85th Edition – Zak World of Façades UAE

This will be the 85th edition globally and the 7th edition in UAE which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions.

Speakers and Panelists

Damien Flynn

Associate - Fire Engineering, Arup

Damien works with Arup in Dubai where he leads their fire team in the Middle East. He is a Chartered Fire Engineer with over 16 years’ experience and is a Professional Member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)....

Marco Bellomi

Project Manager, Lanaro

Marco Bellomi is an experienced and highly skilled engineer with more than seven years of experience in construction and project management, with a focus on Expo, starting in Milan 2015. Marco’s expertise and knowledge result in his world-class and multi-awarded...

Alberto Fiorenzi

Director, i-Mesh Textile Architecture

Alberto has a background in education and training as technical Engineer of Yacht and Boat Design. He has spent thirty years in yachting as a multifaceted career made of software, machine tools, design objects, sailing boats, textiles and various materials...

Jason Quick

Program Director - Expo 2020 Programme Management Consultant, Jacobs

Jason is a Programme/Project management and construction delivery professional with extensive and diverse experience covering complex mega-programmes over the full project life cycle. Jason has been involved in the delivery of the Olympic Park for London 2012, World Cup 2022...

Marc Gabriel

Director - Architecture & Project Management, Werner Sobek Stuttgart

Marc offers more than 20 years international working experience in the EMEA region for com-plex large scale projects on a fast track delivery stream. While utilizing his ability to foresee complex design correlations at a projects inception stage he promotes...

Brian Kleiver

Associate Principal, Skidmore, Owings & Merill (SOM)

Brian is a licensed architect who has spent the last 17 years with SOM working in New York City, India, Bahrain and the UAE. Over the last decade he has played an integral role in ensuring SOM’s success in projects...

Shams Naga

Founder & Principal, Naga Architects & Chairman, DHB Group

Prof. Shams Naga is an academic, an entrepreneur and an avid investor in real estate. Prof. Naga earned three Masters degrees in the fields of architecture, design and planning from Alexandria University, Rutgers University and University of Pennsylvania. He then...

Merce Berengueras

Specifications Manager - EMEA, Axalta Coating Systems

Mercè Berengueras joined Axalta in 1998 and with wide experience in technical, productive and commercial areas around the powder business. Since 2015 she is leading the European & middle east specifications team and has a very close link to Architects...

Ihab Nayal

Head of Concept Design, Lacasa

Ihab Nayal is a graduate from the renowned Rhode Island School of Design, and has over 26 years of professional experience in architectural design ranging from mixed use, commercial, hospitality, and residential design. Having joined Lacasa in 2006, Ihab started...

Mohamed Adib

Chief Design Officer, Dewan Architects & Engineers

Mohammed Adib serves as the Chief Design Officer at Dewan Architects + Engineers, having joined the firm in 2018. He holds a degree in architectural studies from the AA School of Architecture in London and pursued interior architecture studies at...

Jeff Dibdin

International Account Manager, A. Proctor Group

Jeff Dibdin joined the A. Proctor Group in 2010. Jeff has many years of experience in the construction industry, focusing on modular construction, product development and innovation. By advocating a systems-based approach to airtightness the Proctor Group have simplified the...

Frederik Kiehn

Senior International Project Manager, D+H Mechatronic

Frederik Kiehn is the Head of Sales Middle East & Senior International Project Manager at the D+H Mechatronic AG. He holds a university degree in business administration and has a wide technical and mechanical background. Joining D+H in 2013, Frederik...

Eddy Abou Khalil

Regional Director - Middle East & India, Cosentino

A Mechanical Engineer by vocation with over two decades of experience, Eddy started his career in Lebanon heading commercial roles for manufacturers in the Power generation and HVAC sectors. 2006 saw a change of base to the UAE to handle...

Khaled Raslan

Senior Manager, Vitro Architectural Glass

Khaled Raslan joined Vitro Architectural Glass as the Senior Manager for GCC region back in September 2018. Raslan carries an MBA, and with more than 28 years’ experience in the region, he has extensive experience in the commercial construction, automotive...

Jan Scheers

Sales Consultant - Middle East and South Africa, Kuraray

Jan Scheers is a Belgium born glass professional working as a consultant for Kuraray GmbH. He was born in Belgium (°1964) and started working for the US chemical giant DuPont after finishing his Bachelor in Marketing. He worked for 14...

Thomas Fruhmann

Director Pre-Construction Services, Schueco Middle East

Thomas Fruhmann is a senior Façade/Building Skin Specialist with a top-level experience in curtain wall construction industry. He has acquired a diversified experience in design, production, project coordination, project management, contracts management, risk management, and tender/sales management, and developed a...

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...

Agnes Koltay

CEO, Koltay Façades

Agnes Koltay has a Masters degree in Architecture (Hungary, USA) and in Façade Engineering (UK) and worked with award winning architects and multidisciplinary engineering companies before founding Koltay Façades, a boutique façade engineering consultancy firm, in 2011. She is the...

Benjamin Beer

Managing Director, Werner Sobek Dubai

Benjamin has been working as a façade professional for 20 years with projects around the world and long-term positions in Stuttgart, London, New York and Dubai. After building up and heading the Dubai office of Werner Sobek in the position...

Ammar Alul

Managing Director, Schüco Middle East

Ammar Alul is the Managing Director of Schüco Middle East which is the regional headquarters of Schüco International KG that’s responsible for eleven countries across the Region. He has been in the Middle East since 1996 and has held several...

Alejandro Stochetti

Director of Design, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

AS+GG Design Director, Alejandro Stochetti AIA, is building an impressive body of international work in all scales and typologies. He embraces the challenges of highly prominent projects with global exposure as well as of smaller, cost-conscious projects, with their own...

Bruce Nicol

International Business Development Head, Priedemann Façade Experts

Bruce Nicol, responsible for international business development at Priedemann Facade Experts, is an accomplished architect with over 30 years of experience in the glass and façade design industry. With a diploma from the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Bruce’s path had...

John Kim

Design Director, AE7

As a design principal and practice leader for mixed-use developments, master planning and hospitality projects, John delivers intensity and passion for the creative process. His ability to harness innovative and strategic thinking with the architectural design process transforms the built...

Sanjoe Rodrigues

General Manager - MEA, Serge Ferrari

Sanjoe Rodrigues is the General Manager of Serge Ferrari ME. He’s a civil Engineer by profession and has been associated with the field of tensile membrane architecture for over 15 years. He has been in the building industry since 2000...

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