Richard P. Goldberg, is an Architect and President of Professional Consultants International, an international building design and construction consulting company. Mr. Goldberg is involved in all phases of a building project, from research and design development, to construction monitoring and forensic investigations, with over 32 years of experience in the sector.
He is an internationally recognized specialist in ceramic tile architecture, and he is responsible for design and specification of many significant tile façade cladding projects, including the 75 story Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait, the Brooklyn Children's Museum, New York City, USA and the Hilton Rainbow Tower, Honolulu, Hawaii.
At Qualicer he will deliver the conference “Ceramic tile on the forefront of architecture: A 10 year retrospective” where he will address recent developments and offer examples and ideas about the sustainable benefits of ceramics in architecture, how ceramics benefit from the precise computer engineering required for design of buildings in the 21st century, and most important, some more exciting predictions about how ceramics can re-write architectural history.
On the other hand, Julián Pavón will deliver the lecture entitled: The great global challenges of the 21st century: from the Chinese hegemony to 'structural stagflation’.
Julián Pavón received his PhD in Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Degree in Economic Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. Degree in Social Sciences from the Pontificia University of Salamanca. Postdoctoral Scholar in Management of Technological Innovation (UCLA-USA). He was deputy Manager of the Centre for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI) of the Ministry of Industry and Energy and Full Professor of Business Organisation. Polytechnic University of Madrid. Pavón is Director of the Centre of Postgraduate Studies in Business Administration (CEPADE) and Industrial Business School (IEN) of the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He acts as consultant of the World Bank in Industrial and Innovation Policy.
He will deal with the following subjects: the economic prominence of Asian countries, especially of China; the problems of food, mineral, and energy raw materials supply; the positive and negative aspects of the Internet revolution; the specific problems of the European Union and of Spain and the economic danger of a 'structural stagflation'.
More info on the congress website: www.qualicer.org
