65th Edition – Zak World of Façades China

This was the 65th global edition and the 3rd edition in China. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions.

Speakers and Panelists

Nan Li

Senior Associate Principal, KPF

Xuemeng Bian

International Department Operation Director,, Zhongnan Curtain Wall

Zhining Wang

Associate Chief Engineer, Jangho

Ke Xiong

Vice President, Ulcont®UHPC

Jiaming Cao

Vice President of the Architectural Society of China (ASC), & President of the Architectural Society of Shanghai China (ASSC)

Annie Gao

Regional Marketing Manager - Asia Pacific, AkzoNobel

Annie is Regional Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific, AkzoNobel, based in Shanghai; She joined Akzonobel in 2003, worked in different BUs with different positions related to Sales, Marketing and Management role etc.; Before joined AkzoNobel, Annie spent several years with a...

Haiyun Zhuang

Façade Design Manager,, SOHO China

Mr Zhuang Haiyun is the façade design manager of SOHO China Shanghai firm. He is Class A national registered architect and also a façade design engineer. He has been working on façade design and management for many years. He worked...

Zheng Zhang

Director, TJAD Engineering Technical Research Institute

Zheng Zhang is the Director at TJAD Engineering Technical Research Institute. He has engaged in design, research, development and consulting work on a complex high-rise buildings and large-span complex steel structure of exhibition, sports, culture and transportation. He has worked...

Zhu Chuanhai

Technical Director, Greenland Group

Dr. Zhu Chuanhai is the Technical Director of Technology Management and Products R&D Department, Greenland Group. He is incharge of super highrise and office projects management center, structural center and is the technical leader of the construction industrialization joint leading...

Hongxu Ma

Design and Operations Director, CCGTECH

Mahongxu is a Senior Engineer, Primary Registered Structural Engineer, CTO & COO and partner of Creative Architectural Technology (Beijing)Co, LTD. He has engaged in the design work of doors, windows and curtain wall since 13 years. He completed 600000 square...

Channing Beaudry

Global Technical Director, Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings

Channing Beaudry leads the Global Research and Development Group for Sherwin-Williams’ Coil and Extrusion coatings division. With a dual degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and over 20 years of experience in the paint and...

Jochen Burbach

Global Business Unit Head Façade Systems ACT, Fischer

Jochen Burbach, is working in the Façade Branch at Fischer Group of Companies for almost 20 years. After finishing his engineering at the University of Dual studies in Stuttgart in 2000 he passed several different positions within the façade division,...

Sungjin Kim

CEO, Withworks & Wisys Technology

Sungjin Kim, CEO of WITHWORKS & WISYS Technology, graduated from the Department of Architectural Engineering at Konkuk University and is currently researching and developing 3D design engineering and architectural Construction methods for DfMA to realize complex Geometry Facades and Parametric...

Bing Shen

Vice President, URS China

As the design manager of Qingpu New City, Bing Shen was involved in the compilation of general rules and details of Qingpu New City and was responsible for the design and construction of Qingpu Library, Qingpu Youth activity Center, Qingpu...

David Sommer

Associate Design Director, Schlaich Bergermann Partner

David Sommer is the Associate Director at SBP. He passed his Civil Engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, with a distinction. He began his career as an Engineer with Schlaich Bergermann Partner, Germany. He was then promoted as the...

Ping Jie Du

General Manager, Shanghai Hejia Curtain Wall Design Consulting

Pingjie DU, a senior engineer, the general manager of Shanghai DHD Curtain Wall Design & Consulting Co., Ltd. With more than 30 years of experience in curtain wall design. He has designed many major projects such as Shanghai Oriental Pearl...

Meng Gen Bao Li Gao

Director of Curtain Wall Innovation & Consulting Center, ECADI

Senior engineer, Master of Science, Peking University “Modern Enterprise Operation and management” major. Now he is the director of Curtain Wall Innovation and Consulting Center of East China Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., LTD. He is also an expert...

Gregg Jones

Principal, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

Gregg Jones was an invited member of the Advisory Council to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and the American Society of Civil Engineers Committee on Tall Buildings . He is a lecturer and guest design juror at...

Xuekun Qian

Executive Director, Inhabit

Xue-Kun has more than 20 year’s experience in façade and civil engineering, working both in Chinese design institutes and international companies on high profile projects throughout China. Through this, he has gained expertise the design and engineering of curtain walls...

Ping Qian

Vice President - Design, CCDI

Ping Qian has worked in the Shanghai Architectural Design Research Institute and CCDI International as the Vice President of Design. He has engaged in various types of architectural design for more than 30 years and has presided over the design...

Ken Wai

Global Design Principal, Aedas

Ken Wai is passionate about architecture. He received professional training in the United Kingdom and has over 35 years of experience in major international practices. As a Global Design Principal of Aedas, he directs the designs of a wide spectrum...

Michael ShenJun

Technical Director, Gartner

Michael ShenJun of Josef Gartner Curtain Wall (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, is the Technical Director and Professor Level Senior Engineer. He mainly engages in Curtain wall engineering and specializes in the design and construction of High-rise building curtain walls, industrial curtain...

Hui Yu

Director, RFR Asia

Hui Yu is a structural engineer with an extensive background in façade, structure, geometry. IstruE 2014 Murray Buxton Award winner, currently Managing Director at RFR shanghai. Hui Yu join world renown engineering firm RFR in Paris in 2004, before that...

Robert Greenwood

Partner and Managing Director, Snøhetta

Educated in the UK, Robert joined Snøhetta in 1993 to play a central role in the design and construction of the Alexandra Library in Egypt. In 2006 he became a Partner and Design Director at Snøhetta and from 2011 he...

Evan Gu

Technical Director, Gensler

Technical director of Gensler Shanghai office, Tall building design leader Gu specialized in architecture for over 27 years, he is experienced leading a team through the full construction process, from conceptual design to CA phase , from large-scale urban design to various types of architecture projects. Apart...

Michael Chen

Director of Architectural Creation Center, ECADI

Michael Chen，works in Huajian Group East China Architectural Design and Research Institute，Director of the Architectural Creation Center，mainly engaged in the design consultancy of building curtain walls. He is currently the director of the Architectural Committee of the Shanghai Architectural Society....

Huang Yong

Director - Greater China, Serge Ferrari

Mr. Yong HUANG, graduated from University ParisＩ(La SORBONNE), master degree on enterprise management. Mr. HUANG is the managing director of Serge Ferrari greater China, responsible for the business development on Solar Shading, Tensile façade, Tensile architecture, Acoustics solution，breathable membrane，etc.,. Mr....

Angel Yang

Technical Director, Orville

Social position: observer for the National Technical Committee on Standardization of Curtain Wall doors and windows (SAC/TC448); Deputy Director of the expert Committee on Middle window Certification; Deputy Secretary-General of the Energy-saving door and window Branch of the Real Estate...

Jerry Schwabauer

VP - Sales and Marketing, Azon

Jerry Schwabauer is Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Azon. With more than 25 years of expertise in the sales and marketing field, he is responsible for the strategic management of global business growth and customer support for the...

Liang Zhou

Director of Business Development, Azon

Liang (Joe) Zhou is Azon’s Director of Business Development in North America with expertise in the building façade and commercial architectural market segments. He is a veteran in business management in China with more than 20 years of experience as...

Jianjun Yang

Chief Technical Officer, Xinyi Glass

Mr. Jianjun Yang has been working for Xinyi Glass for over 17years, plus another 25 years experiences in academic research activities in China Glass Research Institute before joining Xinyi Glass which is now the leading glass manufacturers in China with...

Jerry Ma

Senior Technical Service Engineer – APAC, Dow Taiwan

Jerry Ma who joined Dow (Former Dow Corning) in 1996 and had been spent 20+ years in technical service engineer role in building & infrastructure (B&I) industry to support customers/projects in APAC till 2018. Currently he is one of Dow’s...

Jennifer Schneider

Head of Product Management – Advanced Interlayer Solutions Division, Kuraray America Inc.

Jennifer Schneider has worked in the laminated glass industry for over 14 years and is currently the Structural and Security Glazing Market Manager for Kuraray. She has been involved in the development, commercialization, and marketing of new interlayers for laminated...

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