31st Edition – Zak World of Façades India

This was the 31st edition globally and 5th edition in Bengaluru. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions.

Speakers and Panelists

Paul Blackmore

CEO, KEF Infra

Gayathri Shetty

Owner, Gayathri & Namith Architects

Sadanand Byakod

CEO, G Corp Developers

Joachim Nasdalak

Head - Quality Management, Schueco International

Tilak Thomas

Principal, Thomas Associates

Girish Dharachar

Managing Director, Umicore India

Girish has 22 years of experience in Sales, Operations & Management of businesses related to Process Industry solutions, Building Materials & Allied Systems through Direct Product, Direct Solution and Channel Management business models. He is the Managing Director at Umicore...

Tarun Khemlani

Managing Director, Clean India Group

Tarun is the Managing Director at the Clean India Group which is one of India’s largest Façade Access Solution & Maintenance company. Their operations are extended over 17 countries which include Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, UAE, Singapore, Oman &...

Sourabh Kankar

Marketing Manager - India, Gujarat Guardian

Sourabh Kankar heads Marketing Operation at Gujarat Guardian Limited, a leading manufacturer of float, coated and mirror glass products. A Computer Science graduate with a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing and Finance, Sourabh spent over 14 years in various Technical,...

Michael Chin

Principal | Technical Specialists and Façade Engineering Leader, Arup

With over 20 years of experience in the building industry, Michael Chin serves as a principal and group leader at Arup Singapore. In his role, he oversees the Technical Specialists teams, which encompass a broad range of disciplines including lighting,...

Micha Pawelka

Chief Operating Officer, Priedemann Façade Experts

Micha Pawelka, who has an academic qualification in Wholesale Management and Foreign Trade, gained over 20 years of experience in the Glass and Facade Industry in Europe. He was a Sales Director in the Schollglas Group in Germany before relocating...

Loriane Parisot

Global Technical Service & Development Manager - High Performance Building, Dow Chemical

Loriane is the Global Technical Service & Development Manager for Dow High Performance Building Division. She is based at Belgium. In her current role, she drives the team across regions on application development, façade engineering design, customer support and works...

Nita Kembhavi

Partner, Kembhavi Architecture Foundation

Nita Kembhavi completed Architecture from BVB College of Engineering & Technology Hubli and her Master’s in Industrial Architecture from the prestigious Sir JJ College of Architecture , Mumbai. She is a partner at Kembhavi Architecture Foundation founded in 1972 by...

Sasi Itham

Head - Sales & BD, KEF Infra

Sasi is a Business Leader with experience & expertise in General Management, Operations, Sales, Business Development & E-commerce. His Business Functions include: CEO, Head of Business Unit, Startup, New Business Development, P&L responsibility. His Financial Functions include: Budgeting-Monthly Budgeting, monthly...

Syed Azhar

Zonal Manager, Kinlong Hardware India

Syed Azhar is a multi-faceted professional, skilled in blending creative intellect/insight and sharp planning skills for managing business operations & meetings. His top/bottom-line objectives are seeking senior level assignments in Sales & Marketing Operations (B2B & B2C)/Business Development with an...

Eshan Hemrajani

Director, Glass Wall Systems

Eshan completed his civil engineering and an MSC in business Management from the UK. He designed and set up the principal factory at Rasayani for Glass Wall Systems and is currently Heading the Production.

Dinesh Verma

Principal Architect, Ace Group Architects

Dinesh Verma (India, 1959) has had a prolific career in the architectural field, now spanning nearly four decades. Having graduated from IIT, Mumbai in 1982, he went on to establish ACE Group Architects in Bangalore in 1984. Which, under his...

Anuj Gupta

Director, Rapid Coat

Anuj has graduated in MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, USA and is associated with the company since 2010.

Ashutosh Jha

Technical Director, Gensler

Ashutosh Jha has credible design & build experience of close to sixteen years in India and last three years in the Middle East, with strong focus on the functional design and technical realization of a broad range of project types,...

Cyril Vanmeerhaeghe

International Product Manager - Façades & Solar Protection, Serge Ferrari

Cyril VANMEERHAEGHE is the Product Manager for Solar Protection and Facade. He worked in Solar Protection for 20 years as mechanical engineer and Technical Director for awning, pergola and facade system manufacturers. When he is not working he spends time...

Gautam Bhasin

Regional Director - India, Inhabit Group

Gautam leads Inhabit’s business and presence in the Indian sub-continent as the regional director. With a background in architecture and multi-disciplinary engineering practise through his career, he has worked with leading developers and architects on projects across Hong Kong, Macau,...

Jayant Vaitha

Director, Synergy Property Development

An architect with Masters degree in Urban Design, Jayant Vaitha has over 30 years of experience in Design and Architecture of several large-scale projects in India and abroad. As one of the founder Director of Synergy, he heads the design...

Jonathan Cohen

Global Business Director - Glass Laminating Solutions, Kuraray

Jonathan Cohen is Director of Global Marketing & Development, Trosifol® at Kuraray since July 2015. He manages a global team in charge of designing and implementing the Automotive and Architecture Glazing strategy, branding and communications, strategic planning and developing new...

Balaji Chandran

Head - Speciality Business, FunderMax India

Balaji has been associated with FunderMax India from past 4+ years and has always had an eye to the details. He has been primarily responsible for façades and structural design of complex building structures involving FunderMax panels for number of...

Niraj Borikar

Country Manager, DanPal India

Niraj Borikar is the Country Manager of Dan Pal (India) Private Limited managing the operations in India with responsibility of establishing and growing the business of versatile and innovative portfolio of Light Architecture Solutions. Niraj is a Mechanical Engineering graduate...

Ashish Kapoor

Sales Director, Schueco India

Ashish is a sales and marketing professional with over 30 years of experience in building material industry and quality management. He has worked with several multinationals bringing in his skills to the best use for the growth and development of...

Pankaj Keswani

Managing Director, Alufit

Style and charisma personified, suave and enterprising to the core, pankaj Keswani is the founder Managing Director of the 300 Cr. Indian Façade conglomerate – Alufit. Alufit is today a renowned name in the aluminium curtain wall industry and over...

KR Suresh

Regional Director, Avante Façades Consulting

With a view to lead by example through devoted work ethics and constant innovation, Suresh is one of the most sought after façade consultants of India with a unique approach of integrating and detailing to insure that all elements of...

Jawahar HH

Director, Glass Wall Systems

Serving the façade industry for more than 27 years, Jawahar makes sure all his ventures are met with immaculate precision and absolute commercial success.

Tariq Kachwala

Director, FG Glass

Tariq Kachwala is the Director of FG Glass Industries and has 12 years of experience in the glass processing industry. He spearheads marketing, strategy and new business development and is also a consultant to architects and façade specialists on the...

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