Palestrantes

Eng. Ana Araújo

Ana é engenheira civil (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, especialidade em construções) e Chartered Building Surveyor. Tendo começado a carreira no Porto e, atualmente, baseada em Londres, dedicou os últimos 20 anos à inspeção de edifícios existentes e à consultoria de fachadas em múltiplos países. Lidera a equipa de Engenharia de Fachadas da Buro Happold desde 2021, um grupo internacional de mais de 80 especialistas em engenharia de fachadas baseados na Europa, América do Norte, Médio Oriente e Ásia.  Entusiasta de reabilitação, inspirada pelo lindo Centro Histórico do Porto, foca a maioria do seu aconselhamento direto em reabilitação de edifícios existentes, visando sempre soluções inovadoras e sustentáveis para os desafios que o património edificado enfrenta, em constante evolução. A tecnologia desempenhará um papel cada vez mais importante nesse objetivo.

Arq. Alejandro Lorca

Alejandro is a Senior Partner and Head of the Madrid studio at L35 Architects. 
He leads and oversees design teams working on complex projects, particularly mixed-use and sports developments. In recent years, he has coordinated architectural and engineering studies for international projects. Among his most notable works are the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, the Gran Canaria Stadium, Petah Tikva urban regeneration project in Tel Aviv, and shopping centers such as Sofia Ring Mall and Islazul.

Eng. Anton Zeilinger

Palestra: Integrative welding robot systems with advanced sensor technology

Sales leader with an extensive track record at igm Robotersysteme AG, excelling in team leadership, client satisfaction, and optimizing service performance.

Eng. António Pedro

Palestra: Principais Impactos e Desafios do Cenário Geopolítico Atual: Navegando por Tarifas, Inflação e Tensões Comerciais

António Pedro Rocha Brito M. Antunes é CEO da Metalogalva e responsável pela área metalomecânica do Grupo Vigent, que conta com unidades industriais em sete países (Portugal, França, Alemanha, Polónia, Inglaterra, Ucrânia, Estados Unidos, Angola) e presença comercial em mais 2 mercados. Iniciou a sua carreira na Metalogalva como estagiário em 2005, assumindo a Direção Técnica em 2007. Em 2011 integrou o Conselho de Administração, desempenhando um papel central no processo de internacionalização da empresa. Em 2020 foi convidado para liderar o conglomerado, consolidando a expansão global e a diversificação estratégica do grupo. Com experiência sólida na formação e desenvolvimento de equipas para enfrentar desafios globais, António Pedro tem conduzido operações que competem ao mais alto nível no setor metalomecânico. A sua trajetória inclui crescimento orgânico e aquisições (M&A) de concorrentes europeus, bem como a criação de joint ventures em países como Ucrânia, Brasil e Arábia Saudita. Detentor de um Global Executive MBA pela INSEAD, um Mestrado em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade do Porto e General Management Program na AESE, alia conhecimento técnico e visão estratégica para impulsionar inovação e competitividade no setor industrial.

Prof. Ben Young

Professor Ben Young is Vice President (Student and Global Affairs) and Chair Professor of Steel Structures of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, overseeing the institutional policies and plans related to student development and promotion of culture, as well as the global engagement endeavours in educational initiatives involving the establishment of partnership with leading universities and strategic partners worldwide. Professor Young is well acquainted with academic research and actively serves on academic panels for various government agencies and non-governmental organisations. He is an Advisory Member of the American Institute of Steel Construction for the Committee on Structural Stainless Steel. Professor Young is currently a Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Constructional Steel Research, published by Elsevier. He has published over 700 international journal and conference papers, of which over 400 are SCI-indexed journal papers. He has an h-index of 73 in Scopus. Professor Young has been elected as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA). He also received the Shortridge Hardesty Award for his research contributions to the stability design of cold-formed steel and stainless steel structures, given by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2020.

Prof. Bernardo Almada-Lobo

Professor Catedrático de Engenharia e Gestão Industrial na Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

Professor Catedrático de Engenharia e Gestão Industrial na Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP), e na Porto Business School. Co-fundador e partner da LTPlabs, empresa de AI & advanced analytics. Membro do Conselho de Curadores da Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo. Membro da Academia de Engenharia. Foi administrador do INESC TEC e investigador na Sloan School of Management do Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Licenciado, Doutorado e Agregado em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial pela FEUP. Advanced Management Programme pelo INSEAD. Certified Analytics Professional pela INFORMS.

Eng. Bruno Martins Azevedo

Project & Contract Management Director, Business Development at
CSWind PT

With a degree in Environmental Engineering, Bruno Martins Azevedo began his career in 2004 as a research specialist in mathematical modelling to support environmental decision-making in EU-sponsored projects, focusing on estuaries and coastal lagoons. During this time, he contributed as both lead and co-author to several internationally published scientific articles. Over the past two decades, he has built a robust international career, primarily within the Oil & Gas sector — spanning offshore and onshore LPG/LNG infrastructure, large steel jackets, topsides, and substations. Since 2019, he has been actively engaged in the energy transition, returning to Portugal to contribute to the development of the renewables sector, particularly in floating wind foundation technologies. An expert in Project and Contract Management, Bruno Martins Azevedo currently serves also as Business Development Director at CSWind Portugal. In this role, he leads the strategic alignment of the Portuguese branch with South Korea CSWind Corporation’s global operations, supporting the company’s position as a worldwide leader in wind tower and foundation manufacturing.

Prof. Daniel Aelenei

Professor Associado na Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Daniel Aelenei is Associate Professor at NOVA School of Science and Technology, Portugal, where he coordinates the Master’s in Façade Technology. His research focuses on low-energy and net-zero energy buildings, with emphasis on adaptive façades and solar passive retrofits. He has been active in international initiatives such as COST Action TU1403 – Adaptive Facades Network, IEA EBC Annex 67, and the EU Interreg Project SUDOKET, and is a co-founder of the European Façade Network. Daniel Aelenei is a certified expert and trainer under Portugal’s Energy Certification System (SCE) and co-founder of the European Façade Network.

Prof. Diego Inglez de Souza

Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto

Diego Inglez de Souza (São Paulo, 1978) é arquiteto e urbanista, doutor em História, Arquitetura e Urbanismo pela Universidade de São Paulo e pela Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. É pesquisador do Centro de Estudos de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (CEAU) da Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto. Seu trabalho investiga as interações entre arquitetura, políticas sociais, práticas culturais e dimensões ambientais. É autor de Reconstruindo Cajueiro Seco (Annablume, 2010) e coautor de Arquitectura do bacalhau e outras espécies (Dafne Editora, 2022), com André Tavares. Seus trabalhos têm sido publicados em livros e periódicos no Brasil, na Europa e nos Estados Unidos.

Eng. Eivind Sønju

Clovers International (Portugal) & Clovers AS (Norway)

Eivind Sønju is a marine/structural engineering leader with 20+ years across offshore wind and oil & gas. Managing Director founder of Clovers AS, he is the inventor behind the MOLO® steel semisubmersible floater and leads its industrialization for serial production. Previously he served as Principal Engineer at Statkraft, and Technical Lead at FORCE Technology. His work spans offshore substations, floating and fixed support structures, due diligence, and supply-chain development. Eivind is an expert referee for the Research Council of Norway and holds an MSc in Marine Structures from NTNU.

Dr. Filip Ljubincović

Assistant Researcher in Steel and Composite Structures at the University of Coimbra

Dr. Filip Ljubinković is an Assistant Researcher in Steel and Composite Structures at the University of Coimbra and a member of the ISISE Research Unit. Holding a Ph.D. in Steel and Composite Structures, his research focuses on the stability of steel plates and curved panels in bridge applications, as well as on steel connections—combining structural engineering expertise with digitalization and advanced computational methods. He has participated in over 10 national and European research projects and holds 3 international patents in modular construction. His contributions have been recognized with the prestigious John Henry Garrod King Medal from the British Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Dr. Ljubinković is the convenor of the CEN/TC250/SC3 Ad-hoc Group on AI Design of Steel Structures, leading European standardization efforts in this emerging field. He teaches courses on steel structures and is a member of several technical committees, including CEN/TC250/SC3 WG5, CEN/TC250/SC3 WG22, ECCS/TWG8.3, and the Portuguese Technical Committee for Steel Structures (CT115/SC3). He is also a member of the Portuguese Steelwork Association (CMM) and a member of the Scientific Committee of the XV Conference on Steel and Composite Construction.

Eng. Germano Veiga

Germano Veiga é Engenheiro Mecânico, doutorado em Engenharia Mecânica (Robótica e Automação) pela Universidade de Coimbra (2010). Em 2005, foi investigador convidado na Universidade de Lund, na Suécia, tendo sido também investigador (2002-2011) e Professor Convidado (2007-2011) na Universidade de Coimbra, bem como Professor Auxiliar na Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto entre 2016 e 2022. Germano integrou o INESC TEC em 2012, onde foi Co-coordenador do Centro de Robótica e Sistemas Inteligentes entre 2016 e 2023. Em 2012, fundou a SARKKIS Robotics, que foi integrada no grupo canadiano AGT Robotics em 2022. Desde 2023, é o CTO do AGT Robotics, coordenando a sua sede europeia no Porto. A sua atividade tem-se centrado no desenvolvimento de tecnologias plug-and-produce, programação de robôs, manipuladores móveis e interação homem-robô, com o objetivo de contribuir para uma indústria mais eficiente e sustentável. Ao longo da sua carreira, coordenou e participou em diversos projetos de investigação europeus de relevo, como o FP6 SMErobot, o FP7 ECHORD, o FP7-CARLoS, o FP7-STAMINA, o FP7-SMErobotics e o H2020-ColRobot. Desde janeiro de 2017, coordena o projeto H2020 ScalABLE4.0, reforçando o seu contributo para o avanço da robótica industrial na Europa.

Arq. Jacobo Campomnes

Jacobo Peláez-Campomanes is an Associate Architect and Director of International Projects at ENAR, with extensive experience in facade engineering and sustainable architecture. He has led major international projects in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, including stadiums, resorts, and corporate headquarters. Jacobo holds multiple master’s degrees from UPM and has been a speaker at global conferences on facade refurbishment and composite materials.

Prof. James O’Callaghan

James O’Callaghan is a world leading Structural and Facade Engineer who is widely acknowledged as an authority in application and engineering of structural glass. His innovative and practical approach has made him an integral part of the design team for a number of internationally known clients and their pioneering and award-winning projects. These include Apple, Google and Atlassian to name but a few. He is passionate about sustainability and strives for continual improvement and evolution in all the solutions his practice delivers. He is co-founder of the multi award-winning structural and facade engineering practice, Eckersley O’Callaghan, which he has led in being one of most recognised creative engineering design practices in the world. The established practice now has ten offices around the world and continues to grow through a combination of great clients and valued solutions. As Professor of Architectural Glass at TU Delft, James has a key role in establishing research in all areas of glass in architecture. This is helping to map out the use of glass in the urban fabric of the future and accelerate more sustainable and responsible solutions.

Eng. Jennifer Pazdon

As the Vice President and UK Office Leader at CAST CONNEX, Jennifer Pazdon leverages over 15 years of experience in design and construction to support engineers, architects, and contractors in the use of cast steel connections to optimize performance, economy, aesthetics, and constructability. Pazdon is a licensed structural engineer in New York State. She holds a Master of Science in Engineering from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with a Minor in Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University. Pazdon has practiced as a structural engineering consultant based in New York City, Africa, and Southeast Asia on new construction and renovation and retrofits for an array of structural typologies including: steel, concrete, wood, mass timber, tall buildings, bridges, single family homes, art installations, and strengthening of low-tech vernacular buildings in developing nations. Pazdon is Chair of the AASHTO/NSBA Collaboration Task Group 17: Steel Castings, and a Director of the Board of the Structural Engineers Association of New York and a Member of the CTBUH EDI Committee. She was Teaching Fellow in Mechanics, Materials and Sciences at Princeton University, Adjunct Professor of Architecture at The Cooper Union, and she has lectured extensively on applications for steel castings in buildings, bridges, and other structures.

Prof. José Oliveira Pedro

José J. Oliveira Pedro holds a degree (1991), MSc (1995) and PhD (2007) in Civil (Structural) Engineering from IST – University of Lisbon, where he teaches Bridges, Structural Design, and Special Structures. His PhD addressed the structural analysis of composite steel–concrete cable-stayed bridges. Recognised with 16 merit teaching awards at IST, he was a research fellow at the University of Liège (1999) and Visiting Professor at EPFL (2015). Co-authored of three books and over 100 publications, he received the Baker Medal (2013) and John Henry Garrood King Medal (2017) from the Institution of Civil Engineers for articles in Bridge Engineering journal. His research includes participation in major European RFCS projects and advanced training through FUNDEC courses. As a design engineer at GRID International since 1991, he has contributed to the design of more than 120 bridges and special structures. He is also active in the development of Eurocodes, serving on CEN/TC 250 as Convenor of SC 3/WG 11 (EN 1993-1-11), and as a member of WG 5 / ECCS-TWG 8.3 (EN 1993-1-5) and WG 13 (EN 1993-2). At national level, he is a member of the mirror groups for Eurocodes 2, 3, 4 and 8, and Convenor of the Horizontal Group for Bridges.

Prof. Luciano Lima

Professor Catedrático Departamento de Engenharia de Estruturas Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Professor Luciano Lima (PhD) teaches at both undergraduate and graduate levels at the College of Engineering. He is deeply engaged in research on steel and composite structures. In the last 20 years, he has been working on activities related to laboratory testing, numerical modelling, advanced analyses, and structural design. He has been awarded the Anísio Teixeira Prize as the Best Professor elected by the students from UERJ Science and Technology Centre (2013 and 2015). His mentored students (undergraduate, MSc and PhD) received many Awards from the Rio de Janeiro Engineering Council (CREA-RJ) for their developed works in steel and composite structures, mainly regarding stainless steel structures. He is the co-author of three books about steel structures. Furthermore, he was chair of three international conferences held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: SDSS (2010), ISTS15 (2015) and 10^th ICSAS (2024). Since last year, he has been working as Associate Editor at Structures and as Guest Editor for a Special Issue in Thin-Walled Structures (Elsevier Journals). He has been funded by National Brazilian Agencies such as FAPERJ, CNPq and CAPES.

Prof. Luís Simões da Silva

Professor of Steel Construction, Departament of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra. Head of Steel Construction Group of ISISE – Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering, Research Centre financed by FCT (Portuguese Science Foundation). Co-Editor-in-Chief Journal of Constructional Steel Research. President of CMM (Portuguese Steelwork Association). President of Seapower. Awarded with a Honoris Causa Doctorate by the University of Liege in 2018.

Eng. Marco Baptista

Marco Baptista (n. 18 de dezembro de 1969) é engenheiro civil, licenciado pela Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP), com mestrado em Estruturas de Engenharia Civil (1999). Participou em investigação internacional no ISMES (Itália) e lecionou entre 1995 e 2007 em instituições como a UTAD e o Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, nas áreas de Estruturas. É coautor de várias publicações científicas e tem ampla experiência profissional desde 1993, tendo fundado a A400 – Consultores de Engenharia, onde é sócio-gerente. Liderou projetos de grande complexidade em Portugal e no estrangeiro, sendo Especialista em Estruturas pela Ordem dos Engenheiros (2017). Em 2022 concluiu uma Pós-graduação em Gestão Imobiliária na Porto Business School.

Prof. Mauro Overend

Mauro Overend is the Professor of Structural Design & Mechanics at TU Delft where he teaches engineers and architects, and has established the ReStruct Research Group. He is a chartered engineer with several years of consulting engineering, teaching and research experience in the fields of structural design and façade engineering. In his previous role Mauro founded and led the Glass & Façade Technology Research Group at the University of Cambridge. His research and teaching interests are at the interface of materials engineering and structural design which underpin the performance of sustainable materials, facades and structures. Mauro has a track record of leading interdisciplinary research teams at the Universities of Nottingham, Cambridge and Delft. He has secured over €14million of funding for his research, has supervised 22 PhD students, 7 post-doctoral researchers and has more than 150 peer-reviewed publications to his credit. Mauro also leads/serves on several international committees related to sustainable materials and structures and he has provided specialist engineering design and forensic engineering expertise on some of the most challenging and high profile buildings worldwide. He has received numerous international awards for his work such the IABSE award and the Institution of Structural Engineers Guthrie Brown Medal.     

Eng. Miguel Correia

Main Principal Lead – Structural & Marine Technology at Wood

Miguel Correia is today the Main Principal Lead in Wood PLC Norway where he leads the structural and Marine Technology department for the last 4 years. Wood offers engineering of new onshore, offshore, and subsea construction and modification projects, as well as new build and modifications of ships. His international experience also includes the management of the Structural Integrity department at Force Technology Norway, for 7 years, and before that Greenland group and Agility Group as Senior Structural Engineer and Structural Discipline lead. His national experience between 2000 and 2011 was developed in IDOM Consulting Engineering Architecture, Lisbon office, where he worked manly on onshore industrial projects, initially as senior structural engineer and later as lead the Structural Department. His educational background was built on two MSc Degrees, the 1^st in Civil Engineering – Structural Engineering Profile and the second in Steel and Composite Structures, respectively in ISEL – Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa and Coimbra University here the defended his thesis – Robustness, redundancy of offshore structures – Jacket Platforms.  He is also a member of the Portuguese Steelwork Association (CMM)

Arq. Miguel Núñez Días

Technical Director and Facade Consultant at ENAR

Miguel Ángel Núñez is a Technical Director and Facade Consultant at ENAR with over 25 years of experience in architectural envelopes. He holds a PhD in Architecture and an Executive MBA, and has led major facade projects for airports, corporate buildings, and cultural institutions across Europe and the Middle East. His expertise includes structural glass, composite materials, and digital facades, supported by active participation in EU research programs like HORIZON. Miguel is a frequent speaker at international conferences and has contributed to technical publications on facade design.

Eng. Murray Cook

Executive Director, EGGA – Galvanizing Europe

Murray Cook is Executive Director of the European General Galvanizers Association (Galvanizing Europe), representing around 700 plants that protect ~7 million tonnes of steel annually through hot dip galvanizing. He has extensive experience in zinc and zinc coatings, having held senior roles at the UK Galvanizers Association and the International Zinc Association, where he led sustainability strategy development. He is Chairman of ISO/TC107 SC4 and actively contributes to CEN and ISO work on steel fabrication, corrosion protection, sustainability, and environmental issues, while also collaborating with ECCS technical committees on regulatory and policy matters. He holds a degree in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Wales (Cardiff), a postgraduate qualification in Marketing, and is a member of several professional and advisory bodies, including the International EPD System’s Advisory Panel.

Arq. Nuno Capa

Nuno Ferreira Capa, Arquitetura e Design Lda

Nuno Capa é arquiteto licenciado pela Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto e exerce atividade profissional desde 1998 nas áreas de arquitetura, urbanismo e design. O seu trabalho abrange projetos de edificação nova e reabilitação, incluindo edifícios industriais, de serviços, habitação e urbanismo. O seu percurso tem sido amplamente reconhecido, com vários prémios nacionais e internacionais, entre os quais:

• Igreja Ancestral de Fraião (Braga) – Architecture MasterPrize 2022 (Restoration & Renovation);

• Maison826 e Capela Dst (Braga) – Architecture MasterPrize 2020 (Commercial Interior e Small Architecture);

• Edifício Bysteel FS (Braga) – Menção honrosa no Architecture MasterPrize 2020 (Industrial Buildings);

• Urbo Business Centre (Matosinhos) – Architecture MasterPrize 2019, Prémio SIL 2019 e Prémio Expresso/SIC Notícias, além de integrar a Shortlist dos BluePrint Awards 2019.

A sua prática destaca-se por uma abordagem contemporânea que valoriza a harmonia entre forma, luz, materiais e sustentabilidade, entendendo a forma arquitetónica como expressão artística integrada no território.

Eng. Nuno Neves

Head of Design – bysteel

Nuno Neves nasceu em 1976 no Porto. É licenciado em engenharia civil na Faculdade de Engenharia da universidade do Porto (1999), na opção de estruturas. É mestre em estruturas (2003) pela Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto e tem MBA na universidade católica do Porto (2010). Com 23 anos de experiência profissional, desenvolveu atividade de projeto de estruturas desde 1999 na empresa AFACONSULT com funções de coordenação e gestão de projeto a partir de 2007 tendo participado em projetos de estruturas como o convento de S. Francisco em Coimbra ou a Ponte Pedro-Inês em Coimbra. Em 2010 ingressou no grupo DST, na empresa bysteel onde liderou o departamento de projeto. Tendo participado em projetos como o Aeroporto de Lyon, o Aeroporto de Schiphol ou o Hipódromo de Longchamps em Paris. A partir de 2022 é membro da administração da empresa bysteel, com responsabilidade do departamento técnico, e desempenha funções de coordenação técnica no projeto de industrialização | construção modular no grupo DST.

Prof. Óscar Afonso

Professor Catedrático da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto

Óscar Afonso é doutorado e professor catedrático da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto (FEP). Tem lecionado nos três ciclos de estudos – licenciatura, mestrados e doutoramento. É o atual Diretor da FEP e Presidente do Conselho Científico. É membro fundador do NIFIP (Núcleo de Investigação em Finanças Públicas e Política Monetária) e do OBEGEF (Observatório de Economia e Gestão de Fraude, tendo sido seu presidente). É membro do CEFUP (Centro de Estudos em Economia e Finanças da Universidade do Porto). É autor de livros, de diversos capítulos em livros, de mais de 130 artigos em revistas científicas internacionais, de inúmeros working papers e de comunicações em congressos internacionais. Tem realizado trabalhos de consultadoria, como membro da equipa técnica e como coordenador. É presidente da Comissão de Vencimentos do FC Porto e da Comissão Consultiva da CMVM.

Eng. Paulo Serradas 

Administrador da Teixeira Duarte, S.A., holding do Grupo Teixeira Duarte

Licenciado em Engenharia Civil e Pós-Graduado em Controlo de Gestão e Análise Financeira, Paulo Serradas foi Diretor de Obra e Diretor de Sub-Centro de Produção na ”Teixeira Duarte – Engenharia e Construções, S.A.” entre 1992 e 2006.  Após esse período, foi responsável pela gestão de projetos de dois hotéis do Grupo Savoy no Funchal e, mais tarde, desempenhou a função de CEO e Administrador da Martifer Alumínios, S.A., empresa dedicada à execução de fachadas de edifícios, tendo contratos em toda a Europa, Brasil, Austrália, Arábia Saudita e Angola. Em 2013 regressou aos quadros da ”Teixeira Duarte – Engenharia e Construções, S.A.”, desempenhando funções de Diretor Geral nas participadas do Grupo “SOMAFEL – Engenharia e Obras Ferroviárias, S.A.” e “OFM – Obras Ferroviárias e Marítimas, S.A.”. Em 2019 é nomeado Administrador da ”Teixeira Duarte – Engenharia e Construções, S.A.” e, em 2023, é eleito Administrador da Teixeira Duarte, S.A., holding do Grupo Teixeira Duarte, ficando encarregue pela coordenação de toda a atividade da Construção do Grupo.

Prof. Pierre Engel

Pierre Engel is an expert in construction and structural engineering, with experience in research, development, studies, consulting, and project management in France and internationally. Specializing in steel structures, rehabilitation, and major construction projects. With a Ph.D. and Master’s in Civil Engineering from the University of Salford; he has directed major works such as the Olympic Rings for Paris 2024, the Orbit Tower for London 2012, and the Luxembourg Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, held executive roles in international real estate and construction firms, developed innovative low-carbon building solutions, taught at leading French engineering and architecture schools, received two silver medals from the French Academy of Architecture, and is an active member of several renowned scientific organizations, demonstrating strong skills in international project management, teaching, research, and technological innovation in construction

Eng. Ricardo Ceia

Engenheiro Civil com vasta experiência no universo das fachadas, Ricardo Ceia tem no seu portefólio projetos em diversas geografias, com destaque para o mercado do Reino Unido. Atualmente é Diretor Técnico na área de fachadas da Martifer, função que desempenha após integrar várias equipas de direção de obra na Europa, África e Ásia. A sua carreira internacional inclui ainda participação em projetos complexos com a Zagope, reforçando a sua visão global e capacidade de adaptação a diferentes contextos de engenharia.

Com uma perspetiva única sobre a evolução das fachadas — do desenho manual à realidade aumentada — Ricardo traz ao congresso uma reflexão sobre o passado, o presente e o futuro da construção.