100th Edition – Zak World of Façades India

This will be the 100th edition globally and the 9th edition in Mumbai which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions.

Speakers & Panelists

Yasmin Gill

Business Development Manager – Emerging Markets & Strategic Projects, Technal in India

Yasmin Gill is Business Development Manager for Emerging Markets and Strategic Projects at Technal India, especially looking in East India, Bangladesh and Nepal at present. Over 15 years of experience in Sales and Business Development in Fenestration Industry and has...

Sandeep Navlakhe

Executive Vice President, Tata Projects

Mrinalini Ghadiok

Architect and Design Culturist

Mrinalini Ghadiok is an architect by training, visualizer by heart and writer by passion. Having worked in architecture, lighting design, historical research and writing for more than a decade and a half, she shifted focus to the narrative of design...

Nilesh Dongre

Head - Developer Spaces, Edifice Consultants

Nilesh is a Senior Associate at Edifice and Heads the Developer Portfolio in the company. Nilesh oversees Ideation and Realisation on several projects for his esteemed clients. With 25 years of experience, he brings in strategic leadership and experience to...

Carl Bhesania

Director - Architecture, Talati and Partners

Architect Carl Bhesania is the Director of Architecture at Talati & Partners, an award-winning Architecture and Interior Design studio with a legacy of 58 years. Carl has designed projects ranging from private homes to high-rise towers to mixed-use developments. He...

Sonia Kalia

Principal - Design, Godrej Fund Management

Leading multi disciplinary Design Strategy and Design Management, for all assets pan India. Also conducting product feasibility studies across multiple transactions Sonia is a professional with ~25 years of experience in Architecture, Product Strategy, Design Management and Project Management. She...

Khushbu Davda

Principal Architect, Studio Emergence

Khushbu Davda is a practicing architect and founder principal and partner at parametric firm Studio Emergence. With a flair for design and natural forms, biomimicry is one of her strong suits. Her study of cartographies and maps is critical in...

Nivedita Vibhaw

Head Business Development & Marketing, Fundermax India

A marketer by profession, wordsmith by passion, creative by behaviorism and a lifelong learner, Nivedita is a specialist with in-depth knowledge of conceptualizing, developing and implementing sales & marketing strategies & plans which established strong brand equity for the companies....

Vrinda Shetty

Director - Design and Operations, Bentel Associates

Architect Vrinda Shetty is the Director of Operations at Bentel Associates International, India. Bentel Associates, founded in 1960, is an award-winning multinational architectural firm with vested interests across varied scales, which include architecture, interior designing and master planning. Vrinda has...

Yogesh Jog

Senior Vice President, CannonDesign

As Office Practice Leader for CannonDesign’s India office in Mumbai, Yogesh provides leadership across firm operations and client engagement throughout India. Yogesh is known for his ability to partner with clients and lead complex teams through multifaceted projects worldwide. He...

Ashish Mittal

Director - Engineering, Hilti India

Ashish Mittal is the Engineering Director at Hilti India. He is leading a team of 100+ people across India who are providing engineering services to designers, architects and consultants. He has total work experience of 14 years out of which...

Esha Sharma

National Key Account Manager – Retail & Major Projects, Technal in India

Esha is with TECHNAL for 3 and half years now and manages key accounts and retail business along with some major projects. She also handles domestic marketing activitie. With a total industry experience of more than 10 years and decent...

Edward Thomas Oommen

Manager - Façade, fischer India

Edward Thomas Oommen, is a Mechanical Engineer from M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology andhas completed EPGBM from IIM Calcutta. He has been associated with the construction industry forlast 15 years, He started his career with Capital Equipment’s, JCB Followed...

Arvind Kumar

Communication & Business Development Manager - MEI & SEA, Hydro Building Systems

Arvind Kumar’s current role involves working with the finest minds in the field of architectural aluminium in the Greater Middle East Markets, India and South East Asia Pacific. One of his key tasks involves extending partnerships with building designers, architects,...

Yatin Patel

Founder, DSP Design Associates

Yatin Patel chairs DSP Design Associates as Founder and Principal, having established the practice 3 decades ago as a first-generation architect leading the organization to its long- standing global conceit. He has spearheaded the organization to achieve multi-geography service capabilities...

Qutub Mandviwala

Principal, Mandviwala Qutub and Associates

Mr. Qutub Mandviwala, an architect from Mumbai, India is the founder of MQA[ Mandviwala Qutub and Associates] an architecture and urban design studio. For last two and half decades the firm has engaged in various work experiments with new spatial...

Rahul Miskeen

VP-Design & Planning, Glass Wall Systems

Rahul Miskeen is the Vice President – Design & Technical, at Glasswall Systems Private Limited. He holds over 18 years of experience in the Façade industry, working with various leading international façade execution companies. He has been involved in research...

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®...

Russell Cole

Director – Leader Façade UK, Arup

Russell is the leader of Arup’s façade business in the UK. Russell has a background in façade and structural engineering and specialises in the design, assessment and construction of all types of façade systems for a broad range of buildings....

Rajeev Trehan

Senior Associate Architect, Architect Hafeez Contractor

Rajeev Trehan graduated from Sir J. J. College of Architecture, Mumbai in 1990 and joined Architect Hafeez Contractor. He has been in practice since then. In his experience of over 24 years, he has been in charge of several large...

Mathieu Meur

Director, DP Façade

Mathieu Meur provides strategic and technical leadership as the director of DP Façade. Through his training as a multi-disciplinary engineer, and subsequent years of experience heading the largest façade consultancy practise in the world, he has developed extensive knowledge of...

Rajan Govind

Director - Façade + Construction Tech Specialist, BES Consultants

Rajan has more than 30 years of international experience within the facade industry, out of which he has served more than 11 years at Arup. With Structural engineering background Rajan has gained working experiences in various regions such as Asia,...

Michael Bischoff

Partner, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

Michael Bischoff is a leading voice in the promotion of sustainable vertical urbanism as a creative response to population growth, densification, and climate change. With broad leadership experience onlarge-scale projects in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, he directs...

Dr. Ananya Gandotra

Head - Design, Birla Estate

Dr. Ananya Gandotra, is currently heading the Design Team at Birla Estates Pvt. Ltd. She provides strategic design direction and helps deliver real estate projects successfully. Prior to Birla Estates, she has held positions such as: Head of Technical Services...

Anuja Sawant

Principal Architect, SSA Architects

Anuja sees architecture and design as vital tools that can directly improve the quality of everyday life. She believes that when design is intelligent, sensitive, and responsive; buildings can support the people that use them in multiple, interactive ways. Her...

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,...

Arun Madappallath

General Manager - South Asia, Serge Ferrari Group

Arun MADAPPALLATH, a Mathematics graduate and a post-graduate diploma in Computer Applications, is the General Manager of Serge Ferrari India Pvt Ltd for South Asia. He has been associated in the field of tensile membrane architecture for over 18 years...

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...

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...

Hiten Sethi

Founder, Hiten Sethi Architects

Hiten is the Founder, Owner & Director at HitenSethi Architects since 1993 with an expansive bandwidth of professional experience. He has a strong hold on Strategic Planning, High Volume & High Value negotiation & fast track delivery of large-scale projects...

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