Speakers

Wayne McKiernan is a Director at PLP Architecture, where he has worked since its inception in 2009, and for 10 years prior to that at KPF in London. His experience encompasses schemes as diverse as office buildings for end user...

Weeky Wang, a master graduated in Building Environment and Facilities Engineering from Tongji University, has dedicated two decades to the field of building facades. As the Senior Sales Director of Jansen China, he has successfully pioneered the domestic high-end curtain...

Wei Yap believes that diverse and sustainable architecture is pivotal to advocating design literacy. Inherent to this is his belief that architecture can serve society and engage with members of the public to foster productive discourse on the built environment....

He gained a Master of Architecture at the Berlage Institute in the Netherlands in 2007. On graduating, he joined Foster + Partners to work on several projects in Europe and the Middle East including Masdar City, the first carbon neutral...

Werner Frosch is a partner at Henning Larsen Architects and managing director of the Munich branch. He is an experienced project manager and project direc-tor, and has managed various large-scale projects in Scandinavia and Germany, which are characterized by sustainability...

With over a decade project expertise in architectural design, Werryson has diverse experience for various building typology from hospitality, residential, commercial, educational and many more for both corporate and private clientele. As an architectural designer in UNA Architecture Design Group...

Wesam Gamal’s 20+ years of experience in the Building Envelope industry in North America covers all levels of the practice from concept to design to fabrication to installation and management on a variety of building types, including high-rise, hospitals, museums,...

Wesam Gamal’s 30+ years of experience in the Building Envelope industry in North America, and Africa, covers all levels of the practice from concept to design to fabrication to installation and management on a variety of building types, including high-rise,...

At the vanguard of the next generation of architects, Wesley Schwartz, is transforming practice through the integration of performance in design. His portfolio of award-winning projects is deeply connected to idea of place and defined by its relationship to natural...

Will Babbington’s passion lies in the leveraging of both high- and low-tech methods to merge high performance and high design. As both an architect and an engineer, he has designed award-winning and high performance building enclosures on local, national, and...

Will has worked within the construction industry for nearly 20 years with a focus on building performance. Specialising in insulation, particularly advanced technology materials such as vacuum panels and aerogels. More recently he has been driving EWI systems to enhance...

“With more than 25 years of experience, Will Laufs works in the field of structural, façade engineering and specialty structures design out of New York City, Berlin and worldwide, focusing on the use of new materials, transparent glass enclosures, challenging...

As Head of Façades Will has led consultancy team for these services at AECOM since 2013 and has been involved in façade design and delivery for past 26 years. In his current role, Will is involved with fully integrating many...

Will Perkins is the Group Managing Director of smoke and natural ventilation specialists SE Controls. The Group which operates in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and Asia has been developing innovative automation solutions with the façade industry for...

Will is a founder member of interface facade engineering, a dedicated façade engineering practice. Trained as an architect, Will moved into façade engineering after working on the facades of notable UK landmarks (including the Royal Opera House and Waterloo International...

William W. Tippens is vice president of architecture and planning at Related Midwest. Will is an expert in land entitlement, master planning and historic preservation. He manages and coordinates all municipal agency communications and applications relating to zoning, entitlements, building...

As Group Product Manager (Fire Protection) for ROCKWOOL A/S, Will focuses on new product development, helping bring to market a range of non-combustible insulation solutions. Responding to increasingly stringent regulatory targets, Will leads testing and certification programmes that ensure existing...

Will leads the Built Environment work at the Climate Champions Team, supporting the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions in accelerating real-world momentum towards the goals of the Paris Agreement. Will was instrumental in positioning the Built Environment in the COP28...