Session 1

Event Convenor & Host

09:15 — 10:00 Delegate Registration & Networking

10:00 — 10:10 Opening Address

10:10 — 10:30 Topic to be Announced

10:40 — 11:00 Topic to be Announced

11:25 — 11:45 Networking Tea / Coffee Break

12:55 — 13:40 Panel Discussion on hospitality

13:40 — 14:40 Networking Lunch Break

16:05 — 16:25 Networking Tea / Coffee Break

16:25 — 16:45 Topic to be Announced

17:30 — 17:35 Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference

10:30 — 10:40

Ashwanii Khanna

Chief Customer Officer

FunderMax

Topic

Building for the Coast: Climate-Responsive, Ventilated & Fire-Safe Façades

Talk points

Designing façades for Chennai's coastal & tropical climate

Fire-safe façade strategies for modern buildings

Unique applications

11:00 — 11:15

Rohan Keswani

Director

Aluplex

Topic

Scaling Smart Skins: Facade Innovation Across India’s New-Age Commercial Campuses

Talk points

Key takeaways from landmark projects in tackling the challenges of scale, complexity, and timeline

Designing high-performance façades that respond to climate, comfort, branding, and urban context in India’s commercial hubs

What’s next for commercial facades — emerging trends in materiality, sustainability, and façade delivery for both IT and corporate campuses

11:15 — 11:25

Malvinder Singh Rooprai

Senior Technical Program Manager - APAC

Kuraray

Topic

New Developments in Sustainable and Structural Interlayers for Laminated Glass

Talk points

Innovative structural glass applications

New product introduction Trosifol® ES Pro

Sustainability benefits of using SentryGlas® interlayers

11:45 — 12:05

Gregory Romine

Managing Director

, Avante Façades

Topic

Inspiring Façade Materials

Talk points

Pushing beyond the normal palette of materials to create inspired façades that will create a long legacy on the skyline of cities

Materials for smaller scale cultural, academic and residential buildings

Embracing innovation and adaptive technologies in materials will increase aesthetics, performance and sustainable design

12:05 — 12:25

Harsharaj Shetty K S

Deputy Head - Engineering

Schueco India

Topic

Innovative Façade Solutions

Talk points

Integration

Safety

Sustainability

12:25 — 12:55

Elie Gamburg

Principal

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Topic

Topic to be Announced

14:40 — 15:00

Devansh Daisaria

Design Principal Architect

Dasariya Architects

Topic

Topic to be Announced

15:00 — 15:20

Saumya Chawla

Director

Sahvia Façade

Topic

Lighting Design Needs Story Telling

Talk points

Inspirations for façade lighting

Design & technical solutions

Provisions & challenges

15:20 — 15:30

Deepak Parameswaran

Sales & Specifications Manager - Architectural

Jotun Powder Coatings

Topic

Sustainability with Powder Coatings

Talk points

Powder coating: How is it a sustainable solution inherently?

Compliance with green building norms

Cool shades collections: Providing comfort in the heat

15:30 — 15:40

Neeraj Nayyar

Head Specification and Product Development

Viva Composite Panel

Topic

Metal Cladding for Sustainable Building Envelope

Talk points

Optimizing construction speed with metal cladding

EPDs – an initiative towards environment friendly cladding

Inhouse manufacturing excellence leads to Reel vs Real façade

15:40 — 15:55

TS Aditya

Vice President - Strategy & Business Development

Qutone

Topic

Sustainable Cladding Solutions for High Rise Buildings

Talk points

Evolution of dry cladding systems with ventilated facade principles

Cladding materials - relevant tests & standards recommended for external applications

Sustainable semi-unitized sintered stone cladding system - features, advantages & benefits

15:55 — 16:05

Ravishankar Subramanian

Principal Scientist

Dow

Topic

7 Decades of Transforming the Skylines

Talk points

Smart Science offering carbon neutral silicones for building façades

Case Study covering complexity and mastering the demand

Expanded product portfolio

16:45 — 17:30

Shrikrishna Ginde

Head - Facade

L&T Constructions

Topic

Beyond Procurement: The Strategic Role of In-House Façade Teams

Talk points

Bringing façade expertise into early design and decision-making

Aligning architectural vision with constructability and commercial objectives

Improving collaboration across consultants, contractors, and suppliers

Lessons learned from delivering large-scale developments

Zak World of Façades India

Speakers & Panelists

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