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Zak World of Façades Qatar

Name: Zak World of Façades Qatar
Start: 2021-10-25
Location: InterContinental The City

edition

Date

25 October 2021

Venue

InterContinental The City

City

Doha

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

08:50 — 09:00 Welcome Address

10:30 — 11:00 NETWORKING & TEA/COFFEE BREAK

Session 2

12:45 — 13:40 Networking Lunch Break

Session 3

16:05 — 16:10 Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference

16:10 — 16:30 Networking & End of the Event

09:00 — 09:25

Micha Pawelka

Chief Operating Officer

Priedemann Façade Experts

Topic

Sustainability in the Façade Life Cycle - Let’s Dig into this Trend!

Talk points

Is it really something new?

The disconnection between a sustainable design and the execution

Case studies of projects in execution stage

09:25 — 09:50

Luke Harrison

Director

BDP Pattern

Topic

Invisible Forces Shaping Stadia Design

Talk points

Comfort

Performance

Cooling

09:50 — 10:10

Paulo Carvalho

Commercial & Corporate Relations Director

Effisus MENA

Topic

Future Proofing Your Projects – A1 Fire Rated Weatherproofing Solutions

Talk points

Overview on fire rated AVCL membranes & systems: Experience since 2011 with tests & approvals

The importance of weatherproofing design

Façade applications with case studies in GCC & UK

10:10 — 10:30

Maged (Max) Ahmed

Lead Façade Engineer - Middle East

BG&E Façades

Topic

When Façades Go Wrong (Episode 2)

Talk points

Case studies on common defects and their consequences such as mould infestation from façade air leakages, stone façades failures, water leakages in façades, façades popping noises and awning windows failures

11:00 — 11:20

Allan Gibson

Global Product Segment Marketing Manager

Kuraray

Topic

A Transparent Armor for Manmade Threats using LAMINATED GLASS

Talk points

Extreme levels of security from man made threats.

Solutions for forced entry, blast and ballistic protection.

Helping you specify products that are fit for purpose.

11:20 — 11:50

Alejandro Stochetti

Director of Design

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Topic

The Expo Events and Its Legacy

Talk points

Al Wasl at the Heart of the Expo 2020 - A new type of public space

Al Wasl from Expo event to Legacy

Expo Astana from Expo event to Legacy

11:50 — 12:15

Thomas Fruhmann

Director Pre-Construction Services

Schueco Middle East

Topic

System-Based Custom Solutions and Innovations

Talk points

“Cherry picking” the right façade system for the right application

The secret to designing a sword façade

Digitalisation: Your daily fix

12:15 — 12:45

Javier Vieiro

Associate Director - Madrid

Chapman Taylor

Topic

The Façade New Role

Talk points

The importance of the image: The first impression

How the façade can help to transmit the building character

The building as an unitary entity: Design coherence

13:40 — 14:00

Susanna Noureddine

Head of Façade & Access

WSP

Topic

Scripting the Future Façade

Talk points

More than just an envelope

Fused into a performing and generating zone

Computational scripts making it possible - From concept to installation

14:00 — 14:20

Sanmukh Bawa

Director

The Glass Company

Topic

Evolution of Glass Technologies

Talk points

Scaling glass in architectural world

Smart city integration

Net zero façades with glass

14:20 — 14:40

Donel Dippi

Head of Technical & Compliance – MEIAP

Siderise Insulation

Topic

Curtain Wall and Perimeter Containment for Building Envelopes

Talk points

Functional requirements of perimeter barrier firestop systems and cavity barriers

Fire resistance testing for curtain walling and perimeter barriers and a transatlantic comparison of testing approach, criteria and experiences

The criticality of workmanship quality and the need for installation inspection & reporting

14:40 — 15:00

Yousef Al Yacoub

CEO

Qatar Aluminium Extrusion Co (QALEX)

Topic

Precise + Surface Treated Aluminium Extrusion Profiles

Talk points

How achieving tight tolerance in extrusion by applying strict operation condition including billet quality, temperature, die temperature, exit temperature, cooling, etc… help in the precion of the profile

Different types surface finishing for aluminium profiles including powder coating, PVDF, anodizing & wood finish

Specification standards of Qualicoat & Qualinod for anodizing and powder coating

15:00 — 15:20

Gokhan Ermis

Architectural Marketing Manager

Pulver Powder Coatings

Topic

Powder Solutions for Façades

Talk points

Solar reflective powder coatings

Powder coatings classes by climate

Digital solutions for façade by powder coatings