Life Sciences & Biotech Summit 2024 - Mid-Atlantic | Bisnow | 24 April 2024 | Preserve Labs, 1 Preserve Pkwy, Rockville, MD 20852, USA

What You'll Learn at This Commercial Real Estate Life Sciences Conference:
• What continues to drive the investment appetite for the life sciences sector within the Mid-Atlantic region?
• Between construction costs and rising interest rates, how has the impact of the last few months affected current projects? What strategies are being implemented to navigate through these challenges in 2024?
• How are resilience and risk mitigation strategies being integrated into the design and development of commercial real estate for life sciences in the Mid-Atlantic?
• Who is currently putting money into life sciences and biotech facilities in DC/MD/VA and beyond? What types of deals are moving forward? What are investors and brokers seeing in terms of leasing activity?
• What are current tenant demands? What types of innovations, designs and amenities are being implemented in facilities?
• How are Mid-Atlantic life sciences companies adapting their talent retention strategies in the face of increasing competition in the industry?
• Are there certain locations that are seeing more attraction? How does this compare to the past few years?
• What types of economic drivers are incentivizing top companies to locate to the Mid-Atlantic?
• What role does collaboration and partnerships play in the development of commercial real estate projects within the Mid-Atlantic life sciences ecosystem?

How You'll Do More Business:
The life sciences asset class is flourishing in the Mid-Atlantic region, drawing attention with its array of universities, federal institutions, and over 500 life science companies. Developers and investors are actively expanding their portfolios, and the D.C.-Baltimore region stands out as the third-ranked market for research talent in the United States. Engage with influential figures and industry experts from the region as they delve into discussions about the development pipeline, investment strategies, leasing trends, property types, emerging opportunities, and more!

2024 Speakers

MODERATOR:

Aaron Altman
Sr. Project Manager, HOK

Justin Gore
Vice President, JLL

SPEAKERS:

Dr. Gregory Washington
President, George Mason University

Kelly Schulz
CEO, Maryland Tech Council

Christy Wyskiel
Executive Director, Technology Ventures, Johns Hopkins University

Danielle McGuire
Science Practice Director, SOM

Lynne Stein Benzion
Director of Economic Development, Montgomery County EDC

Will Germain
CEO, MCB Science & Health

Greg Capps
Managing Director, Longfellow Real Estate Partners

Kipton Currier
VP, Operations, Activation Capital

Keith Switzer
President & CEO, INTEC Group

Abhishek Dhawan
Life Sciences Core Market Leader, DPR Construction

Tracy Vargo
Principal, Stonebridge

CJ Overly
Senior Project Manager, BXP Life Sciences

Gregory Herlong
VP, Development, Wexford Science & Technology, LLC

Sally Lee
Associate Education & Science Principal, HDR

Colin Dunn
President, Heffron

Stacy Percoski
VP, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Marc Elrich
County Executive, Montgomery County

2024 Sponsors

• Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation Maryland
• United Bank
• Boland
• HDR
• PCI
• DPR
• Isec
• SOM