43rd Edition – Zak World of Façades Hong Kong

This was the 43rd edition globally and 2nd edition in the Greater China region. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions.

Speakers and Panelists

Robert-Jan van Santen

Technical Director, VS-A

Robert-Jan van Santen graduated in Architecture from UPA3 Versailles, France. He worked for 4 years in “Atelier de Paris” with Renzo Piano in Paris. He set up his own consulting firm focusing on building envelopes, “Bureau d’études façade van SANTEN”...

Benny Chow

Director of Sustainability, Aedas

Benny Chow is an award winning sustainable design expert with worldwide project experience and the USGBC LEED International Roundtable Representative, LEED AP BD+C (USGBC), China Green Building Council Expert Panel Member (Building Physics), appointed as the Member of the Board...

Carolin Fong

Director, DLN Architects

Carolin Fong has over 20 years of practicing experience specializing in architectural design and contract administration. Since her completion of the Master Studies in Environmental Design in Architecture in Cambridge University, she has been involved in a broad spectrum of...

Axel Funke

Project Director, Lead 8

Lead 8 Project Director Axel Funke is an all-round architect with over 30 years of industry experience in the design and delivery of architecture and construction projects. His portfolio of award-winning projects ranges from the architecture and façade design of...

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...

Andreas Hiersemenzel

Managing Director, HS+A

Andreas was the Managing Director of the renowned curtain wall firm Josef Gartner Asian operations till 2002. His initial façade project was Lloyd’s Insurance Building in London while working at Josef Gartner design department in Germany before. In 2002 Andreas joined...

Frank Goudman

Export Sales Director, Renson

Frank Goudman is a Belgian engineer in civil building graduated in 1988. In the first years of his career he was R&D manager for Reynaers Aluminium and since 1994 as an Export Director for Reynaers Aluminium, has been developing new...

Malvinder Singh Rooprai

Senior Technical Program Manager - APAC, Kuraray

Malvinder Singh Rooprai, Architectural Market Development Manager & Technical Consultant for PVB division of Kuraray, is based out of New Delhi – INDIA. His key responsibilities are to grow the market for value added products under the umbrella of Trosifol®...

Peter Cooper

Group Tender Manager, Craft Holdings

With more than 35 years of experience working in construction and development, Peter brings with him a holistic view to the industry. He has worked with many international clients and architects on a variety of projects types, ranging from high-rise,...

Sungmin Hong

Managing Director, G-Smatt Global

Sungmin leads G-Smatt Global’s international market on sales operation and strategic approach, focusing on establishing an echo system and global platform of cross-industry alliance and partnership by widely offering the business transformation consulting (bring IT media into real estate by...

Chrissa Bales

Group Project Leader - Extrusion Coatings, Valspar

With 20+ years of experience in the chemical industry, Chrissa Bales has dedicated more than half of her career to coatings. Chrissa has served as group project leader for extrusion coatings in Garland, Texas since 2011, managing color match efforts...

Sammy Hui

Business Development Leader, Dow Chemical

Sammy Hui is the Senior Business Development Leader for Dow Performance Silicones business, based at Dow Chemical Pacific HQ in Hong Kong and leads business development in the field of high-performance building and infrastructure construction solutions. He has over 25...

Charis Cosmas

Senior Façade Engineer, BuroHappold Engineering

Charis works within the Buro Happold Façade Engineering team with main focus on international and complex geometry projects. She has lived in London, Beijing and Hong Kong working on a variety of projects in a range of sectors and has...

Simon Yu

Senior Associate, Zaha Hadid Architects

Simon is a Project Director and Senior Associate at Zaha Hadid Architects. He joined the company in 1996 and has been a contributor over a series of signature projects and competitions. He currently heads Zaha Hadid Architects’ regional office in...

Steffen Kleinert

Senior Associate Principal, KPF

Steffen has more than 17 years of international experience in Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, China and the Philippines. Throughout his professional career, after graduating from Bauhaus University Weimar in Germany 2001, he has carried out projects in a wide...

Dom Lew

Associate Director, LWK

Dominique Lew is an Associate Director at LWK and a graduate of London AA School of Architecture. He has been a member of the ARB and RIBA since 2003 and has 20 years of experience in the industry, the first...

Abdulla Jawhari

Associate Director – Buildings (Façade), Arcadis

Abdulla moved to Hong Kong in 1991 immediately after his graduation in Architectural Engineering from Regional Engineering College, University of Calicut, India (now National Institute of Technology). He started his career in the Engineering division of an Architectural consultancy firm...

Simon Chan

Technical Director, Far East Façade

Mr. Simon Sun Nung CHAN is the Technical Director of Far East Façade (Hong Kong) Ltd. With over 30 years of experience in curtain wall design, he has extensive and profound knowledge in the façade industry in Hong Kong and...

Garett Hwang

Associate Director, UNStudio

Garett Hwang is an Associate Director at UNStudio, and has been with the office since 2011. She has worked on numerous projects and competitions in Asia, ranging in scale and complexity, from mixed-use to master plans to pavilions. Garett worked...

Viviana Muscettola

Associate Director, Zaha Hadid Architects

Viviana joined Zaha Hadid Architects in 2004, as an associate since 2009, senior associate in 2014 and now associate director since 2016, Viviana has worked on a wide range of projects and competitions in Malaysia, China, Egypt, Singapore, France, and...

Anthony Cheung

Director, Ronald Lu & Partners

Anthony holds a Degree in Architecture from the University of Southern California and a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University. He joined Ronald Lu & Partners (RLP) in 1998 after working in the U.S., and has...

Eddy – Yong Huang

Managing Director - Greater China, Serge Ferrari

Mr. Eddy-Yong HUANG, holding Master degree of enterprise management from La Sorbonne Paris. Since July 2016, Mr. HUANG is the managing director of Serge Ferrari greater China. During more than 20 years, Mr. HUANG built professionalism in dynamic shading and...

Ian Langham

Director, Eckersley O'Callaghan

Ian Langham is an Associate Director with engineering design practice Eckersley O’Callaghan. Ian has over 14 years of experience working on a broad range of projects in a variety of materials, from new art galleries to large commercial developments and...

Diemo Schillack

COO, Seele Hong Kong

With over 20 years progressive, international experience managing high level operations and multi-million dollar projects, Diemo has helmed many international projects including Victoria Docks in Hong Kong, ADFC (Abu Dhabi Finance Center), Abu Dhabi/U.A.E., Global Village Pavilions, Dubai/U.A.E., The Landmark...

Stefan Goeddertz

Associate, Herzog & de Meuron

Stefan Goeddertz began his collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron in 2006. In 2008 he became an Associate of the firm. His focus is on the building envelope. Among other projects, He finished the building envelope of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg,...

Matthew Penrose

Executive Vice President, Vector Foiltec

Matthew Penrose is the Executive Vice President of Vector Foiltec. He has worked for Vector Foiltec Asia-Pacific for the past 10-years working on iconic ETFE using projects such as Resorts World Sentosa, Universal Studios Singapore, Singapore National Stadium Moving Roof,...

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...

Kevin Law

Associate, Inhabit Group

Kevin has more than 15 years’ experience in a wide range of project scopes including master planning, architecture and interiors. He is well versed in the particular requirements of the commercial sector, including mixed-use developments, retail, office and hospitality. Throughout...

Ben Lüder

Principal Lighting Design, Inhabit Group

Ben started his career in the live performance industry over 17 years ago, during which time he also worked as a lighting designer and technician for a variety of bands. He has since been involved in many different aspects of...

Jeff Tsai

Director, Arup

Jeff has been working in the construction industry for both Architects and Consultants for over 23 years. He progressed into the façade speciality field in 1995 and over the years advanced in his design, testing, fabrication, site supervision and project...

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