Asia Façade & Glass Conference 2022

Head of Product Group Fire Resistant and Security Glazing at SCHOTT Technical Glass Solutions GmbH

Helmut Kugelmann is working since 1989 at SCHOTT. He started his career as a Regional Sales Manager in Germany, consulting architects, engineers, authorities, fabricators etc., in using and applying fire resistant glazings. He worked together very closely with the R&D team in order to develop new glass types and framing systems in order to adapt the increasing fire resistant requirements.

Today he is Head of Product Group Fire Resistant and Security Glazing at SCHOTT and responsible for global sales and development of new products for the various markets in the world. He needs to understand the different requirements and certification approach for fire resistant and security glazing in the different countries. Furthermore, he is involved in the production processes of the special glass compositions used for fire resistant glass

Since 2007, he is guest lecture at the Technical University in Munich, Germany and since 2014 at the University of Applied Science in Augsburg, Germany. He teaches the students in functionality of fire resistant glazing and their legal scope of application.

Director, DP Façade

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 practice in the world, Mathieu has developed extensive knowledge of all types of building envelope systems, their design, engineering, and related codes of practice. Mathieu has worked on numerous major construction projects on five continents, including Changi Airport in Singapore, The Dubai Mall, New Lima Airport and 145 City Road in London.

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 on the topic of façades for many years. Mr. Meur has also been an active member of several Singapore Standards working groups, writing or updating multiple standards related to building envelopes.

Executive Director, T. R. Hamzah & Yeang 

Ken Yeang is an architect and ecologist, deliveringsignature hyper-green architecture, afield he pioneered since 1971. His work is differentiated by an ecosystem-basedapproach that performsbeyond conventional green-rating systems. His work has a visually-distinct verdant green aesthetic that enhances positively it’slocality’s ecologyand biodiversity,designed asconstructed ecosystems. Thework has received numerous awards includingthe Aga Khan Award(Geneva), Prince Claus Award(Netherlands),LiangSiCheng Award(China), Merdeka Award(Government of Malaysia), Malaysian Institute of Architects Gold Medal,LiangSiCheng International Award(China), and others.

His training was at the AA School(London).He received a doctorate from Cambridge Universityon ecological design and planning, andremainsan Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College. He isthe Distinguished Plym ProfessoratIllinois University. Listento his TED presentations(Berlin & India). The British newspaper, Guardiannames him “one of the 50 people who could save the Planet’. Hiscontactat: kynnet@kyeang.com

Chairman, Singapore Glass Association 

As Chairman of the Singapore Glass Association, Gan Pay Yap oversees the association's activities. With over a decade of experience in the glass industry, he has led the way in advancing the industry through education, collaboration, and training. He holds an Executive MBA (Honors) from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Master of Engineering degree from the National University of Singapore.

Aside from being a Director at VJF Systems Pte Ltd, a manufacturer of fire-resistant glass systems for construction, he is the CEO of Prominence Photovoltaics Pte Ltd, a glass photovoltaics manufacturer, as well as a Director of Glimex Industries Sdn Bhd, a glass processing company based in Malaysia, and Glimex Marketing Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based architectural glass distributor. Apart from his other appointments, he also serves on the committee board of the Specialist Trade Alliance of Singapore.

Associate Director, Meinhardt Façade Technology 

Timothy provides strategic and technical leadership as the associate director of Meinhardt Façade Singapore office. He has been in the façade industry for over 20 years. He has been involved in diverse roles and positions in façade contractors, from designing to managing façade projects; including assisting architects in designing façade systems to achieve the required aesthetic. He has an extensive experience in the designing and managing the façade systems, especially unitized curtain wall.

Timothy has worked on numerous major construction project in South East Asia, including Resorts World at Sentosa – a USD 5 billion integrated resort development, Thamrin Nine Development – which will be the 385m tall building and will be the tallest building in southern hemisphere, and NESCO Development – which one of the most reputable development in Mumbai, India.

His experience in various project type, allows him to work under pressure and solve problems on the spot, including understand both the design, and production side as well as on site constructability, managing a project to run smoothly from design through to installation.

General Manager, Technoform Edge Bond Solutions Singapore 

Amos Seah is the General Manager of Technoform Edge Bond Solutions Singapore. 

He is a solutions specialist who leads the technical team in Singapore, and works closely with Technoform's partners and customers to deliver optimised solutions to improve thermal performances for their windows, doors and facades.

Secretary General, Glass for Europe 

Bertrand Cazes is the Secretary General of Glass for Europe, the trade association for Europe’s flat glass sector.

Bertrand is actively involved in all policy and regulatory issues affecting the flat glass sector at European level, be in terms of manufacturing, decarbonisation, energy-efficiency, sustainability and product policy. Bertrand is the industry’s chief lobbyist towards EU authorities based on his 20 years experience in interest representation.

With over 10 years at the helm of Glass for Europe, Bertrand has a strong insider knowledge of the flat glass sector in Europe and a unique overview over the challenges faced by the industry.

Assoc. Tech Services & Development Scientist, DOW Asia Pacific Pte Ltd 

Jayrold has over 10 years experiences in the built environment, providing technical, application and consulting expertise to stakeholders in the curtain wall and construction industry.

He has helped many clients to achieve energy efficient, durable, well-designed facade for high-performance building projects with silicone and material science technology.

Prior to joining Dow, he worked for a major façade consultancy firm and was involved in some tall building project projects in different parts of the world. Jayrold has a degree in Civil Engineering.

Chairman II, Indonesia Flat & Safety Glass Association (AKLP) 

Putra has had 20 over years’ experience as a Glass Processing specialist, primarily focusing on tempered, laminated, curved tempered, insulated, Low-e & other specialty glass. He is the Director and Chief Operating Office at PT Sinar Rasa Kencana and the Chairman II of Indonesia Flat and Safety Glass Association with a Bachelor of Science background in Business Management and Mechanical Engineering from the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL, USA.

Head (Certification) Singapore Green Building Council

Lem heads the certification team at the Singapore Green Building Council which evaluates and certifies green building products under the Singapore Green Building Product (SGBP) scheme. The SGBP scheme promotes the greening of the built environment by helping the industry identify sustainable building products and materials through a rigorous and independent assessment framework. 

He is Mechanical Engineer by training, and is also a Green Mark Accredited Professional (Facilities Management) [Green Mark AP (FM)].

Architectural Design Manager, Guardian Glass

Having grown up in the construction Industry I have been involved in the façade sector for around 10 years, including 5 years in the UK. For many years now my focus has been on high performing façade systems and have more recently developed a passion for sustainability within the built environment.

One of my key objectives over the past few years has been to look at ways in which Guardian Glass can develop a more sustainable offering into the Asia Pacific façade market. We are doing this by advocating for increased product transparency (like EPDs, Cradle to Cradle etc.), collaborating with like-minded companies and organisations, but also looking at ways in which we can develop new value chains that are better equipped to utilise existing products with the best sustainability credentials, whilst looking to reduce the ‘Price Premium’ to ensure these lower embodied carbon, better performing systems are not cost prohibitive, enabling a wider uptake.

Chief Executive Officer, German Sustainable Building Council

Johannes received his Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1993 from Stuttgart University and worked there later as a researcher. From 2001 on he was acting partner of thinkstep AG developing its sustainable construction business including EPD and building certification services. He has more than 25 years experience in Life Cycle Assessment.
In 2007, Johannes was co-initiator and founding member of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB). Since 2016 Johannes is CEO of DGNB GmbH, responsible for DGNB Certification and DGNB Academy worldwide, since 2018 he is also CEO of the German Sustainable Building Council.

Johannes was re-elected to the Board of Directors of the World Green Building Council in 2020, having previously served on the Board from 2010 to 2016.