97th Edition – Zak World of Façades Saudi Arabia

This will be the 97th edition globally and the 2nd edition in Jeddah 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 and Panelists

Turki Gazzaz

Founder, Bricklab Architects

Ziad Aazam

Executive Advisor-Strategy, Development & Design, Jeddah Historic District (JHD), Ministry of Culture

Ziad is a highly diverse practicing expert and academic in architecture and urban design, planning and community development at local, regional and national scales. He worked for local and international consultancies, government entities and academic institutions with a proven track...

Dr. Noura Ghabra

Professor of Architecture, King Abdelaziz University

Noura Ghabra is a Sustainability Consultant and Assistant Professor at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. Ghabra graduated from King Faisal University in Dammam as an interior architect with second honors in 2006 and had a professional experience at Zuhair Fayez...

Waseem Hamweyah

Sustainability Consultant, Jacbos

Waseem is a sustainability professional. He is a Certified Building Performance Analyst by Autodesk. Waseem served as Sr. Sustainability Consultant for multiple projects in GCC to ensure the compliance of these projects with their sustainability goals and targets on both...

Thomas Toepfer

Sales Director, Seele Cover

Thomas is part of the management team with a focus on new business for light ware structure worldwide and joined the company in 2019. Over the last 20 years, he has been involved in the development and implementation of unique...

Bart Leclercq

Head of Studio - KSA, BSBG

Bart Leclercq has worked in the middle east region for 17 years with a number of world class consultants, during which time he worked on projects that include Dubai World Trade Center, Royal Mirage on the Palm Jumeirah, as well...

Morné Fourie

Executive Director - Design & Masterplanning, Roshn

Morné Fourie is an Artist and an Urban Designer with twenty-two years of experience in East Asia, the Middle East, and North America. He is a former cum laude architecture student and recipient of the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship and a...

Oliver Rohde

Managing Director, Seele Middle East

Since graduating in civil engineering Oliver is involved in the execution of prestigious construction- and façade projects mainly in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. For over 12 years in UAE, he gained an appropriate market experience and developed a...

Jamil Adra

Managing Director, OBMI

Jamil Adra brings 27 years of experience, from which 25 in KSA and the Gulf region, in both the design and management of development projects throughout the Middle East. He worked on several type of projects, Hospitality, VIP residences, Commercial,...

Khaled Raslan

Senior Manager, Vitro Architectural Glass

Khaled Raslan joined Vitro Architectural Glass as the Senior Manager for GCC region back in September 2018. Raslan carries an MBA, and with more than 27 years in the region, he has extensive experience in the commercial construction, automotive industries...

Ralf Thorwarth

Business Manager Glass - EIMEA, H.B.Fuller/Kömmerling

Ralf Thorwarth is GSM for Segment Glass at H.B.Fuller/Kömmerling in the EIMEA region and is responsible for the Marketing and Sales of Sealants to the Insulating Glass, Façade systems and Window Bonding industry. With a commercial background, he and his...

Giovanni Zizioli

Middle East Regional Director, Maffeis Engineering

Giovanni Zizioli is the Middle East Regional Director at Maffeis Engineering, a leading international consulting firm, headquartered in Italy. He has been involved in managing, planning, coordinating and designing projects over a wide range of engineering services and in four...

Paulo Carvalho

Commercial & Corporate Relations Director, Effisus MENA

Paulo Carvalho is Effisus commercial & corporate relations director, supporting the business with his skill set and experience in the international building construction industry. With a solid experience on sales, management, product development, and business strategy, his current focus is...

Marina Kindelan

Associate Director - Façades, AESG

Marina is AESG’s Associate Façades Director. Since joining the firm in 2017, she has been involved in a varied range of projects such as the writing of thermal insulation guidelines, a residential development with a GFA of 300,000 sqm. In...

Chengde Huang

Technical Director, CSG Architectural Glass

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 (°1964) and started working for the US chemical giant DuPont after finishing his Bachelor in Marketing. He worked for 14 years in the...

Alex Dantziguian

Managing Director - MEIA, Technoform

Alex Dantziguian is the Managing Director of Technoform Middle East, based in Dubai. TECHNOFORM, is the global leader based in Germany with worldwide know-how on thermal insulation of doors, windows, & façades for over 40 years. With 11 production plants...

Andy Dean

Head of Specialist Services, WSP Middle East

Andy has over 25 years of experience in the field of Building and Construction, ranging from structural testing within the nuclear industry to fire testing. Having established the Dubai Cladding Technology Centre and Laboratory, and operated it for 10 years,...

Thomas Fruhmann

Director Pre-Construction Services, Schueco 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...

Hazem Sabbagh

Founder & Creative Director, Craft Architecture

Hazem Sabbagh is founder of CRAFT: Architecture + Urbanism with collaborative design teams in Jeddah, Amman and Vancouver. He holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, a Master of Architecture from the University of Arizona,...

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