Zak World of Façades UK 2026
4 November 2026
Old Billingsgate, London, United Kingdom
The 234th edition of Zak World of Façades globally and its 9th edition in London, a one-day conference showcasing sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry relating to the building envelope, alongside the latest technological solutions.
36 sessions · 66 speakers
Organiser (1)
Sponsors (50)
Fixfast · Fibrobeton · Klasse Group · Siderise · Yuanda UK · Effisus · Arcon · Turkish Glass · Axalta · AGC Interpane · Cupaclad · Schüco · Boston Valley · Certus by ACS · Fils Spa · Don & Low · Seele · DUCO VENTILATION & SUN CONTROL · Ejot UK · Mafoder · North Glass · Aliva · Ceramica Rondine · Air-Lux · Kuraray · Trimo · Celo Facades · Sjoelund · Guardian Glass · NBK · Q Railing · Exa Ceramics Company · DAKO · Viritopia · Lasvit · Omnia Forterra · Sedak · Eltherington · Maple Facades · AkzoNobel · Eurosafe · Carl Stahl ARC · Obex · Montanstahl · Alumet B.V · SIGA · Future eclipse · CGL Systems · Ductal · Flexbrick
Speakers (66)
- Stephen Tanno Director Pre-Construction Services, Schüco International KG
- Doug Baldock Executive Director, New Hospital Programme
- Dan Gleeson Sales Director, Schüco UK Limited
- Harry Bucknall Director, Piercy&Company
- Mohammed Bahsh Chief Sales Marketing Officer, FPC Industrial Co.
- Pierre Bidaud Proponent, Stone Collective
- Peter Sockett Development and Construction Director, Precis Advisory Ltd.
- Kenneth Zammit Principal, Thornton Tomasetti
- Robert Simcock Facade Engineering Director, Sir Robert McAlpine
- Benedetta Tombolesi Senior Façade Manager, Mace
- Joan Tarrús Head of Sales / Leiter Vertrieb, sedak GmbH & Co. KG
- Fred Pilbrow Founder Partner, Pilbrow & Partners
- Ron Jacobs Project Sales Manager International, Jansen Group
- Allan Gibson Global Product/Marketing Segment Manager, Kuraray Europe GmbH
- David Storring Director, Morris+Company
- Neil Dobbs Head of Facades, Multiplex
- Remco Baartmans Owner, Director, Alumet BV
- Deborah Saunt Founding Director, DSDHA
- Eugene Clarke Managing Director, Clarke
- Massimo Chies Director | Façade Cost Consultant, AECOM (incorporating Davis Langdon, An AECOM Company)
- Emma Shakespeare Associate Façade Consultant, Patrick Ryan Associates
- Fabrizio Cazzulo Associate Principal, Woods Bagot
- Vladimir Jankovski Director of Construction Engineering, Thornton Tomasetti
- Carlo Seipel Senior Technical Manager - Facades, Sir Robert McAlpine
- Hugh Dutton Principal, HDA | Hugh Dutton Associés
- Hugh McGilveray Director, Eckersley O'Callaghan
- Peter Lenk Lead Structural Engineer, OAG Ltd
- Sabine Kleining Technical Director - Facade, Meinhardt UK and Ireland
- Tom Porrill Senior Development Manager, Castleforge
- Tudor Pop Head of Facade Consultancy, CBRE UK
- Abbie Romano Head of Industrialisation, New Hospital Programme
- Giovanni Caboni Project Director, Focchi Limited
- Greta Invernizzi Regional Director, AECOM
- Jimi Ogunsola Country Specification Leader (UK & Ireland) @ Axalta, Axalta
- Andre Ramalhinho Associate - Facade Engineer, FMDC Ltd
- Bernard Heersche Executive Development Director, EDGE Technologies
- Hilary Boyle Development Manager, British Land
- Simon Tolson Senior Consultant, Fenwick Elliott LLP
- Teresa Farina ETS- Technical Facade Lead, Sir Robert McAlpine
- Daniele Norbiato Associate Director, bda - Billings Design Associates Ltd.
- Eimear Hanratty Associate Director, O'Donnell + Tuomey
- Bill Gao Business Development & MKT Director, NorthGlass
- Martin Drexler Beiratsmitglied des ift-Rosenheim, ift Rosenheim
- Tony McManus Associate Director, FMDC Ltd
- Paola Modina Associate Director, Wintech, Façade Engineering Consultants
- Laura Wagner Partner, 3XN/GXN
- Andrew McEwan Associate Director, Orms
- Steve Mayersbeth Building Envelope Procurement Leader, Laing O'Rourke
- Sally Pickard Senior Structural Engineer, Beca
- Paul Dunphy Technical Design Director, Perkins&Will
- Paul Simovic Principal, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (international) PA
- Joshua Frend Architect, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
- Philip Bogan Associate Director, FMDC Ltd
- Martina Capecchi Associate, Eckersley O’Callaghan
- Daniel Campbell Director, Stiff+Trevillion
- Daniel Parker Principal – Science & Technology, Perkins&Will
- David Portman Director, Interface Façade Engineering
- Lucy Browne-O'Sullivan Development Director, Morgan Real Estate
- Steffen Dix Head of Material & Testing, seele
- Tansu Kumru Vice President, Turkish Glass
- Will Stevens Founder, Interface Façade Engineering
- Wim Stevels Architectural Industry Support Associate, Eastman
- Derek Russell Director of Sustainability, Innovation and Product Development, Techrete
- Etain Fitzpatrick Director, John Robertson Architects
- Paul Earley Associate, Adamsons Associates
- Violeta Grau Bullon Associate | Façade Specialist, 3XN
Agenda
- Welcome Address 4 November 2026
- Challenge as Design Drivers 4 November 2026
- Recent Designs in Glass 4 November 2026
- The Next Generation of Laminated Glass: Merging Acoustic Insulation with Structural Integrity 4 November 2026
- Converging on Freeform: Glass Curvature Unlocked 4 November 2026
- Rewriting Place: The Changing Fabric of Oxford Street 4 November 2026
- V&A East + Sadler’s Wells East | Façade Designs for Two Very Different Cultural Buildings 4 November 2026
- Asset Transformation & The Façade as a Lever 4 November 2026
- Pushing the Envelope: How Edge London Bridge Defines New Performance Standards 4 November 2026
- Engineering Collaboration: Behind the Façade of 2 Finsbury Avenue 4 November 2026
- Firmi-Tech: Enduring Architecture and Digital Fabrication 4 November 2026
- 85 Gracechurch Street: Respecting Heritage to Create Destination Office Space 4 November 2026
- Ceramic Material: Craft, Durability and Architectural Expression 4 November 2026
- Hospital 2.0: Transforming Hospital Delivery Through Standardisation, Systems and Scale 4 November 2026
- Façade Considerations for Life Science Buildings 4 November 2026
- Circular Stone Façade System 4 November 2026
- The Evolving Client Perspective: Façade Performance and Long-Term Asset Value 4 November 2026
- Retain, Upgrade, Perform: The New Era of Façade Transformation 4 November 2026
- Complex Thermal Design Solutions in Retrofit Projects 4 November 2026
- Sustainable Innovations in Powder Coatings 4 November 2026
- Advances in Curved Architectural Glass 4 November 2026
- The KinetIQ Progress: Mastering the Challenges of Movable Façades 4 November 2026
- Embodied Carbon Reduction of Glazed Façades through Laminated Glass Elements 4 November 2026
- From Vision to Reality: The Project Journey 4 November 2026
- Beyond Conventional Mesh: Architectural Innovation, Material Performance & Landmark Applications 4 November 2026
- 75 London Wall: A New Model for Adaptive Reuse in the City 4 November 2026
- Construction Engineering in Façade Refurbishment: Identifying and Managing the (Un)seen Challenges 4 November 2026
- Delivering High-Performance Façades at Belgrove House: Balancing Design Intent, Compliance, and Site Realities 4 November 2026
- 19 Charterhouse Street: A Regenerative Approach to Crafting Urban Retrofit 4 November 2026
- Existing Structures + New Perspectives 4 November 2026
- Subbie Survival Guide: Navigating Risk, Margin and Market Volatility in the Façade Sector 4 November 2026
- Society of Façade Engineering's Gala Dinner & Awards Ceromony (by invite only) 4 November 2026
- Session 3 Track B – Session Chair 4 November 2026
- Session 3 Track A – Session Chair 4 November 2026
- Event Convenor & Host 4 November 2026
- Session 3 Track C – Session Chair 4 November 2026