Top Glass Online for 2020
July 7 at 10 am
June 24, 2021 | By Administrator on behalf of Patrick Flannery
Top Glass, Canada conference for the architectural glass
industry, will take place as an
online
virtual event on July 7 starting at 10 a.m. EST. The event will feature three
presentations by top industry experts, plus the Young Executives Panel
discussion. All presentations will be live and interactive, with opportunities
for the audience to submit questions. Registration is free and open to all
thanks to the generous support of Alumicor, Commdoor Aluminum, and Kuraray.
Top Glass Online replaces the live Top Glass event
rescheduled for Sept. 29 due to the pandemic. Organizers made the difficult
decision to cancel the live event amid uncertainty as to whether mass
gatherings will be allowed by late September. Top Glass is planned to return as
a live event in April 2021.
Weve been encouraged by the success of other virtual
events held during the lockdown, said Danielle Labrie, show manager. While
nothing replaces getting together face-to-face, there are benefits to the
online experience, including convenience and the chance to involve people from
all over the country.
FREE REGISTRATION
SESSIONS
10:00am - 11:00am
Young Executives Panel
Speakers: Nathalie Thibault, Ryan Spurgeon, Mike Bruno, Andrew Dolphin, Peter
Dushenski
Its your chance to join the conversation with some of the
brightest stars in Canadas architectural glazing sky. The Top Glass Young
Executives forum will prime the pump with a panel discussion of some of the top
issues facing our industry today, with perspectives from four executives who
represent our leadership of the future. Then its your chance to chime in with
questions and arguments in a town hall-style forum. Lets get some conversation
going!
Nathalie Thibault
Nathalie Thibault is technical director of Canadian affairs
for the Fenestration and Industry Glazing Alliance. Her background includes 15
years at a major Quebec glass fabricator with roles in project, supply chain,
IT and sales management. Nathalie has dedicated significant time to industry
associations, including the Quebec glass association, AVFQ; the Glass
Association of North America, where she served on the Board of Directors from
2011 to 2015; and president of the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance
from 2017 to 2020. Nathalie also owns a sports brewery restaurant with her
father. She lives in Rivière-du-Loup, Que., and has a degree in management from
Concordia University and participated in an exchange program with Macquarie
University in Sydney, Australia. In her spare time, she is pursuing an MBA in
strategy and innovation at Laval University.
Ryan Spurgeon
Ryan is president of ANTAMEX, a 50-year-old unitized custom
curtainwall company with a rich turnkey history (design, engineer, manufacture
and install) of notable project operations across the globe. Prior to ANTAMEX,
Ryan started his career as an estimator and worked through various roles such
as project manager, projects executive, director of contract operations,
general manager, and vice-president. His entire professional career has been in
contract glazing operations, working on more than 60 projects of varying scope,
size, and scale. He has a passion for managing complex contracts and scopes of
work across an array of project delivery models. Ryan has a BBA (Hons.) in
accounting and general management from Laurentian University and an executive
MBA from Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario.
Mike Bruno
Mike Bruno is the second-generation president of
Alumitex Window and Doors, a Toronto-based commercial fenestration fabricator
serving the GTA and southern Ontario for over 50 years. Mike started in the
business playing with his toys on the floor of his fathers shop and his passion
for the business has only grown over the years. Today, he is the vice-president
of Fenestration Canada and has expanded into residential vinyl and hybrid
vinyl/aluminum windows and luxury wood doors, shipping product across the
country and opening a second location in Thunder Bay.
Andrew Dolphin
Andrew Dolphin is general manager of glass
operations at BV Glazing, where he manages glass quoting, production, and
purchasing of all glass products. He brings a wealth of operations and
manufacturing knowledge from his 17 years in the business at Trulite and
Sherwood before that. Andrew is one of the industrys team players,
having served on the Ontario Glass and Metal Association board for the last
five years and as president in 2019.
Peter Dushenski
Peter Dushenski is the managing director of
GlasCurtain, a 100-per cent Canadian-owned and operated curtain wall
manufacturer that specializes in fibreglass-framed
systems. Peter joined the company in 2013 just before the commercial
product launch at Greenbuild 2013 in Philadelphia. Since then hes lead the
company to several industry firsts including the highest thermally performing
curtain wall in the world based on Passive House (PHI) certification rated to
R9.5. Peter has been invited to speak at the Canada-EU Green Building
Forum in Brussels, Belgium, at Ecobuild in London, U.K., at CaGBCs Building
Lasting Change conference, and at BUILDEX Vancouver. In addition to
speaking, Peteris also a passionate writer. His article for the December
2018 issue of Glass Canada magazine received the cover
story. Peter lives in Edmonton, is happily married, and is the proud
father of two little boys.
11:15am - 12:15pm
Size Matters Why jumbo glass should be part of your
business
Speaker: Louis Moreau, co-presenter: Adam Mitchell
Discover why architects want larger glass and how we
produce it. We will teach you what to watch for and how to avoid common
mistakes when specifying and installing larger glass.
This will be a fun interactive course with our reporters
showing you video shoots from our world-class plant floor.
Louis Moreau
Louis is the Head, Technology & Innovation at AGNORA. He
brings a unique mix of international experiences in float manufacturing, high
performance vacuum coatings, large building glazing, and high-end glass
fabrication.
Adam Mitchell
Adam Mitchell is the marketing manager at AGNORA, focused on delivering helpful
educational content. 10 years in the business-to-business manufacturing space
has taught Adam to understand that personal education and connection is
everything.
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Hot Topic: Understanding the latest requirements in
fire-rated glazing
Speaker: Fred D. Fulton
Codes and standards for fire-rated glass are evolving and
new products are entering the market that opens up new possibilities. But all
this change creates the possibility for costly misunderstandings and mistakes.
Join Fred Fulton of F1 Glazing Solutions as he goes over the latest
requirements and strategies for meeting them, with spectacular architectural
results.
Fred D. Fulton is a leading expert in the
area of fire-rated glass and framing systems. Fred brings to the
table 30-plus years of experience in sales, marketing, product design and
testing of architectural window and curtainwall systems.
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Hitting the Targets What youll need to do to make the
facades of the future
Speakers: Louis Fortin, Claudio Bardetti
As codes and standards at every level of jurisdiction
tighten, it is more important than ever to understand the present state of play
in energy efficiency and where it is likely to go in the future. Every day,
Louis Fortin helps building engineers and glazing contractors hit the numbers
they need when testing high-performance facade designs. Hes seen it all and
brings his knowledge and insight to you in this presentation.
Louis Fortin is an engineer and senior consultant
in the field of the building envelope. Working for the past 35 years in the
field of curtain walls and fenestration on the manufacturing or consulting side, Louis is
a Project Director at UL based in Quebec. His main areas of expertise are
consulting, commissioning, and investigating performance problems relating to
curtain walls, windows, and glazing.
Claudio Bardetti, P.T., Technical Manager, Consulting and
Commissioning UL
After completing his studies in architectural technology,
Claudio worked for several years as a coordinator and assistant superintendent
on various institutional, commercial and residential projects, before embarking
on a long career as an envelope designer with architectural firms, most of
which have accomplished large-scale projects. This has allowed him to gain solid
and highly technical experience on the different envelope systems that are
currently used in the industry.
With more than thirty years of experience, Claudio, as a technical director, brings to the consulting and commissioning team a vast and
diversified baggage. His knowledge of good practices and different construction
techniques make him a valuable resource person in the most complex projects.
His diligent review of construction documents and assistance to professionals
is his greatest strength.
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