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Event Schedule

    Pre-Conference Events Wednesday May 3rd
    Registration Sign-in/Continental Breakfast for Fundamentals Course 7:30 AM - 8:00AM
    Plaza AB
    The Fundamentals of Planning and Design of Research Labs and MEP Systems
    • Chernoff, Russell | Chernoff Thompson Architects
    • Gross, Naomi | Chernoff Thompson Architects
    • Reynolds, Tim | TreanorHL
    • Cramm, Kelley | Henderson Engineers
    8:00AM - 4:30AM
    Plaza AB
    Speaker Orientation Meeting & Dinner 5:45PM - 7:30PM
    Plaza CD
    Hosted Welcome Reception (Guests Welcome)
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Thursday, May 4th
    Registration Sign-in/Continental Breakfast 8:00AM - 8:30AM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Exhibit Booths Open 8:00AM - 5:45PM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Plenary Sessions 8:30AM - 9:30AM
    Conference moderator, Tradeline President Derek Westfall, welcomes the audience and provides an overview of the conference topics. 8:30AM - 8:40AM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Prepare for what’s coming: NIH/NCI’s top findings, next moves, and new metrics on research space
    • Tedaldi, Dante | Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.
    8:45AM - 9:10AM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Mayo Clinic’s shift in research workplace strategy that will drive discovery for the next 5- to 10- years
    • Sanders, Linda | Mayo Clinic
    • Ramseth, Gregory | HDR
    9:10AM - 9:35AM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Refreshment Break 9:35AM - 9:55AM
    Plenary Sessions 9:55AM - 10:50AM
    Developer-built lab facilities: If only I had known then what I know now…
    • McGill, Gretchen | The Davis Companies
    • Carwardine, Krista | Eisai US
    9:55AM - 10:20AM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    The new research workplace: MOMA Therapeutics’ retrofit delivers improved utilization, productivity, culture
    • Rodriguez, Gabriela | MOMA Therapeutics
    • Lainez, Elden | Boston Lab Services
    10:25AM - 10:50AM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Refreshment Break 10:55AM - 11:10AM
    Concurrent Sessions 11:10AM - 12:05PM
    Forum A: New, benchmark-driven tools for research space allocation, shared resources, and organization
    • Fisk, Lloyd | Research Facilities Design
    Forum B: Best-in-class strategies for renovating and revitalizing existing buildings for research
    • Griffith, Todd | Stantec
    • Desmond, Ginger | Stantec
    Forum C: Planning strategies for the shift to thematic research: Space allocation, shared space, and flexibility
    • Kray, Randy | HOK
    • Churchill, Jeff | HOK
    • Abrahams, Mark | Memorial University of Newfoundland
    Hosted Lunch 12:05PM - 1:05PM
    Lunch Sponsored by Siemens 12:05PM - 1:05PM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Concurrent Sessions 1:10PM - 2:05PM
    Forum D: From benchtop to market: Supportive, efficient, cost-effective lab designs for today’s Innovators
    • Dykes, Tyler | Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI)
    • Frye, Kyla | Momentum Labs
    • Madden, Allison | USF Research & Innovation
    Forum E: Renovation strategies for adding specialized spaces to research buildings
    • Brown, Kent | Lord Aeck Sargent
    • Yates, Kelly | Lord Aeck Sargent
    Forum F: Relocating and uniting research programs in one building to boost collaboration, productivity, and community
    • Reynolds, Tim | TreanorHL
    • Davis, Jeff | TreanorHL
    • Gutierrez, Briana | Alamo Architects
    Refreshment Break 2:05PM - 2:20PM
    Concurrent Sessions 2:20PM - 3:15PM
    Forum G: Future research lab environments: Next-level adaptability, flexibility, and modularity
    • Blount, James | Ellenzweig Architects
    Forum H: Transforming + adapting aging infrastructure to modern, inspiring research environments
    • Keil, Deanna | ZGF Architects
    • Rendulic, Matthew | University of Pittsburgh
    Forum I: Labs electrified! Electrification strategies for your next lab and high-tech capital projects
    • Napier, Suzanne | SmithGroup
    • McDonald, John | SmithGroup
    Refreshment Break 3:15PM - 3:45PM
    Plenary Sessions 3:45PM - 4:40PM
    Identifying untapped efficiency opportunities for research space utilization, operations, and continuous improvement
    • Bullock, William | Bristol-Myers Squibb
    3:45PM - 4:10PM
    The post-pandemic research workplace: Restructuring lab space portfolios for high productivity
    • Serafin, James | Oak Ridge National Laboratories
    • Moats, Sandra | Oak Ridge National Laboratories
    4:15PM - 4:45PM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Reception 4:15PM - 5:15PM
    Reception Hosted by Strobic Air (Guests Welcome) 4:15PM - 5:15PM
    Friday, May 5th
    Exhibit Booths Open 7:30AM - 8:15AM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Hosted Breakfast 7:15AM - 8:00AM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Concurrent Sessions 8:20AM - 9:15AM
    Forum G: Future research lab environments: Next-level adaptability, flexibility, and modularity
    • Blount, James | Ellenzweig Architects
    Forum J: Design thinking and lean processes improve interdisciplinary research facility project outcomes
    • Balgi, Deepa | HGA
    • Mojtahedi , Amin | HGA
    • Rothman, Mark | Hensel Phelps
    Forum K: Vibration control strategies for the nanoscale and advanced technologies
    • Ryan, Steven | TMC
    Refreshment Break 9:15AM - 9:30AM
    Plenary Sessions 9:30AM - 10:10AM
    Construction cost forecast and timing decisions for research capital projects
    • Vermeulen, James | Vermeulens
    9:30AM - 10:10AM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Refreshment Break 10:10AM - 10:35AM
    Concurrent Sessions 10:35AM - 11:30AM
    Forum H: Transforming + adapting aging infrastructure to modern, inspiring research environments
    • Keil, Deanna | ZGF Architects
    • Rendulic, Matthew | University of Pittsburgh
    Forum L: The Robotics Innovation Center: A new model for the next phase of robotics research
    • Wirth Lorenzo, Amanda | brightspot strategy
    • McDowell, Jennifer | Carnegie Mellon University
    Forum M: Decarbonization of highly technical facilities: Case study of Precision Nano-Systems pharma facility
    • Shea, Kevin | Introba
    • Misajon, Mike | Precision Nano-Systems
    • Sucic-Hruskovec, Vicki | Chernoff Thompson Architects
    Refreshment Break 11:30AM - 11:45AM
    Concurrent Sessions 11:45AM - 12:40PM
    Forum B: Best-in-class strategies for renovating and revitalizing existing buildings for research
    • Griffith, Todd | Stantec
    • Desmond, Ginger | Stantec
    Forum C: Planning strategies for the shift to thematic research: Space allocation, shared space, and flexibility
    • Kray, Randy | HOK
    • Churchill, Jeff | HOK
    • Abrahams, Mark | Memorial University of Newfoundland
    Forum F: Relocating and uniting research programs in one building to boost collaboration, productivity, and community
    • Reynolds, Tim | TreanorHL
    • Davis, Jeff | TreanorHL
    • Gutierrez, Briana | Alamo Architects
    Hosted Lunch 12:40PM - 1:40PM
    Lunch 12:40PM - 1:40PM
    Palm Court Ballroom
    Concurrent Sessions 1:45PM - 2:40PM
    Forum A: New, benchmark-driven tools for research space allocation, shared resources, and organization
    • Fisk, Lloyd | Research Facilities Design
    Forum D: From benchtop to market: Supportive, efficient, cost-effective lab designs for today’s Innovators
    • Dykes, Tyler | Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI)
    • Frye, Kyla | Momentum Labs
    • Madden, Allison | USF Research & Innovation
    Concluding Session 2:55PM - 3:40PM
    Town Hall Knowledge Roundup
    • Westfall, Derek | Tradeline, Inc.
    2:55PM - 3:40PM
    Palm Court Ballroom