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Zak World of Façades Morocco

edition

204

Date

26 November 2025

Venue

Hyatt Regency

City

Casablanca

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Speakers & Panelists

Conference Agenda

Every speaker for the day, grouped by session. Select a topic to see who is presenting, the session focus and the talk points.

Session 1

08:00 — 08:50 Delegate Registration & Networking
08:50 — 09:00 Welcome Address
10:50 — 11:20 Networking Tea / Coffee Break

Session 2

13:10 — 14:00 Networking Lunch Break

Session 3

16:10 — 16:15 Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference
16:15 — 17:00 Networking & End of the Event

Mohamed Berrada

Founder

ARPIO Architects

Topic

Event Convenor & Host

09:00 — 09:30

Tarik Oualalou

CEO

Oualalou + Choi

Topic

Membranes for our Climate

Talk points

High tech vs low tech
Inventing new materialities
Hands vs machines

09:30 — 09:55

Tom Gray

Directeur

T/E/S/S Atelier d'ingénierie

Benjamin Allouis

Architecte Associé

T/E/S/S Atelier d'ingénierie

Topic

Lessons Learned from Recent Projects

Talk points

How to integrate at the urban scale?
How does environmental design impact façades?
When constraints become a source of inspiration

09:55 — 10:10

Nasser Labidi

Technical Advisory Center Manager for Europe

AME & APAC, Guardian Glass

Topic

Designing Façades with Glass

Talk points

Choosing the right glass: Guidance on selecting the most suitable glass types for various project needs
Leveraging technical support team: Capabilities and service offerings
Leveraging digital tools: Overview of digital resources available to support façade design and execution

10:10 — 10:25

Liliane Durris

Specification Leader - France and North Africa

Axalta Coating Systems

Topic

The Benefits of SuperDurable Powder Paints in Metallic Architecture

Talk points

Powder coating offer for architecture for metallic substrates
Superdurable powder coatings for long-lasting aesthetics
The services for architecture

10:25 — 10:50

Javier Guardiola Pila

Chief Architect

Bofill

Topic

The Search for a Language: Material Research and Adaptive Building Processes in Façade Design

Talk points

Monumental architecture for academic institutions
Mass and void: The dialogue of light and shadow
Volumetry and materiality as identity

11:20 — 11:45

Mourad El Garci

International Sales Director

Alucoil

Topic

Technological Cross Over from Aerospace to Façade Sector

Talk points

Solution with an environmental impact
Project case study
Circular economy

11:45 — 12:00

Karim BazarBacha

Area Manager Maghreb

Reynaers Group

Topic

High-Rise Curtain Walls: From Design to Execution, a Successful Collaboration

Talk points

Project Cell: Expertise and know-how applied to complex projects
Curtain Wall: A building envelope that combines technical performance with aesthetic appeal
Virtual Reality: A tool for informed decision-making and anticipating errors before construction

12:00 — 12:25

Andrea Guiatti

Senior Associate

Populous

Alberto Consolaro

Head of Facade Department

Maffeis

Topic

Designing Stadium Envelopes: Engineering Challenges and Architectural Excellence

Talk points

Balancing design and structure for iconic, high-performance stadium envelopes
Tackling complex engineering challenges for large-span façades
Optimizing sustainability and user experience through advanced envelope solutions

12:25 — 13:10

Moderator

Clément Dufour-Lefort

Architecte Associé

VS-A

Panelist

Victor Senarat

Architecte chef de projet

Viguier

Panelist

Othman Zerouali

Architecte

OZA

Panelist

Kacem Benhayoune

Architecte

KREA Architecture Studio

Panelist

Sihem Djoudi

Architecte

KS Studio

Topic

Reimagining Urban Identity: The Architectural Façades of Casa Anfa

Talk points

Casa Anfa’s vision and urban evolution
How Casablanca’s climate shaped material selection, shading systems, and façade geometry
Case studies: M Tower, Cross Tower, Shift Tower, and Borj Attijariwafa
Comparative exploration of design intent, façade typology, material articulation, key engineering and fabrication strategies behind the towers’ distinctive façades

14:00 — 14:20

Yosra Zenniby

Architecte

Group 3 Architect

Salim Sefrioui

Architecte

Group 3 Architect

Topic

MarocLear and BCP, Two Headquarters, Two Orientations, Two Façades

Talk points

North–South or East–West
Volume or planes
Granularity or glaze

14:20 — 14:40

Nirvana AL DIB

Architecte - Chef de projet

VS-A

Clément Dufour-Lefort

Architecte Associé

VS-A

Topic

Façade: The Object from Outside and Inside

Talk points

From object to building: The issues at stake
Designing: Low carbon
Overview: VS-A in Casablanca

14:40 — 14:55

André-Charles Fasques

General Manager - France

Forster Profile Systems

Topic

Why and How to Build Steel Façades and Joinery?

Talk points

Why choose steel joinery: Strength, durability, thinness, low carbon
Focus on safety
Focus thinness

14:55 — 15:10

José María Villalobos

Commercial Director - Morocco

Astiglass

Topic

Innovation in Glass: Flat + Curved Glass

Talk points

Presentation of the TCA group
Capacity and special products
Presence in Morocco and worldwide

15:10 — 15:25

Alex Dantziguian

Managing Director

Technoform

Topic

Thermal Insulation in Building Façades - Aluminum Frames and Glazing

Talk points

How to ensure thermal insulation in window and door frames
Thermal insulation in the case of curtain walls
The advantage of warm edge spacers in insulated glazing

15:25 — 16:10

Moderator

Chaimaa El Moussaoui

Founder

Open Façades & Engineering

Panelist

Stéphane Folcher

Head of Façade Department

Bouygues Construction

Panelist

Amine Benmoussa

Directeur de Projet

Arena Property Development

Topic

Designing Façades for Large-Scale Projects in a Fast-Tracks Context

Talk points

Architectural ambition versus project constraints (timeline, scale)
Fast-track façades: Performance and aesthetics
Designing at the pace of execution: Maintaining performance and quality

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