47th Edition – Zak World of Façades Australia

This was the 47th edition globally and the 2nd edition in Australia. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions.

Speakers and Panelists

Hannah Blossom

Associate Director - ESD/Mechanical, Irwin Consult

Hannah Blossom is an Associate Director at Irwinconsult where she leads the ESD Team in delivery of sustainable buildings and precinct masterplans. With 20 years of experience in Australia and the UK, Hannah has worked on large and complex projects...

Kieran Rice

Technical Director - Façade Practice Lead ANZ, AECOM

Kieran is a senior executive with over 25 years of experience in structural and façade design consultancies in Europe and Asia. He has created and successfully implemented innovative business models and design practices in and around the design of architectural...

Oliver Ng

Director, BG&E Façades

Oliver has been with BG&E façades since 2007 and has over 20 years’ experience in the construction industry, working with world renowned architects, developers and leading construction companies. As a Director of BG&E Façades, he continues to be hands-on and...

David Fung

Façade Director, Built

David has been working in the construction industry for over 15 years across Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific. With a background as an Architect, Consultant and Builder, David has designed and delivered numerous projects across a wide range of scale...

Jean-Paul Moonen

Global Segment Manager - Architectural, Akzonobel

Jean-Paul is the Global Segment Manager Architecture at AkzoNobel. He started his career in the paints and coatings industry in 1997 and has held several marketing and sales positions in different businesses within AkzoNobel. Since 2008 he has been working...

Sreenivas Narayanan

General Manager, Siderise Group

Sreenivas Narayanan (“Sreeni”) is Façade Specification & Compliance Officer at Siderise Insulation Limited, in charge of the Middle East and India regions. He has over a decade’s experience in sales, business development, and new market development, the majority of...

Christoph Troska

Manager - Global Architecture Segment,, Trosifol® World of Interlayers

He studied core and elementary physics and made his final thesis about thin film coatings. He started his career in 2000, working for R&D at Applied Films in Hanau. At the end of 2001, he joint Pilkington where he had...

Mark Tatam

Building Technology Director, Kingspan Insulated Panels

Mark Tatam is the Building Technology Director for Kingspan Insulated Panels, covering Australasia and South East Asia. He has extensive experience in industrial and manufacturing environments aligned with the building and construction industry, with previous experience with BHP, CSR and...

Geoff Croker

Principal, Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

With a Masters in Urban Design from Harvard University, Geoff is a highly qualified and recognised leader in the Urban Design and Architecture sector. He has led a broad spectrum of projects across varying typologies including commercial, public building, multi-level...

Stefano Paiocchi

Associate, Zaha Hadid Architects

Stefano joined ZHA in 2013. He specialises in complex façade and structure coordination and detailing, and he’s been registered as an architect in Italy since 2000 and in the UK since 2015. Stefano was previously with Neil M Denari Architects...

Terry Mak

Procurement Director - China, VSCAPE

A graduate of Architecture and Structural Engineering, Terry began and developed an interest in facades in Canada. Since then he has obtained over 30 years’ extensive experience in façade design, fabrication, construction and project management. Terry’s project experience covers projects...

Malgorzata Haley

Associate, Grimshaw

Malgorzata is an Associate of the global architecture practice, Grimshaw. Based in Melbourne, she has worked across a wide range of typologies and been involved in the design and delivery of projects across Europe, Australia and the Middle East. With...

Danny Pegorin

Façades Manager, Hickory Group

Danny Pegorin has over 30 years’ experience in façade management, beginning his career as a 16-year-old installing aluminum for Allfix. The ambitious teenager soon realised he had found his niche, and in his 16 years with the company, progressed to...

Andrew Colangelo

Director - Project Design Management, Mirvac

Andrew is a qualified interior designer and architect who has practiced nationally and has experience in the design and delivery of commercial, institutional and residential projects of varying complexity and size. During professional practice, Andrew’s contributions on design and project...

Elissa Ward

Associate - Façade Consultant, Inhabit Group

With a formal background in architecture and construction management, Elissa leads the façade design and delivery across a variety of high profile projects across all market sectors within the Inhabit Melbourne office. She works with a collaborative approach with project...

David Shultis

Associate Director (Delivery), Elenberg Fraser

With 30 years’ experience working in locations around the world, including the United States, France, the Netherlands, and Malaysia there’s no doubt that David knows a thing or two about the design process. His diverse experience includes projects such as...

Evalin Ling

Sustainability Manager, Probuild Constructions

Green Star Accredited Professional and Sustainability Manager, Evalin has managed and contributed to the largest number of accredited Green Star ratings in Australia. In that time, she has made critical contributions to major projects such as NAB HQ, Medibank HQ,...

Jason O'Hara

Managing Director, Atelier Projects

Jason O’Hara has over 30 years experience in construction and fitout delivery spanning major Melbourne landmarks such as Crown Casino, AAMI Park and Emporium. Jason established Atelier Projects in December 2014 with a key focus on improving and developing the...

Angus Macleod

Director - ANZ, Vector Foiltec

Angus Macleod joined Vector Foiltec in 2003 and is currently one of the Technical Directors for the Vector Foiltec group. He is based in Melbourne and mainly services the Australian, New Zealand and South East Asian markets but also acts...

David Ritter

Associate Director, Atelier Ten

David has over 18 years of international experience in both environmental design and building services engineering. He specializes in combining building environmental design principles, computational simulation capabilities and practical engineering design knowledge to realise exceptional quality internal environments that are...

Stefan Brey

Technical Director, BG&E Façades

Stefan started his career as research fellow at University of Melbourne working on collaborative projects with manufacturing industry. Through this period he was involved with life cycle energy and greenhouse gas emission analysis for Australian automotive industry as well as...

Nick Williams

Digital Practice Leader - VIC/SA, Aurecon

Nick Williams is Digital Practice Leader for Aurecon’s offices in Melbourne and Adelaide. He originally trained as an architect, studying in Australia and the UK and later attaining a PhD from RMIT University. He has over 12 years’ experience in...

Jesse Judd

Director, ARM Architecture

Jesse has 20 years’ experience as an architect providing design and project leadership for major retail, residential, masterplanning, cultural, recreational and public projects. He works closely with clients and stakeholders and leads design teams. He has played leading roles in...

Simon Barnes

Associate Principal, Arup

Simon has over 20 years’ experience in architectural and façade design, starting his career at Arup Associates in the UK as an architect in 1996. Simon now leads Arup’s Vic/SA façades team, a position he has held since January 2016....

Tracey Gramlick

Executive Director and CEO, Australian Window Association

Tracey Gramlick has a background in engineering, a Masters of Business Administration in Technology Management and over 30 years of expertise in various aluminium products and façade design, technical, production, education, materials and marketing roles prior to her current position as...

Kristen Whittle

Director, Bates Smart

Kristen is a British trained architect with a Masters of Architecture from SCI-Arc in Los Angeles. He became a Director at Bates Smart in 2005, and in the Melbourne studio guides the architectural design teams, working across the full spectrum...

Craig Baudin

Director, Fender Katsalidis

Craig Baudin, Director at Fender Katsalidis, has over the past 15 years been responsible for the delivery of a wide variety of projects from the NewActon precinct in Canberra, to the 320m tall Australia 108. A highly credentialed and experienced contemporary architect...

Steve Mort

National Technical Manager, Tremco Australia

Steve Mort is the National Technical Manager for Tremco Australia. Tremco is the largest solutions-based sealants, waterproofing, and glazing manufacturer in Australia, and one of the largest in the world with an estimated $1.3B in annual revenue. Steve has spent...

Li Yang

Technical Director - Built Environment, Aurecon

Li Yang is the Technical Director for Built Environment Melbourne and the Façade leader in Melbourne. He has an MSc in Façade Engineering from the University of Bath (UK) and a Bachelor of Architecture from the National University of Singapore....

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