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Keynote: Quantum Shore, Year Two

Inside the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park buildout and what it means for the South Side

Dr. Harley Johnson
Keynote

Dr. Harley Johnson

Director and CEO

Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park

Rashid Bashir
Keynote

Rashid Bashir

Dean, College of Engineering

University of Illinois

Brad Henderson
Keynote

Brad Henderson

CEO

P33

Dr. Harley Johnson

Director and CEO

Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park

Dr. Harley Johnson is a Founder Professor in Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A faculty member since 2001, Harley served as the Associate Dean for Research in the Grainger College of Engineering from 2019 to 2024. As a researcher, his work has focused on electronic and quantum materials, and he is the PI and Director of the Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center.

Brad Henderson

CEO

P33

Brad Henderson is the founding CEO of P33, leading efforts to drive global tech leadership and inclusive economic growth for Chicago. A former senior partner at Boston Consulting Group, Brad is a Rhodes Scholar and graduate of the University of Chicago and Oxford. He actively supports higher education and civic initiatives across the Midwest, serving on multiple advisory boards and the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders program.

Building for Breakthroughs: Investing in and Developing Chicago's Life Science and Quantum Space

Where lab, R&D and quantum-ready space gets financed, built and leased next

Gary Pachucki
Leading the $179M Terminal Pershing conversion, with labs, in McKinley Park

Gary Pachucki

Founder and Principal

IBT Group

Allyson Hansen
Building the Illinois Medical District's first park in 80 years

Allyson Hansen

CEO & Executive Director

Illinois Medical District

Michael Borchetta
Co-leads North America transactions at $109B Harrison Street

Michael Borchetta

Sr. MD, Co-Head North America Transactions

Harrison Street

Gary Pachucki

Leading the $179M Terminal Pershing conversion, with labs, in McKinley Park

IBT Group

Mr. Pachucki is Founder and Principal of the IBT Group LLC, which focuses on creative urban

developments in metropolitan areas. Current projects include 1200 Fulton, a full-block creative

office, retail and entertainment complex in the West Fulton Market area of Chicago.

Mr. Pachucki is responsible for strategic management of all development activities for IBT Group

including pipeline, acquisition, financing, planning, leasing and project execution. He has over

30 years of real estate experience and has been involved in the development of over ten million

of square feet of office, residential and retail space throughout the country during his career.

Prior to the formation of the IBT Group, Mr. Pachucki started and oversaw retail development in

the Midwest for Opus Group of Companies, a family owned real estate company which was one

of the largest privately held real estate companies in the country.

Prior to OPUS he spent several years with Balcor as Vice president where he was responsible for

an extensive national portfolio of 2,000,000 square feet of commercial space and 60,000

residential units. An architect by training, Mr. Pachucki spent several years with at the time the

largest architectural firm in Wisconsin, Mochon, Schutte, Hackworthy & Juerisson, where he was

involved in various aspects of the design process for institutional and commercial buildings

including airports, schools and residential projects.

Mr. Pachucki graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science in

Architecture and also completed graduate level studies at the University of Wisconsin Graduate

School of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Allyson Hansen

Building the Illinois Medical District's first park in 80 years

Illinois Medical District

Allyson Hansen, MHA, CPXP has an

extensive career leading complex

healthcare organizations and ensuring

they reach their potential in delivering high

quality care while elevating the patient

experience, improving operational

efficiency and ensuring financial stability.

As the CEO & Executive Director of the

Illinois Medical District (IMD), Hansen

leads with responsibility for strategic

planning, vision, growth and daily operations. She is also tasked with fostering

relationships and collaboration among partners and stakeholders across the 560 acre

healthcare ecosystem. As the Chief Executive Hansen guides the District during a time

of explosive growth and creativity, supporting a vibrant healthcare ecosystem that

includes four anchor medical institutions and more than 40 health-related facilities.

As a seasoned executive with over 20 years’ experience in academic, community and

national healthcare systems, Hansen brings extensive experience in strategy

development and execution, operational improvement and partnerships to the IMD.

Hansen has the proven ability to successfully analyze an organization's critical business

requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, and develop innovative

and cost-effective solutions for enhancing competitiveness and improving performance.

She moves easily from vision and strategy to implementation and follow-through,

building in project management, accountability and managing for daily improvement

practices to ensure goal attainment.

Hansen developed expertise in planning and administering healthcare services across

Chicago land at UChicago Medicine, Loyola Health System, UI Health and Advocate

Health Care. Prior to joining the IMD, she was Managing Partner of The Red Penny

Group, advising national healthcare systems, medical groups and investors on growth,

integration, operations and strategic plans.

Hansen holds a Master of Health Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

from the University of South Carolina, and is trained in Lean Six Sigma, change

management and is a certified Patient Experience Professional. She is trained in Co-

Active Coaching and is a graduate of the Disney Institute for Healthcare Leadership.

Hansen is an active volunteer and advises emerging leaders and supports their career

growth in the Menttium corporate mentoring network. Hansen lives in west suburban La

Grange, where she serves on the community advisory council of Lyons Township High

School.

Michael Borchetta

Co-leads North America transactions at $109B Harrison Street

Harrison Street

Mr. Borchetta joined Harrison Street in 2013. As a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of North America Transactions, he is responsible for the sourcing, analyzing, and closing of transactions and venture relationships with a focus on digital real estate and infrastructure assets as well as healthcare. During his tenure at Harrison Street, Mr. Borchetta has acquired or developed over $16.0 billion of data center, medical office, senior housing, and life science assets on behalf of the firm’s discretionary funds.

This includes over $6.5 billion in the digital real estate and infrastructure segments where he has led transactions activity in the sector for the company. As a result of the efforts in the space, Harrison Street was recognized by PERE in the digital category as Data Center Investor of the year for 2022 and 2023 and Mr. Borchetta was recognized by the Tech Capital Global Awards for 2024 as the Under 35 Digital Infrastructure Finance Talent Award finalist. Harrison Street was also recognized as Global Alternatives Investor of the Year during those same periods.

Mr. Borchetta holds a BA from Northwestern University, with a major in Economics, minor in Business Institutions, and a certificate in Energy and Sustainability. He previously served as an alumni member for the Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility to Northwestern University’s endowment. He has also completed programs sponsored by the Fulbright Commission and Department of Energy, including the Fulbright UK Summer Institute and the Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy, respectively.

The Innovation Engine: How Illinois Is Building a Deep Tech Ecosystem

The talent, capital and partnerships keeping scaling companies in Chicagoland

Rebecca Motley

Rebecca Motley

Director, Life Sciences & Deep Tech

World Business Chicago

Andrea Jett

Andrea Jett

Assistant Director of Industry Partnerships

Chicago Quantum Exchange

Rebecca Motley

Director, Life Sciences & Deep Tech

World Business Chicago

Rebecca Motley’s professional background is in assisting startups with connections to resources,

utilizing a wide network of contacts throughout the Midwest. Her consulting company, 51-

enterprises, llc, works with all types of startup organizations, from retail to technology to life

sciences, referring them to resources from funding to operations. She moved to Chicago from

Champaign, IL, in early 2023 to run BioLabs Chicago, a life sciences incubator that was to open

in Lincoln Park. Before BioLabs, Rebecca directed the operations of EnterpriseWorks, the

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s technology startup incubator. Her additional

experience has been in municipal economic development, commercial real estate, non-profit and

grant administration, and commercial lending. She has a B.S. in Economics and an MBA from

the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Why You Can't Miss This Event

What We'll Cover

  • Quantum Shore Comes Online

    • Construction milestones, tenant roster and the next phase of the 440-acre master plan

  • The Lab Market Reset

    • Leasing momentum, conversions and what owners and lenders are underwriting now

  • Quantum Moves Downtown

    • Why quantum firms are taking CBD space alongside their South Side hardware plans

  • Capital for Deep Tech

    • Venture, institutional and public dollars shaping the next wave of space demand

  • Community and Workforce

    • Making sure South Chicago and surrounding neighborhoods share in the growth

How You'll Do More Business

Illinois is betting big on becoming the country's quantum capital, and the real estate is finally catching up to the ambition. With a state-backed park rising on the lakefront, lab owners signing expansions and quantum companies planting flags downtown, Bisnow brings together the developers, investors, scientists and public leaders building Chicago's deep tech economy. Join us for a morning on the projects, players and capital that will define the next chapter.

Projects to be Discussed and In the News

Who You'll Network With

Owners, developers, investors, brokers, scientists, architects, engineers, designers, lawyers, higher education officials, and city and government leaders

Why You Should Attend

  • Access to the market's top decision-makers driving today's deep tech and lab deals

  • Hear it first at high-impact panels with unfiltered insights on new projects and tenants

  • Unparalleled opportunities to expand your network and business

  • Breakfast and coffee included to fuel your morning

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Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Breakfast and Networking
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
Keynote: Quantum Shore, Year Two

Inside the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park buildout and what it means for the South Side

Phase one of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park is targeting 2027 delivery on the former U.S. Steel South Works site, with PsiQuantum anchoring and IBM, Infleqtion, Diraq, Pasqal and Quantum Machines lined up behind it. Leaders from the park, P33 and the University of Illinois share where construction stands, what comes next for Quantum Shore's 440-acre master plan, and how the neighborhoods around the site capture the upside.

9:45 AM
10:30 AM
Building for Breakthroughs: Investing in and Developing Chicago's Life Science and Quantum Space

Where lab, R&D and quantum-ready space gets financed, built and leased next

Chicago delivered a wave of lab space into one of the toughest leasing markets on record, just as quantum companies started hunting for specialized space of their own. Owners, investors and developers get candid on what is getting financed, which conversions are working, what quantum and life science tenants actually need from a building, and where advanced R&D real estate goes from here.

10:30 AM
11:15 AM
The Innovation Engine: How Illinois Is Building a Deep Tech Ecosystem

The talent, capital and partnerships keeping scaling companies in Chicagoland

From university labs to the Loop, Illinois is pitching itself as the place to start and scale a deep tech company. Economic development and industry leaders walk through what the state and city are putting on the table, how partnerships between research institutions and companies get built, and what it takes to keep growing firms in Chicagoland instead of losing them to the coasts.

11:15 AM
11:30 AM
Closing Networking

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