Michael Chin is a Principal with Arup Singapore Pte Ltd, he is also the Façade Leader. In this role, he is responsible for the leadership and direction of Arup Façade activities in Singapore and the wider region. Professionally, as a chartered engineer, he has played lead roles for a range of different types of major buildings in Malaysia, Indonesia and India.

He started his career with a façade specialist contractor specialising in the project management of a wide range of façade projects. Michael is experienced in the coordination and motivation of multi-disciplinary teams involving owners, architects, main contractors and specialist contractors to complete projects in a cost – efficient and timely manner.

At Arup, he was involved in conceptual and design aspects of façade engineering though a series of high profile and complex projects. He has been working closely with renowned international and local architects like Moshe Sadfie, Fosters & Partners, Aedas, Wilkinson Eyre, Broadway Malyan and WoHa dealing with increasing complex and complicated façade systems to meet the ever demanding architecture.

Michael has since developed a keen interest in sustainable building design, setting design targets and working with the design team to form a whole building solution which efficiently uses passive and active systems. He has since been involved in many high profile, iconic Green rated buildings in and around the region, contributing mainly on advice on the passive design aspects of the façade and how they would contribute to the overall efficiently of the development.

Tina is a Director at PLP Architecture with over 10 years of experience designing and delivering commercial, residential, hotel, and mixed-use projects in the UK and South-East Asia. Within the studio, she leads projects involving complex planning and programmatic challenges, as well as major renovations of twentieth-century buildings for which she has specialized expertise.

She is responsible for the growth and strategic development of PLP’s studio in Singapore. This includes overseeing PLP Architecture’s increasing portfolio of projects in the country, where she has been responsible for leading the design of projects including Park Nova. This multi-award-winning luxury residential development is a lush green tower inspired by biophilia and focuses on the comfort and wellness of the residents; it is currently under construction.

Throughout her work, Tina explores ways in which her projects can contribute to the urban realm in an environmentally positive way. Ongoing projects combine active placemaking with initiatives to save embodied carbon through material reuse, the use of hybrid timber structures, and increasing biodiversity.

Steven Van Leynseele was born in Belgium and has worked and lived abroad since 2002. He has 14 years of experience with Renson, a Belgian family-owned company specialised over 110 years in natural ventilation, sun protection and outdoor systems, in different countries and continents. Starting as a representative for the Scandinavian market building up the network, then moving on to Switzerland where he worked on expanding the network and Renson product range. Since 2019 he’s active in South East Asia and based in Singapore.

Matthew Penrose is the Executive Vice President of Vector Foiltec. He has worked for Vector Foiltec Asia-Pacific for the past 10-years working on iconic ETFE using projects such as Resorts World Sentosa, Universal Studios Singapore, Singapore National Stadium Moving Roof, KL Pavilions, Ocean Park HK, The Jewel at Changi Airport not to mention iconic projects in Bangkok including Siam Discovery, Siam Center, Em Quartier and ETFE Canopies linking Emporium-BTS-Em Quartier etc.

He is a British Structural Engineer and over the past 24-years worked throughout Asia-Pacific and has become a specialist in high-performance building envelopes that combine lightweight, long span, architecture steelwork. Developers, Government Agencies and Contractors consult with him during the earliest stages of project design to develop the concept design and performance specifications to ensure the most efficient, coordinated and aesthetically pleasing solutions for both steelwork and ETFE. Matthew is also involved with tendering and pricing of the total solution directly to Developers and Main-Contractors providing a solution for detailing, interfacing, method of installation, scheduling etc.

Nic Medrano begins his design process with a deep exploration of the local context and culture surrounding each project and site. He is inspired by the density of the cities he works in across Asia, and by the challenge of designing large-scale, mixed-use developments that enhance both the environment and the human experience. Many of his projects, such as 8 Shenton Way and Guoco Tower in Singapore and Nihonbashi 2-Chome in Tokyo, include tall buildings that remake city centers by bringing public spaces, nature, and transit connections to some of the world’s densest neighborhoods. In 2022, after spending 15 years in SOM’s New York studio, Nic transitioned to the Hong Kong office to spearhead the practice’s growth in the Asia-Pacific region.

“We want our work to reflect its place and identity. Many of the cities in the Asia-Pacific region are hyper-dense and interconnected, and we try to find ways to enrich and complement those urban fabrics with sustainable, intelligent nature-based solutions.”

As the design leader for SOM’s Hong Kong studio, Nic is responsible for transformative projects across Asia, including Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Hong Kong. He is advancing SOM’s climate action goals in the region by applying cutting-edge sustainability strategies—from advocating for smart density and “15-minute city” designs, to reducing carbon footprints through new construction technologies and the use of regenerative materials.

Agnes Koltay has a Masters degree in Architecture (Hungary, USA) and in Façade Engineering (UK) and worked with award winning architects and multidisciplinary engineering companies before founding Koltay Façades, a boutique façade engineering consultancy firm, in 2011. She is the lead façade consultant on a number of prestigious high-rise projects, such as Skyviews, Burj Vista, The Opus, The Address Boulevard Hotel.

Franck Derouen is Business Director – General Industrial Middle East, Africa, Russia, Turkey. In addition to this role Mr Derouen is Axalta’s Global Architectural Segment Director. Mr Derouen has 30 years of experience in the industrial coating industry. Prior to joining Axalta, Mr. Derouen held a number of positions at AkzoNobel Powder Coatings including Marketing Manager Emerging Countries, Segment Manager Architectural – EMEA, Segment Manager GTC – EMEA and Global Marketing Manager Architectural. Mr Derouen has been member of Qualicoat Executive Committee for more than 10 years and President of Qualisteelcoat. He is currently a board member of Quali Middle-East Association. Earlier in his career, Mr. Derouen was Market Manager Ceramic Fibers at Saint-Gobain. Mr. Derouen received his B.A. in Business Administration from ISMV (France). Franck Derouen is based in Dubai - UAE

Having a master’s degree in in Civil Engineering from the University of Bologna (Italy), Davide is a registered Professional Engineer with more than 15 years of experience in the planning, design and construction management, specialized in cladding solutions. Currently working for Florim Ceramiche S.p.A., as Head of Contract Development - APAC, he is responsible for providing technical coordination, consultancies and supervision to architects and designers, in both residential and commercial spaces. He also assists architects and facades’ consultants with technical details and specifications.

Davide is responsible for determining pre-construction requirements, project schedules, operational plans and cost estimates, and planning meetings with stakeholders and conduct site visits in the APAC region to ensure development plans and timeline of the project. He oversees all phases of the project from conceptual design to construction execution to ensure successful and timely completion of the site and conducts finishing check at the end of the project to ensure the brand’s look and feel has been consistently enforced.

Passionate about design and architecture solutions, Davide is currently involved in different facades’ projects in the APAC area.

DR. Veronika SHABUNKO is an energetic, experienced and commercially driven innovator with a passion for Sustainability and Renewable Energy. She is a Head of Market Development in Southeast Asia at the Grenzebach Envelon GmbH based in Singapore. She specialises in high-performance BIPV systems, techno-economic solutions and reliable integration of renewable energies into buildings and built environment. To date, Dr. Veronika has generated over 30 publications and is a recognised market expert across South-East Asia in the field of Renewable Energy with a specialisation in Photovoltaics. She is also a guest lecturer at the National University of Singapore (NUS), BCA Academy, Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS), and Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), and activity leader at the International Energy Agency (IEA) Task 15.

Malvinder Singh Rooprai, Architectural Market Development Manager & Technical Consultant for PVB division of Kuraray, is based out of New Delhi – INDIA. His key responsibilities are to grow the market for value added products under the umbrella of Trosifol® in Asia Pacific region.

His academic background in structural engineering and working experience as structural façade engineer enables him to provide technical consultancy on laminated glass applications to façade consultants, architects laminators. He has a rich experience on finite element modeling of laminated glass for analyzing the effects of viscoelastic behavior of polymeric interlayers on the structural performance of laminated glass panels in architectural applications. He has provided consulting support on structural analysis of laminated glass in various iconic projects like Shanghai Tower, Lotte Tower, World One in AP region. He complex applications like blast & bullet resistant glazings.

Malvinder has presented papers on laminated glass with Ionomer interlayers in events like GPD, World of Facades at Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo & Singapore. He has also presented on structural performance of laminated glass at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He did his Masters in Structural Engineering from Thapar University, Patiala – India and did his dissertation work on Wind Load Modeling in Tall Rectangular Buildings including Interference effects by Artificial Neural Networks.

Ben Moo is the Built Environment Sector Leader, ASEAN and East Asia at global engineering, management and development firm Mott MacDonald. Ben has spent his career delivering buildings and infrastructure projects around the world, with a passion for impactful and innovative sustainable outcomes. Having been based in Australia, Dubai and Singapore, Ben brings a wealth of international experience, and diversity of thought in his approach to design and technical advisory. One of Ben’s keys portfolio responsibilities, is to help his clients benchmark, set targets, and successfully implement their sustainability and decarbonisation goals. Ben was also an adjunct lecturer at the Singapore Building Construction Authority Academy teaching building performance analysis and high performance facades.

Tan Szue Hann, MBA, MArch, is an award-winning architect, sustainability professional and strategist in sustainable development. Hann is Head of Sustainability and Deputy General Manager, Sustainable Urban Renewal, at Keppel Land, Singapore. He is also the Chairman of Sustainability at the Singapore Institute of Architects, the professional body for Architects in Singapore. He has also been Director of Sustainability Development and Engineering at Marina Bay Sands, Managing Director of Miniwiz, and Head of Sustainability at Surbana Jurong. Hann graduated with an M Arch and BA Arch (First Class Honours) from NUS, with a visiting fellowship to UCLA in 2007, and obtained an MBA with Distinction in 2022.

Hann is also an appointed World Cities Summit Young Leader, and BCA Built Environment Young Leader, and was Singapore’s 2015-16 BCA-SGBC Young Green Architect of the Year. He has spoken in numerous conferences including SWITCH, the UN Asia Pacific Urban Forum, and COP25 in Madrid. In 2021, he co-founded IxSA (Innovation x Sustainability Alliance), a global non-profit think tank with sustainability leaders, with the goal of creating and perpetuating a manifesto for good sustainability practices. His key skills are in stakeholder alignment, and translating sustainability goals into business value.

Qiao Yan is the Principal ESD Consultant in Sustainability and Resiliency Office (SRO) Group In Surbana Jurong. She has more than 15 years of experience in research and consultancy for sustainable building design in Singapore and overseas. She is considered as one of the pioneers in the sustainable design industry in Singapore and “Green Advocator”. As a Senior ESD Consultant, she has provided leadership in sustainable design for healthcare facilities, high-rise commercial buildings, residential, institutional and industrial buildings etc. She has practiced extensive passive façade design from sustainability, low carbon and well-being point of view.

Ar. THEODORE EC CHAN is a Senior Director at CIAP Architects Pte Ltd where he was instrumental in the design and implementation team of several award-winning healthcare projects; Mt Elizabeth Novena Hospital, NUHS Medical Centre and Yishun Community Hospital. In 2019 he was a Finalist at the World Architecture Festival (Amsterdam 2019) and Recipient of the Green Architect Award 2019 (jointly presented by Singapore Green Building Council / Building Construction Authority).

In practice for over 35 years, he served as President of Singapore Institute of Architects (2012-2015) where he developed the curriculum for the Architectural Practice Course (Board of Architects and Singapore Institute of Architects) and the National Competency Standards for Architectural Practice (Workforce Development Agency). His professional passion lies in sustainable architectural technology, automation/productivity in construction, architectural education, design, and beauty.

Wei Yap believes that diverse and sustainable architecture is pivotal to advocating design literacy. Inherent to this is his belief that architecture can serve society and engage with members of the public to foster productive discourse on the built environment.

Wei Yap is a Director at SAA Architects and Surbana Jurong. He is the design lead of the SAA design team with local and international experience, working across a wide range of typologies. He drives innovation through research-led design and with a strong appreciation of commercial building parameters. Methodical and creative in his approach, Wei Yap ensures that each project achieves the most effective business and design performance outcomes within an increasingly demanding design service industry. His role at Surbana Jurong Global Architecture incorporates management of the group’s business operations and design in China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and North Asia.

His design work has garnered prominent awards, including the R.A.I.A. National Award for Public Architecture, WAN and the Green Apple for ESD innovation in Malaysia. Wei Yap has held design teaching positions at the National University of Singapore, Deakin University, RMIT University, Monash University, University of Newcastle, and the University of Melbourne since 2003 and has mentored a generation of young and successful designers.

Committed to designing successful outcomes on every level, Wei Yap aspires to contribute to the built environment in ways that enrich the social fabric of peoples’ lives.

Arun MADAPPALLATH, a Mathematics graduate and a post-graduate diploma in Computer Applications, is the General Manager of Serge Ferrari India Pvt Ltd for South Asia. He has been associated in the field of tensile membrane architecture for over 18 years and has been in the building industry since 1999 within the Middle East & South Asia region. He is based in New Delhi, India, and provides expertise and products to help you to design ever-innovative projects. He manages the complete operation of the Indian subsidiary with a team of 12 collaborators involved in different businesses, like contract & sales, finance, marketing, and administration

Mathieu Meur provides strategic and technical leadership as the director of DP Façade. Through his training as a multi-disciplinary engineer, and subsequent years of experience heading the largest façade consultancy practise in the world, he has developed extensive knowledge of all types of building envelope systems, their design, engineering, and related codes of practice. He has worked on numerous major construction projects in Asia, the Middle East and beyond, including Resorts World at Sentosa, Changi Airport Terminal 1 Upgrading, and The Dubai Mall, currently the largest mall in the world. Passionate about sharing his knowledge and skills with others, he is a frequent speaker at conferences, writes for technical publications, and has been a Lecturer at Real Estate & Construction Centre on Façade Design and Façade Condition Assessment since 2002. He is also a fellow of the Society of Façade Engineering from the United Kingdom since 2010. Considering sustainability to be at the heart of the process, Mathieu was the Chairman of the Singapore Green Building Council Taskforce on Cladding & Roofing from 2012 to 2016.

A director at DP Architects, Mr Tan Chee Yong is an all-rounded architect with over 20 years of experience in both local and overseas markets, he has accumulated a deep portfolio of projects across various scales and building typologies. A firm believer in the capacity of architecture and urban planning to help governments, clients and communities bridge socio-economic aspirations, Chee Yong’s strong passion for design, project implementation and business development is evident throughout his work.

In regards to redevelopment and A&A projects, he recognizes the potential that the Asset Enhancement Initiative (AEI) holds to realise and advance a more sustainable Built Environment industry. Here, he adopts a 3R approach – Refresh, Reconfigure & Reposition – to breathe new life into old buildings, and to optimize and increase the development value of building assets. In his design, there is an emphasis in three aspects – People, Environment, Value where he seeks to create a vibrant people-centric place.

He is one of the advisers to the firm’s AEI team; and also leads AEI projects right from feasibility study, design and implementation stage. His completed projects in Singapore and China includes Lazada One (Singapore), 112 Katong (Singapore), Thomson Plaza “Swing By” (Singapore), Capital Square (Singapore), BEA Towers (Shanghai), Platinum Towers (Shanghai), ShineCity (Beijing), LifeCity (Tianjin), ShineCity (Qingdao) etc.

Christine has 24 years of experience in the lighting design and engineering fields. Prior to DPL, Christine was with iLAB from 2009 and successfully project managed and provided lighting design concept and detailed-design documentation input on many large-scale projects around S.E. Asia. Prior to iLAB, Christine worked with Bo Steiber Lighting Design for 5 years.

Over her career, she has contributed on a wide variety of Asian & international projects providing input from concept design stage through to site coordination & installation stage. She engages in design workshops, meetings, consultations, presentations and site inspections to ensure the clearest and most efficient path to achieving the most successful & sustainable lighting solutions. She is also responsible for the continued development of DPL’s technical specifications & standards.

Ms Lorayne Lie Sook Sian is Head of Asset Management of ARA Private Funds (APAC Real Estate), responsible for all asset management activities in the division.

Ms Lie has over 25 years of experience in asset management, leasing and marketing of real estate in Asia Pacific. Prior to joining ARA, Ms Lie was Executive Director of Asset Management at JP Morgan Asset Management/Aviva Investors Asia, managing offices, retail and industrial assets in Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Singapore from 2011 to 2018. She was Manager of Asset Management at AIG Global Real Estate Investment (Asia) LLC from 2007 to 2010, focusing on opportunistic funds with presence in Singapore and Malaysia. Ms Lie held various marketing and asset management positions with CapitaLand Commercial Limited from 1998 to 2006, covering China, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. Prior to that, Ms Lie was part of the marketing team in Jones Lang Wootton’s Commercial Department. She started her career with Singapore’s Jurong Town Corporation.

Ms Lie holds a Master of Business Administration from Imperial College, London and a Bachelor of Science (Estate Management) (Second Upper Class Honors) from the National University of Singapore.

Since graduating in architecture in 1996 Andreas is involved in the execution of prestigious façade projects mainly in Asia. His first project was with seele in 1997, the Shanghai Grand Theatre, at the time a cutting edge cable truss construction. Between 2000 to 2006 Andreas held different leading positions in the façade- and glass-industry in Germany. From 2007 until 2015, first as Technical Director then as Managing Director, he was re-sponsible for Schueco’s South East Asia operations. In this position he was primarily looking into aluminium curtain wall-, window- and door-systems. He was involved in a wide range of different projects in the region from govern-mental projects as parliament buildings and museums, over high-rise office towers to pri-vate residential. In 2015 Andreas returned to seele and is now responsible for the South East Asian and Australian markets. Recent projects by seele in this region are several flagship stores for one of seele’s key customers, the gridshell roof of the Chadstone Shopping Center in Mel-bourne, the Luxury Façades and Wisdom Hall on IconSiam in Bangkok and the Brisbane New Performing Arts Venue.

Associate director and Architect Kyosuk Lee (KR), leads projects in MVRDV’s AsiaStudio. Since joining the firm in 2009, he has realized a variety of projects. Among these, Seoullo 7017 Skygarden in South Korea and the Tianjin Binhai Public Library in China. Lee has overseen the construction completion of Paradise City entertainment development, and the Tancheon Waterfront Development in Seoul and a folly structure in Gwangju in South Korea.

Before joining MVRDV, Lee graduated as an architect from the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam in 2008, and worked as a researcher with Urban Think Tank in Venezuela.

Thomas Fruhmann is a senior Façade/Building Skin Specialist with a top-level experience in curtain wall construction industry. He has acquired a diversified experience in design, production, project coordination, project management, contracts management, risk management, and tender/sales management, and developed a keen interest in coordinating multi-disciplinary building envelope projects.

Thomas has acquired extensive expertise in building skin design by working on a number of international projects and has developed a multi-cultural approach in handling complex projects as a result of his involvement in major assignments in the GCC, UK, Europe, Africa and Asia.

In 2018, he became the Director Pre-Construction Services at Schueco Middle East. Previously, he held senior positions with reputed organisations in the industry, including Dar Al-Handasah, ALICO (Aluminum & Light Industries), CTI (Cladtech International) and Façade Innovation Konhausner Group.

Nancy Somera has more than 20 years of senior management experience, including a decade as Vice President for Design, a crucial position for the orchestration of firmwide technical design servicing ALT’s global clients. Some of her notable projects include the Cairo CBD, Marina Bay Financial Center, Ping An Finance Center, CITIC Tower, Costanera Center and DUO among others.

With a focus on integrating engineering, maintenance, and sustainable strategies, her holistic approach in every project makes her highly recognizable to the clients not to mention her extensive background in design and engineering and her exposure as a frontline to ALT’s business partners helps strengthen partnerships, develop strategic alliances, and expand international presence.

Nancy received a BS Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, and a certified National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) simulator.

John Perry is considered one of Australia’s finest façade engineers and consultants and has over 30 years façade consulting experience covering a range of façade systems including Curtain Walling, Glass Structures, Precaste Concrete, GRC, Stone, Ceramic and Metal claddings and roofing's. He is an Associate Principal of fjmt, and has extensive project experience throughout Australia, South East and Northern Asia, as well as Europe and the Middle East with over 120 major projects completed in roles both as a consultant and specialist contractor. John has an unprecedented knowledge of the façade and envelope requirements for public and commercial buildings, in particular, having been involved in many recent major projects throughout Australia and New Zealand as well as internationally.