi Ismail

General Manager, MZ & Partners

Fawzi Ismail is the General Manager and Head of Structural Department at MZ And Partners. Fawzi has a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering from The University of California Berkeley 1981 and a Masters Degree in Structural Engineering from The University...

Yousef Al Yacoub

General Manager, Qatar Aluminium Extrusion Co.

Mr. Yousef Al Yacoub, a Jordan national having a degree in BCS in Applied Chemistry is currently the General Manager of Qatar Aluminium Extrusion Co. (QALEX) – a subsidiary of QIMC (Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company). He has proven his expertise...

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