Sessions Information

  • April 20 - 20, 2022
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Session Type: Concurrent Session
    Session Capacity: N/A


    This panel explores how San Diego has created an urban ecosystem primed for the development of life sciences. Panelists will discuss what propelled San Diego's transformation from a coastal cannery town to a 21st-century economy that has become one of the top three markets in North America for life sciences. The discussion will cover the unique attributes and opportunities of San Diego's urban ecosystem, including transportation, higher learning and research institutions, housing, and development. The mix of panelists will include key leaders from the local university, the city, the developer, and the industry at large. The panel will be moderated by Gensler....

Session Speakers
Organization: Gensler


I'm motivated by understanding what connects people in the built environment. There is an invisible bond between who we are, how we occupy space, and what space looks like. I've been grateful to have had the opportunity to work across four continents with diverse project teams. Diversity in people, culture, and places serve as reminders that we always have new ways to experience the world. I b


Organization: San Diego Regional EDC


Dr. Nikia Clarke is Senior Vice President of San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC), and Executive Director of World Trade Center San Diego (WTCSD), an EDC affiliate. She oversees the economic development, research, and global engagement priorities of the organization. Clarke was appointed to the National Investment Advisory Council, a collection of senior leaders that advises


Organization: University of California-San Diego Real Estate


Jeff Graham is Executive Director - Real Estate at UC San Diego. Jeff's department at the university oversees all on-campus and off-campus leasing of more than 1.5 million square feet of office, clinical, research, retail, and educational space as well as all real estate development through public-private partnerships. Mr. Graham and his staff also negotiate and implement all license agreements,


Organization: Stockdale Capital Partners


Andrew Saba is a healthcare real estate professional responsible for all aspects of acquisition, management and disposition of the medical office assets at Stockdale Capital Partners. In addition to those responsibilities, he is working on a life science conversion in Phoenix, Arizona in collaboration with several San Diego design and engineering professionals which will convert a purpose-built c


Organization: Gensler


Sofia leads cities research at the Research Institute, where she leads a cross-disciplinary team that includes designers, architects, planners, economists, and technologists, to generate new insights and knowledge that extend beyond a single building to communities, neighborhoods, and cities. She positions Gensler as a cities thought leader to influence change at the city scale. Sofia is a mem


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