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Stacy Cannon

Stacy Cannon

Studio Director

Gensler

Stacy Cannon

Studio Director

Gensler

Stacy graduated with both a Bachelor in Architecture and MBA from Cal Poly SLO by completing the programs concurrently. Today she is a Licensed Architect, Studio Director and Senior Project Manager in Gensler’s San Diego office. A licensed architect with more than 17 years of experience, Stacy focuses primarily on workplace and corporate projects in the San Diego market. Stacy has become a leader within the local market working for large corporate clients, developers, and brokers to support projects ranging from small interior work to large build-to-suit ground up headquarter buildings.

Outside of the office, Stacy is a member of and attends many local industry association events such as NAIOP, CREW, IFMA, the Downtown San Diego Partnership, Junior Achievement, and MOVE San Diego. Stacy helps strengthen our region’s business community and provides opportunities for children through her involvement with South County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC), Border View YMCA, and local STEM programs. In the past she also served as Redevelopment Director for the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency.

Future of Downtown Office

Technological Innovations in the Workspace, How to Finance Office Developments & Amenities of the Future

Todd Majcher

Todd Majcher

SVP

Lowe

Jamie Salvo

Jamie Salvo

Workplace Studio Director

Gensler

Hitesh Kshatriya

Hitesh Kshatriya

Vice President of Technical Sales

SOLiD

Doug Manchester

Doug Manchester

President

Manchester Financial Group

Martin Togni
Moderator

Martin Togni

Partner

Allen Matkins

Todd Majcher

SVP

Lowe

Todd leads entitlement, design and construction for Lowe in Southern California, currently leading the redevelopment of the 950-room Town & County Resort in Mission Hills. He has played a primary role in some of Lowe’s most successful projects including Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes and the San Diego County Operations Center. Previously, Todd was with Design Workshop in Jackson Hole, designing and entitling complex mixed-use and hospitality developments. Todd sits on the NAIOP San Diego Board of Directors and Kearny Mesa Planning Group. He was chosen for the CCASLA Award of Merit and the SBBEC Southern California Environmental Developmental Leadership Award. Todd enjoys surfing and spending time with his family enjoying nature. Education: University of British Columbia School of Architecture, BLA

Hitesh Kshatriya

Vice President of Technical Sales

SOLiD

Hitesh Kshatriya serves as Vice President of Technical Sales and is responsible for design, training, and

sales engineering for the Americas market. Hitesh has over 15 years of experience in the wireless

network densification industry spanning such disciplines as RF Engineering, Sales and Operations. His

multidimensional experience enables him to understand the customer needs and implement processes

to improve upon technical aspects of the project, provide industry relevant training and streamline the

order fulfillment process thereby improving customer satisfaction. Prior to joining SOLiD, Hitesh was an

RF Engineering manager at Rizzo Consulting, Inc., a national wireless engineering firm.

Doug Manchester

President

Manchester Financial Group

As the president of the newest addition to the MFG consortium, Manchester Texas Financial Group, Douglas W. Manchester represents Manchester Financial Group and all Texas holdings in the capital city of Austin, Texas. Manchester earned his BA in Political Science with a minor in Business from Wake Forest University. Following graduation, he has applied his business knowledge in all aspects of the hotel, insurance and real estate industries. This career path has led him to Austin to engage the firm in commercial real estate ventures and hotel development.

Martin Togni

Moderator

Allen Matkins

Martin L. Togni is a partner in the San Diego office of Allen Matkins with a practice focusing primarily on Life Sciences, representing a variety of landlords and tenants in the development and leasing of Life Science and Biotech projects. He has successfully completed major leasing transactions totaling more than 40 million square feet in California, the Midwest, and East Coast over the past 25 years, representing some of the nation's leading real estate and end-user companies. Martin also represents a wide variety of clients in the acquisition, disposition, development, financing and ground leasing of shopping centers, industrial projects, office buildings and other commercial and mixed-use projects throughout the country

Suburban Office Trends

Justin Loiacono

Justin Loiacono

Principal

Harbor Associates

David Marino

David Marino

Co-Founder & EVP

Hughes Marino

Zach Pannier

Zach Pannier

Project Executive

DPR Construction

Felena Hanson

Felena Hanson

Founder

Hera Hub

Kendahl Stein
Moderator

Kendahl Stein

VP National Commercial Services

Fidelity National Title

Caitlin Bonacci

Caitlin Bonacci

Associate

CBRE

Justin Loiacono

Principal

Harbor Associates

Mr. Loiacono oversees property acquisition, financing, and disposition. Prior to founding Harbor, Mr. Loiacono was a Vice President of Investment Management at BlackRock where he was responsible for identifying and closing acquisitions, negotiating joint venture structures, overseeing dispositions and asset management. Mr. Loiacono has acquired $625M in assets in 7 US markets and coordinated $285M in dispositions in 4 western markets. He's acquired office, industrial, retail and multifamily assets ranging from core, value-add, and land development. Mr. Loiacono asset managed a $930M portfolio of 20 office, multifamily, industrial and retail assets throughout the West Coast. Prior to BlackRock, Mr. Loiacono held an acquisitions role at The Bascom Group.

Mr. Loiacono holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate and Finance from the University of Wisconsin. He is a member of the NAIOP Young Professional Group and WREAA Southern California chapter. He has volunteered and offered career advice at a local Orange County charter high school.

David Marino

Co-Founder & EVP

Hughes Marino

David Marino is executive vice president of Hughes Marino, the largest tenant representation company in San Diego. Hughes Marino is committed to only representing tenants in their lease and purchase transactions of commercial space.

David specializes in high-value, time-critical and complex transactions for technology, life science and business service companies. He is an expert in the strategic planning, market assessment, financial analysis, business terms structuring and negotiations aspects of commercial real estate. David has an in-depth command of the entire facility lease, purchase and disposition process. David has been exclusively representing tenants since 1991, completing over 15,000,000 square feet, comprised of over 1,000 transactions.

Selected public company clients include Alphatec Spine, 150,000 SF; Cytori, 18,000, 60,000 and 91,000 SF; Encore Capital, 9,000, 25,000, 32,000 SF and 51,000 SF; Entropic Communications, 8,000, 24,000, 30,000, 90,000 and 132,000 SF; Kratos, 33,000 SF and national assignments including Orlando for 92,000 SF; LRAD, 31,000 SF; Peregrine Semiconductor, 23,000, 25,000 and 48,000 SF; Silicon Valley Bank, 2,000, 5,000 and 8,000 SF; Volcano Corporation where David did all of their work in North America for over a dozen leases from 3,000 to 93,000 SF; Senomyx 65,000 SF; EcoATM, 53,000 SF; and Sequenom Inc., 82,000 SF.

Selected venture-backed and private equity-backed clients include Mitchell International, 141,000 SF; SmartDrive Systems, 4,000 SF, 13,000 SF and 23,000 SF; Tritech Software, 40,000 SF; and Xifin for 60,000 SF. Other notable clients include BioLegend, 9,000 and 66,000 SF; Competitor Group, 57,000 SF; Cooley LLP, 90,000 SF; D&K Engineering, 71,000 SF; Glanbia Nutritionals, 104,000 SF; Hallmark Circuits, 72,000 SF; Provide Commerce, 30,000 SF, 60,000 SF and 154,000 SF; Quantum Design for 49,000 SF and 50,000 SF; and The Scripps Research Institute for 112,000 SF.

Zach Pannier

Project Executive

DPR Construction

As a project executive and leader of DPR Construction’s Special Services Group in San Diego,

which focuses on projects under $5 million, Zach oversees 35 professionals who are currently

working on a multitude of projects in San Diego County. In addition to leading the special projects

group, he is actively involved in key projects for such clients as Illumina, WeWork, San Diego

State University, and Genentech.

Zach brings 17 years of experience in all facets of the construction industry to his role, from

contract negotiations through preconstruction and procurement and ultimately project closeout.

Zach provides leadership during all phases of projects with expertise in planning, schedule

development and budget control in a variety of industries, including life sciences, advanced

technology and corporate campus projects.

Zach is a USGBC LEED 2.1-accredited expert who also served on the USGBC Board. Zach

graduated with a B.S. in Architectural/Civil Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin

For more information about DPR Construction, please visit www.dpr.com.

Felena Hanson

Founder

Hera Hub

Felena is a long-time entrepreneur and marketing maven. Her latest venture, Hera Hub, is a spa-inspired shared workspace and business accelerator for female entrepreneurs. This as-needed, flexible work and meeting space provides a productive environment for growing businesses. Hera Hub members have access to a professional space to meet with clients and to connect and collaborate with like-minded business owners, thus giving them the support they need to be prosperous.

She has three company owned locations in San Diego and licensed locations in Phoenix, DC, Orange County, and Sweden, with more cities launching soon. She’s on a mission to support over 20,000 women in the launch and growth of their business by the end of 2020.

Felena and Hera Hub have been featured in Inc Magazine, the BBC News, Forbes, and the New York Times. She is a published author and international speaker. Her book, “Flight Club – Rebel, Reinvent, and Thrive: How to Launch Your Dream Business” is available on Amazon.

Caitlin Bonacci

Associate

CBRE

Caitlin Bonacci specializes in market strategies for national clients, with a focus in Southern California. She is highly involved in operations across all business lines, from lease negotiation to workplace strategy to process development.

Caitlin has a track record of resolving client needs for complex and highly-regulated companies such as SDG&E, a public utility, and the State of California. She has developed best-in-class processes that streamline transaction management or uncovering technology solutions, providing customized solutions for her clients.

Caitlin coordinates and implements strategic direction with brokers across the country. Her ongoing work constitutes managing 4 key national clients:

• State of California

• Henkels & McCoy

• National University

• City of San Diego

Caitlin also works closely with Sanford Burnham, as a member of the Sanford Burnham Bring It! Board of Directors since 2016.

Summary

1. Why are San Diego tenants looking outside the CBD for office expansion opportunities? Will large tech and biotech tenants move to downtown in the near future? 

2. What are the hottest amenities that office tenants are demanding in their spaces? How important is it to incorporate outdoor amenities? 

3.  How will Manchester Pacific Gateway's $1.5B, 2.9M SF mixed-use development impact office fundamentals? 

4. What are the biggest hurdles in today's tenant CRE transactions, both large and small?

5. As SD Office rent growth outpaces the rest of the country, how will this impact the next wave of tenants into the market? 

Venue

The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
910 Broadway Circle
San Diego CA 92101

Ballroom: San Diego Ballroom, 4th Floor


Discount Valet Rate: $18.00

Spreckels Garage 121 Broadway: Early Bird Special $12.00 (In before 9:30AM)

*Pricing Subject to Change*

Agenda

Time Activity
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Breakfast & Networking
3:30 PM
4:15 PM
Future of Downtown SD Office
4:15 PM
5:00 PM
Suburban Office Trends
5:00 PM
5:30 PM
Post-Panel Networking