Archives: Speakers

Javier Quintana is principal at IDOM UK, an international award-winning architecture and engineering company with presence in the UK since 2001. Javier has experience in directing cross-disciplinary teams at both national and international level. Prior to IDOM, he has been the director of the Foundation Escolá (IDOM’s R&D division) and the Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design, an innovative institution created by the high-ranking IE Business School in Madrid.

He was also the founding partner of [tba] taller basico de arquitectura, an architectural practice focusing on design innovation. Javier holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and has a PhD from the University of Navarra. His built work has been awarded, exhibited and published internationally.

Besides his role at IDOM, Javier is a Design Think Tank leader at the London School of Architecture and the Chairman of the UK Chapter of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

Nick Rich joined Novotech business development in March 2017. With a strong passion for Business Development, and a results orientated approach, he brings over 25 years of experience across the life science space. Nick’s specialty is clinical full service outsourcing of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products across Asia Pacific. In his previous roles, he has managed a team of account directors in Asia Pacific based in India, China, Singapore and Japan. Nick holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours from the University of Warwick.

Alireza Razavi (1970) is a registered architect in France (DPLG 1996), a licensed professional in the USA (Registered Architect NYS 2005) and a Chartered Architect in the UK (RIBA 2016). He holds a Master’s Degree from Columbia University in New York (MSAAD 1998) and a Master’s Degree from the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (Aii 1997). Early work collaborations include Eisenman Architects, Agrest & Gandelsonas, Shigeru Ban Architects, François de Menil Architects and senior project manager at FTL-Happold in New York. Alireza Razavi is a member of the American Institute of Architects.