Featured Speakers
Gabriela Anker
founder principal
Leppanen + Anker Arquitectos
Gaia Building, Quito:
“Pushing the Boundaries of Façade Construction in Ecuador”
Roberto Bannura
Partner
Steven Holl Architects
Linked Hybrid, Beijing:
“Reconnecting the City Grid With a Porous Urban Space”
Ana Bassat
Partner
Huma Desenvolvimento Imobiliário
Forma Itaim, São Paulo:
“A Colorful High-Rise Customizes to its Environs”
Charles Blomberg
Technical Director
Rafael Viñoly Architects
277 Fifth Avenue, New York City:
“A Column-Free Interior Locks in Expansive Views”
Zhouwen Chen
Executive Director & Senior Vice President
Parkland Group
One Shenzhen Bay, Shenzhen:
“Integrating Outdoor Living into a Tall Building Complex”
Diederik Dam
Owner
Dam & Partners Architecten
European Patent Office, Rijswijk:
“Updating the Premises For An Intergovernmental Organization”
Christoph Felger
Partner
David Chipperfield Architects
Amorepacific Headquarters, Seoul:
“An Updated Headquarters Elevates Urban Life”
Michael Goldrick
Development Director
Frasers Property Australia
Central Park, Sydney:
“Converting a Disused Brewery into a Thriving Neighborhood”
Keith Griffiths
Chairman and Global Design Principal
Aedas
“Public Space and Porosity of Tall Buildings”
Harry Handelsman
CEO & Founder
Manhattan Loft Corporation
Manhattan Loft Gardens, London:
“Creating Vertical Communities – A New Model for High-Rise Living”
Ivan Harbour
Senior Partner
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
One Park Taipei, Taipei:
“Architectural Acrobatics and Verdant Views”
Hashimah Hashim
Executive Director
KLCC Property Holdings Berhad
“Plenary 1 Panel Discussion: What Makes an Award-Winning Tall Building?”
Matthew Lituchy
Chief Investment Officer
Jay Paul Company
181 Fremont, San Francisco:
“Transit-Oriented Development Comes to the Transbay District”
Chao Liu
General Manager
Jinmao (China) Hotel Investments Management Limited
Changsha Jinmao Meixi Lake International Plaza, Changsha:
“Inspired by Water”
Muir Livingstone
Partner
Foster + Partners
Central Park, Sydney:
“Converting a Disused Brewery into a Thriving Neighborhood”
Moira Moser
Chairman & Founder
M Moser Associates
“Tall Building Interiors – from Now to the Future”
Viviana Muscettola
Associate Director
Zaha Hadid Architects
Morpheus, Macau:
“A Fully Computational Workflow Enables Complexity at the City of Dreams, Macau”
Hwee Yian Ng
Director
Housing & Development Board
Kampung Admiralty, Singapore:
“Bringing Singapore’s First Integrated Public Development to Life”
Paul Paradis
Senior Managing Director
Hines
Salesforce Tower, San Francisco:
“A Slender Tower Reaches New Heights by Dissolving into the Skyline”
Anthony Scacco
Principal
Riverside Investment & Development
150 North Riverside, Chicago:
“Translating Site Constraints into an Urban Asset”
Peter Stephenson
Executive Director - Development
Omniyat Middle East Real Estate Developments LLC
The Opus, Dubai:
“A Carved-Out Cube Cools Solar Gains”
Wei Sun
Group Senior Vice President
Horoy Holdings Limited
UNI-Center, Shenzhen:
“Permeable Perimeters Break Down the Megablock”
Sorapoj Techakraisri
CEO
PACE Development Corporation Plc.
King Power MahaNakhon, Bangkok:
“A Pixelated Presence Offers Unobstructed Panoramas”
James von Klemperer
President
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen:
“Catching Lightning: A Climate and Context-Specific Skyscraper”
Wuren Wang
General Technical Adviser
CITIC HEYE Investment CO., LTD.
CITIC Tower, Beijing:
“Ceremonial Influences Form a Modern Flagship Building for Beijing’s CBD”
Mun Summ Wong
Founding Director
WOHA Architects
Kampung Admiralty, Singapore:
“Creating Inter-Generational and Neighborhood Connections Through Design”
Valerie Wong
GM, Commercial
GuocoLand Limited
Tanjong Pagar Centre, Singapore:
“An Outdoor Room for the Center of the City”
Brian Yang
Partner
Bjarke Ingels Group
Shenzhen Energy Headquarters, Shenzhen:
“BIG Designs Pleated Skyscraper for Shenzhen Energy Company”
Yanfei Zhao
General Manager
Baidu, Inc.
Baidu Headquarters, Shenzhen:
“Office and Public Spaces Collide Around a Vibrant Void”
Raichey Zheng
General Manager
China Resources Shenzhen Bay Development
China Resources Tower, Shenzhen:
“A Cultural Icon Makes its Mark”
Full Speaker List (Alphabetical by Surname)
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George Abraham
Managing Director
Hickory Group
Atira La Trobe Street, Melbourne:
“Prefabrication for Faster Time-to-Value in Urban High-Rises”
Ibrahim Almufti
Associate Principal
Arup
181 Fremont, San Francisco:
“Designing for Comprehensive Resilience”
Lars Anders
Managing Director
Priedemann Facade Experts
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Façades?”
Gabriela Anker
founder principal
Leppanen + Anker Arquitectos
Gaia Building, Quito:
“Pushing the Boundaries of Façade Construction in Ecuador”
Ru Bai
Chief Architect
Horoy Holdings Limited
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative High-Rise Development?”
Roberto Bannura
Partner
Steven Holl Architects
Linked Hybrid, Beijing:
“Reconnecting the City Grid With a Porous Urban Space”
Ana Bassat
Partner
Huma Desenvolvimento Imobiliário
Forma Itaim, São Paulo:
“A Colorful High-Rise Customizes to its Environs”
Jorge Beroiz
Director
CallisonRTKL
Torre Europa, Madrid:
“From ‘Totally Eighties’ to Contemporary Tall”
Charles Blomberg
Technical Director
Rafael Viñoly Architects
277 Fifth Avenue, New York City:
“A Column-Free Interior Locks in Expansive Views”
Adrian Brown
Group Compliance Officer
Siderise
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Façades?”
Guojun Cai
Chief Design Engineer
Nanjing Hexi Engineering Project Management Co., Ltd.
Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre, Nanjing:
“Two Towers Bind Water to Sky”
Darren Chen
Associate
WOHA Architects
Kampung Admiralty, Singapore:
“Bringing Singapore’s First Integrated Public Development to Life”
Wei Chen
Vice General Manager
A+E Design
“Urban Renewal And Innovation In The Context Of High-density Cities”
Yin Chen
Executive Director & Chief Technical Officer
Modern Land (China) Co., Limited
Linked Hybrid, Beijing:
“Reconnecting the City Grid With a Porous Urban Space”
Zhouwen Chen
Executive Director & Senior Vice President
Parkland Group
One Shenzhen Bay, Shenzhen:
“Integrating Outdoor Living into a Tall Building Complex”
Jay Cheng
Associate Principal
5+design
Crystal Laputa Towers, Chengdu:
“Luxury Layered Living at Height with a Multimodal Movement System”
Bianca Cheung
Associate
Zaha Hadid Architects
Parametric Digital Strategy for Morpheus:
“Organic Shapes, Driven by Digital Design”
Tom Cheung
Associate Director
Arup
Amorepacific Headquarters, Seoul:
“A Journey Through Time and Void”
Constantin Christopoulos
Technical Advisor
Kinetica
Viscoelastic Coupling Damper (VCD):
“A Space-Saving Seismic Solution”
Diederik Dam
Owner
Dam & Partners Architecten
European Patent Office, Rijswijk:
“Updating the Premises For An Intergovernmental Organization”
Andrew Danza
Executive Director - Projects
Multiplex
“Plenary 1 Panel Discussion: What Makes an Award-Winning Tall Building?”
Roy Denoon
Vice President
CPP Wind Engineering and Air Quality Consultants
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Engineering?”
Rui Ding
General Manager
CSCEC Group of Companies
“Intelligent Construction Of Mechanical & Electronic Engineering In CITIC TOWER”
Edward Dionne
Principal
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Salesforce Tower, San Francisco:
“A Slender Tower Reaches New Heights by Dissolving into the Skyline”
Ian Duncombe
Board Director
chapmanbdsp
Britam Tower, Nairobi:
“Integrating Façade and MEP Strategies for the Local Nairobi Climate”
Ame Engelhart
Director
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Tanjong Pagar Centre, Singapore:
“An Outdoor Room for the Center of the City”
Ame Engelhart
Director
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Five Manhattan West, New York City:
“From Ungainly Ziggurat to Glamorous Zenith”
Ping Fang
Project Director
Shenzhen Energy Company
Shenzhen Energy Headquarters, Shenzhen:
“BIG Designs Pleated Skyscraper for Shenzhen Energy Company”
Christoph Felger
Partner
David Chipperfield Architects
Amorepacific Headquarters, Seoul:
“An Updated Headquarters Elevates Urban Life”
Christoph Felger
Partner
David Chipperfield Architects
Amorepacific Headquarters, Seoul:
“Beauty Inside and Out”
Karl Fender
Founding Partner
Fender Katsalidis Architects
“Plenary 1 Panel Discussion: What Makes an Award-Winning Tall Building?”
Caroline Fenlon-Harding
Senior Vice President
WSP
181 Fremont, San Francisco:
“Two Programs, Two MEP Systems, One Building”
Nils Fischer
Associate Director
Zaha Hadid Architects
Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre, Nanjing:
“Two Towers Bind Water to Sky”
Edda Franz
Principal Director for General Administration
European Patent Office
European Patent Office, Rijswijk:
“Updating the Premises For An Intergovernmental Organization”
Paul Fu
Senior Principal
Thornton Tomasetti
Wilshire Grand Center, Los Angeles:
“Performance-Based Seismic Design Drives an Elegant Form”
Jon Gately
Director
bKL Architecture
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Dense Urban Habitat?”
Brian Girard
Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
“Ping An Financial Center Jinan: Form and Perception”
James Goettsch
Chairman, Co-CEO
Goettsch Partners
150 North Riverside, Chicago:
“Translating Site Constraints into an Urban Asset”
Michael Goldrick
Development Director
Frasers Property Australia
Central Park, Sydney:
“Converting a Disused Brewery into a Thriving Neighborhood”
Keith Griffiths
Chairman and Global Design Principal
Aedas
“Public Space and Porosity of Tall Buildings”
Murali Guruvappan
Director
WME Consultants
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Construction?”
Harry Handelsman
CEO & Founder
Manhattan Loft Corporation
Manhattan Loft Gardens, London:
“Creating Vertical Communities – A New Model for High-Rise Living”
Ivan Harbour
Senior Partner
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
One Park Taipei, Taipei:
“Architectural Acrobatics and Verdant Views”
Hashimah Hashim
Executive Director
KLCC Property Holdings Berhad
“Plenary 1 Panel Discussion: What Makes an Award-Winning Tall Building?”
Jeffrey Heller
President
Heller Manus Architects
181 Fremont, San Francisco:
“Transit-Oriented Development Comes to the Transbay District”
Henry Huang
Director, Structures
WSP
Hanking Center Tower, Shenzhen:
“The World's Tallest Offset Core”
Shao-Wei Huang
Senior Associate
Zaha Hadid Architects
Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre, Nanjing:
“Sculpture as Signpost: Using Building Morphology for Wayfinding”
Shu Suzy Huang
General Manager
VS-A Group
Vanke Jierong Tower, Shenzhen:
“Zig-Zagging for Visual Sophistication and Reduced Running Costs”
Tao Huang
Deputy General Manager
Shenzhen Centralcon Real Estate Co. Ltd
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Dense Urban Habitat?”
Jayananda Jesudason
Executive Vice President Construction and Design
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
Morpheus, Macau:
“A Fully Computational Workflow Enables Complexity at the City of Dreams, Macau”
Bokyoung Ju
Construction Team Leader
Amorepacific Corporation
Amorepacific Headquarters, Seoul:
“An Updated Headquarters Elevates Urban Life”
Abdo Kardous
Regional President Middle East
Hill International
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Construction?”
Winnie Kwan
Partner
LERA Consulting Structural Engineers
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Engineering?”
Marianne Kwok
Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
10 Hudson Yards, New York City:
“Synchronizing Four Glazing Systems into One Elegant Façade”
Marianne Kwok
Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
One Shenzhen Bay, Shenzhen:
“Integrating Outdoor Living into a Tall Building Complex”
Xiaomei Lee
Regional Managing Principal, Greater China
Gensler
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Interiors?”
Quanhong Li
Vice President
CallisonRTKL
Changsha Jinmao Meixi Lake International Plaza, Changsha:
“Inspired by Water”
Xiang Li
Director, Business Execution
Bentley Systems
“Advancing Digital Workflow in Large Project Collaboration”
Zhaofan Li
Structural Engineering Associate Director
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Manhattan Loft Gardens, London:
“An Asymmetrical Notching Strategy Yields Robust Structural Solutions”
William Lim
Managing Director
CL3 Architects Ltd
Building Maintenance Unit and Vertical Delivery Planning at H Queen's:
“High Art: Delivering Precious Goods Under Tight Conditions”
Matthew Lituchy
Chief Investment Officer
Jay Paul Company
181 Fremont, San Francisco:
“Transit-Oriented Development Comes to the Transbay District”
Chao Liu
General Manager
Jinmao (China) Hotel Investments Management Limited
Changsha Jinmao Meixi Lake International Plaza, Changsha:
“Inspired by Water”
Hua Liu
Assistant Chief Engineer
Gree Electric Appliances
“Application of Green High-efficient Ice-storage and Refrigerating Centrifugal Chiller in Ultra-high-rise Building”
Juan Liu
Lead Designer
Zaha Hadid Architects
Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre, Nanjing:
“The Benefits of Building Up and Down Simultaneously”
Xiaoxia Liu
Sales Director
Shanghai Flory Environmental Technology Co., Ltd
“Multidimensional Solutions of Indoor Air in Commercial Space”
Muir Livingstone
Partner
Foster + Partners
Central Park, Sydney:
“Converting a Disused Brewery into a Thriving Neighborhood”
Nina Loo
Director
RSP Architects Planners & Engineers, Singapore
The [email protected], Singapore:
“A High Point in the Development of the Green, 3D City”
Bryant Lu
Vice Chairman
Ronald Lu & Partners
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Dense Urban Habitat?”
Hui Lu
CEO
Fengshen Air Conditioning Group Co
“Report on the Ecology Construction Model of Indoor Air in CITIC Tower”
Roger Lu
General Manager and Head of Major Projects, China
KONE
“Innovative Vertical Transportation Solution for China ZUN - CITIC Tower”
Eric Lundquist
CFO
Heller Manus Architects
181 Fremont, San Francisco:
“Occupant Evacuation Elevators: The Future of Tall Fire Safety”
Nengjun Luo
Vice-General Manager
CITIC HEYE Investment CO., LTD.
“The Way to Achieve CITIC Tower “Full Life Cycle Management Value””
Hua Lv
General Manager
Shenzhen Centralcon Properties And Investment Co., LTD
“The Service System of Future Urban Complex”
Wolf Mangelsdorf
Partner
BuroHappold Engineering
Parametric Digital Strategy for Morpheus:
“Organic Shapes, Driven by Digital Design”
Nicolas Mangon
Vice President of AEC, Business Strategy and Marketing
Autodesk
“The Future of Tall Building Construction”
Jonathan Mansour
Senior VP Key Account Management
Schindler
Robotic Installation System for Elevators:
“Robots on the RISE”
Richard Marshall
Partner and Managing Director Asia
BuroHappold Engineering
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Engineering?”
Adam Miller
High Rise Director
Ramboll Group
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Engineering?”
Michael Montgomery
Chief Technical Officer
Kinetica
Viscoelastic Coupling Damper (VCD):
“A Space-Saving Seismic Solution”
Michael Montgomery
Chief Technical Officer
Kinetica
YC Condominiums, Toronto:
“Saving Space in a Slender Structure”
Moira Moser
Chairman & Founder
M Moser Associates
“Tall Building Interiors – from Now to the Future”
Viviana Muscettola
Associate Director
Zaha Hadid Architects
Morpheus, Macau:
“A Fully Computational Workflow Enables Complexity at the City of Dreams, Macau”
Danilo Nanni
Senior Associate
DeSimone Consulting Engineers
Panorama Tower, Miami:
“Engineering Miami’s Tallest”
Hwee Yian Ng
Director
Housing & Development Board
Kampung Admiralty, Singapore:
“Creating Inter-Generational and Neighborhood Connections Through Design”
Hwee Yian Ng
Director
Housing & Development Board
Kampung Admiralty, Singapore:
“Bringing Singapore’s First Integrated Public Development to Life”
Lawrence Pak
Director of Construction Productivity and Mechanical & Electrical
Housing & Development Board
The [email protected], Singapore:
“A High Point in the Development of the Green, 3D City”
Tasos Papathanasiou
Senior Associate
Langan Engineering
Avalon Brooklyn Bay, New York City:
“Deep Foundations as a Backstop Against Settlement”
Paul Paradis
Senior Managing Director
Hines
Salesforce Tower, San Francisco:
“A Slender Tower Reaches New Heights by Dissolving into the Skyline”
Christos Passas
Design Director
Zaha Hadid Architects
The Opus, Dubai:
“A Carved-Out Cube Cools Solar Gains”
Alan Poeppel
Managing Principal
Langan Engineering
“The Future of Geotechnical Engineering in Tall Buildings”
Peter Ramstedt
Vice President, Project Director
Turner International LLC
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Construction?”
Stephan Rewolle
Associate Partner
von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
CHAO Hotel, Beijing:
“Overcoming the Introverted Tendencies of a First-Generation Chinese High-Rise Hotel”
Phillip Rossington
Principal
BVN Architecture
Emblem, Sydney:
“Careful Daylighting Yields Illuminated Living”
Kimiyuki Sakurai
Business Department Manager
Azbil Corporation
“Z•BEMS (Building Energy Management System) With Flow Use Analysis for CITIC Tower”
Kourosh Salehi
MENA Design Director
LWK & Partners
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Dense Urban Habitat?”
Blake Sanborn
Principal Director of Landscape Architecture
AECOM
“Suspended Ground: the Landscape Approach that Enabled One Shenzhen Bay to Redefine Luxury by Reconnecting with its Setting”
Anthony Scacco
Principal
Riverside Investment & Development
150 North Riverside, Chicago:
“Translating Site Constraints into an Urban Asset”
Ole Scheeren
Principal
Buro Ole Scheeren
King Power MahaNakhon, Bangkok:
“A Pixelated Presence Offers Unobstructed Panoramas”
Wenyi Shi
General Manager
Nanjing Hexi New Town Development and Construction Administrative Commission
Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre, Nanjing:
“The Benefits of Building Up and Down Simultaneously”
Asaf Shuster
Senior Vice President
Victor Group
277 Fifth Avenue, New York City:
“A Column-Free Interior Locks in Expansive Views”
Ian Smith
Vice President, Special Projects
thyssenkrupp
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Interiors?”
Daniel Snodgrass
Project Engineer
Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd
YC Condominiums, Toronto:
“Saving Space in a Slender Structure”
Peter Stephenson
Executive Director - Development
Omniyat Middle East Real Estate Developments LLC
The Opus, Dubai:
“A Carved-Out Cube Cools Solar Gains”
Christian Studer
Head of New Technologies
Schindler
Robotic Installation System for Elevators:
“Robots on the RISE”
Wei Sun
Group Senior Vice President
Horoy Holdings Limited
UNI-Center, Shenzhen:
“Permeable Perimeters Break Down the Megablock”
Santeri Suoranta
Head of Technology, Major Projects
KONE
“Implementation of a Past Innovation Award Winner: KONE UltraRope at CITIC Tower”
Wu Tao
Chief Architect
CCDI Group
UNI-Center, Shenzhen:
“Permeable Perimeters Break Down the Megablock”
Sorapoj Techakraisri
CEO
PACE Development Corporation Plc.
King Power MahaNakhon, Bangkok:
“A Pixelated Presence Offers Unobstructed Panoramas”
Jiansheng Tsai
General Manager
YUAN LIH Construction Co., LTD.
One Park Taipei, Taipei:
“Architectural Acrobatics and Verdant Views”
Robert Tsai
Chairman
Earnest Development & Construction Corporation
Lè Architecture, Taipei:
“Standing Out in Taipei: Lè Architecture’s Distinguished Sculptural Form”
Kam Chuen (Vincent) Tse
Managing Director, Building MEP, China Region
WSP
Salesforce Tower, San Francisco:
“The Benefits of a Tri-Path Underfloor Air Distribution System in a Tall Building”
Jeff Tung
Senior Project Director
New World Development Company Limited
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Interiors?”
Moshe Tzur
Founder & Owner
Moshe Tzur Architects and Town Planners
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Façades?”
Moshe Tzur
Founder & Owner
Moshe Tzur Architects and Town Planners
Azrieli Sarona Tower, Tel Aviv:
“A Ventilated, Non-Orthogonal Double Skin Drives Visual Drama, Energy Savings”
Robert Jan Van Santen
Technical Director
VS-A Group
Vanke Jierong Tower, Shenzhen:
“Zig-Zagging for Visual Sophistication and Reduced Running Costs”
Robert Jan Van Santen
Technical Director
VS-A Group
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Façades?”
James von Klemperer
President
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen:
“Catching Lightning: A Climate and Context-Specific Skyscraper”
James von Klemperer
President
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
China Resources Tower, Shenzhen:
“A Cultural Icon Makes its Mark”
Fermín Vázquez
CEO & Founder
b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos
Forma Itaim, São Paulo:
“A Colorful High-Rise Customizes to its Environs”
Wuren Wang
General Technical Adviser
CITIC HEYE Investment CO., LTD.
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative High-Rise Development?”
Wuren Wang
General Technical Adviser
CITIC HEYE Investment CO., LTD.
CITIC Tower, Beijing:
“Ceremonial Influences Form a Modern Flagship Building for Beijing’s CBD”
Xidong Wang
Deputy Chief Engineer
Beijing Sihai Fire Engineering Co. Ltd.
“Temporary and Permanent Integration of Fire Protection System Innovation in the Construction Stage of Super High-Rise Buildings”
Zhaoming Wang
Senior Design Director
CCDI Group
Baidu Headquarters, Shenzhen:
“Office and Public Spaces Collide Around a Vibrant Void”
Shao Weiping
Chief Architect & Company Leader
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
“Innovative Design and Technology Discussion”
Shao Weiping
Chief Architect & Company Leader
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
“Technical Realization of CITIC Tower Based on High Performance Target”
Alex Whitbread
Partner
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Broadcasting Place, Leeds:
“A Modern Skyline Sculpture With Geological and Historical Depth”
Robert Whitlock
Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
CITIC Tower, Beijing:
“Ceremonial Influences Form a Modern Flagship Building for Beijing’s CBD”
John Winkler
Senior Associate Principal
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
“Eliminating the Back Door in Mixed Use Planning”
Christopher Wollaston
Associate Director
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Manhattan Loft Gardens, London:
“Creating Vertical Communities – A New Model for High-Rise Living”
Mun Summ Wong
Founding Director
WOHA Architects
“Plenary 1 Panel Discussion: What Makes an Award-Winning Tall Building?”
Mun Summ Wong
Founding Director
WOHA Architects
Kampung Admiralty, Singapore:
“Creating Inter-Generational and Neighborhood Connections Through Design”
Valerie Wong
GM, Commercial
GuocoLand Limited
Tanjong Pagar Centre, Singapore:
“An Outdoor Room for the Center of the City”
Matthew Wright
GM Technical Services / Deputy CEO
Fire Protection Association Australia
“The Future of Fire & Risk Engineering”
Felix Wu
Chief Design Officer
Ping An Real Estate
Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen:
“Catching Lightning: A Climate and Context-Specific Skyscraper”
Felix Wu
Chief Design Officer
Ping An Real Estate
“Pingan Real-estate Company’s commercial development and Future Prospects”
Tim Wu
Marketing Vice President
Hanking Group
“Legend of Super High-rise Building, Steel Structure Giant, Hanking Center”
Dong Xu
Director
Schneider Electric
“Innovation Application of EcoStruxure Power in High-Rise Buildings”
Brian Yang
Partner
Bjarke Ingels Group
Shenzhen Energy Headquarters, Shenzhen:
“BIG Designs Pleated Skyscraper for Shenzhen Energy Company”
Yaping Yang
General Manager
Chengdu Wide Horizon Investment Group
Crystal Laputa Towers, Chengdu:
“Luxury Layered Living at Height with a Multimodal Movement System”
Shuiquan Ye
Chairman
Hangzhou RUNPAQ Technology
“Technical Innovation and Practice of Center AC On CITIC Tower”
Yunping Zeng
General Manager of Subsidiary Company
China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd.
“Innovative Design and Technology Discussion”
Yunping Zeng
General Manager of Subsidiary Company
China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd.
“Construction Management and Innovative Technology of CITIC Tower”
Bryan Zhang
Development Executive
JQZ
Emblem, Sydney:
“Careful Daylighting Yields Illuminated Living”
Si Zhang
Chief Engineer
China Construction Steel Structure Corporation
Hanking Center Tower, Shenzhen:
“The World's Tallest Offset Core”
Yiping Zhang
Executive General Manager
China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd.
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative High-Rise Development?”
Jian Zhao
Co-Chief Designer
CityGroup (CTG) Design
“Panel Discussion: What Makes for Innovative Tall Building Interiors?”
Yanfei Zhao
General Manager
Baidu, Inc.
Baidu Headquarters, Shenzhen:
“Office and Public Spaces Collide Around a Vibrant Void”
Raichey Zheng
General Manager
China Resources Shenzhen Bay Development
China Resources Tower, Shenzhen:
“A Cultural Icon Makes its Mark”
Shenglin Zheng
CTO of MENA
Beijing Jangho Curtain Wall System Engineering Co., Ltd.
“Innovative Design and Technology Discussion”
Shenglin Zheng
CTO of MENA
Beijing Jangho Curtain Wall System Engineering Co., Ltd.
“CITIC Tower Façade Engineering and Installation”
Ye Zheng
General Manager of Design and Development Center
Parkland Group