edition
16
Date
27 October 2015
Venue
Marriott Marquis City Center
City
Doha

Alex Dantziguian
Managing Director, Technoform

Amr El Kady
Director, Arab Engineering Bureau

Amr Metwally
Head of Architecture PMC, Hamad Medical Corporation

Andy Kay
Global Façades Manager, Siderise Group

Anees Backer
Managing Director, Pridemann Middle East

Badih Tomah
Executive Director, Lacasa Qater

Benjamin Beer
Managing Director, Werner Sobek Dubai

Dia El Masry
General Manager, Qatar Green Leaders

Fadi Haidar
Lead Design Engineer, MZ & Partners

Firoz Kachwala
Director, Future Architectural Glass

Harald Halvorsen
Director, Arabian Profile

Imran Manasawala
Director, Future Architectural Glass

Jean Marc Luvisutto
Managing Director, Technal Middle East

Lars Anders
Group CEO, Priedemann Façade Experts

Mohamad Najib
Project Director, KEO International

Neil Kirkpatrick
Head of Sustainablity, Faithful + Gould

Osama Zubdeh
General Manager, Alumco Qatar

Rabih Hamzeh
General Manager, Qatar Technical Aluminium
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
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4

Lars Anders
Group CEO
Priedemann Façade Experts
Topic
The future of façade consultancy/engineerings
Talk points

Robert Stephens
Executive Director
Inhabit Group
Topic
Innovations and efficiencies in designing high rise façades in the Middle East
Talk points

Samir Kohi
Head of Marketing
Hilti, Qatar
Topic
Safety in façade fastening
Talk points

Benjamin Beer
Managing Director
Werner Sobek Dubai
Topic
Advanced façade engineering at the cutting edge
Talk points

Jean Marc Luvisutto
Managing Director
Technal Middle East
Topic
Technologies towards sustainability from TECHNAL
Talk points

Thomas Spitzer
Managing Director
Seele
Topic
From architectural concept to realisation
Talk points

Moderator
Alex Dantziguian
Managing Director
Technoform

Panelist
Firoz Kachwala
Director
Future Architectural Glass

Panelist
Dia El Masry
General Manager
Qatar Green Leaders

Panelist
Neil Kirkpatrick
Head of Sustainablity
Faithful + Gould

Panelist
Badih Tomah
Executive Director
Lacasa Qater

Panelist
Osama Zubdeh
General Manager
Alumco Qatar

Panelist
Waleed Ibrahim
Director
James Cubitt & Partners
Topic
PANEL DISCUSSION: Energy codes, ratings & guidelines for façades
Talk points

Harald Halvorsen
Director
Arabian Profile
Topic
GRC & GRP - Current trends & innovation for architectural façades
Talk points

Imran Manasawala
Director
Future Architectural Glass
Topic
Understanding fire resistant glass
Talk points

Andy Kay
Global Façades Manager
Siderise Group
Topic
Perimeter barrier firestop systems for curtain walls
Talk points

Moderator
Lars Anders
Group CEO
Priedemann Façade Experts

Panelist
Sajid Raza
CEO
Butler Engineering

Panelist
Fadi Haidar
Lead Design Engineer
MZ & Partners

Panelist
Amr El Kady
Director
Arab Engineering Bureau

Panelist
Rabih Hamzeh
General Manager
Qatar Technical Aluminium
Topic
PANEL DISCUSSION: Fire safety in façades:
Talk points

Anees Backer
Managing Director
Pridemann Middle East
Topic
Unveiling the real value of façade Engineering - A provocative statement on technical design leadership vs. copy/paste intelligence
Talk points

Panelist
Amr Metwally
Head of Architecture PMC
Hamad Medical Corporation

Panelist
Mohamad Najib
Project Director
KEO International

Panelist
Waleed Hagag
Lead Project Manager
Arab Engineering Bureau
Topic
PANEL DISCUSSION: Understanding Façade Process Management - FPM
Talk points