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Zak World of Façades India

edition

233

Date

23 October 2026

Venue

Portugal

City

TBC

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

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

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