Ontario Glass & Metal Association is pleased to partner with Top Glass Conference & Exhibits

Ontario Glass & Metal Association is pleased to partner with Top Glass Conference & Exhibits

The Ontario Glass & Metal Association invites its members to attend Top Glass Conference & Exhibits 2023 at The International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario on April 19, 2023. It’s one of the few larger trade events in Canada for the architectural glass and metal industry, and OGMA is an official partner with it.

Members of the OGMA’s Board of Directors will be representing the association at the conference. We’ll also be announcing the winners of the OGMA Awards for Excellence in Design and Execution at the show at 1:00 p.m. Be sure to stop by our booth to say hello.

The topics and speakers for 2023 include:

  • A deep dive into the Eaton skylight refurbishment with David Collins of Zeidler and Andrew Crosby of RJC.
  • A look at timber curtainwall with Luc Paquet of Unicel Architectural.
  • Claudio Sacilotto of Novatech explaining embodied carbon and how it’s going to change our energy-efficiency calculations.
  • Heather Sakai of Guardian Glass taking us back to basics on glass appearance and esthetics.

There will be over 60 supplier exhibitors. And all your friends and enemies will be there!

Registration and parking are free. See you at Top Glass!

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