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Mike Nolan

Mike Nolan

Real Estate Project Executive

Google

Rob Swartz

Rob Swartz

SVP

Kilroy Realty

Brian Pearce

Brian Pearce

SVP

Unico Properties

Wende Miller

Wende Miller

Principal

Talon Private Capital

Tracey Seslen

Tracey Seslen

Senior Lecturer

UW Foster

Bonnie Toland

Bonnie Toland

Senior Interior Designer

NBBJ

Doug Klein

Doug Klein

VP

Abbott Construction

Bill Sechter

Bill Sechter

CEO

Atlas Workbase

Devin Hemeon

Devin Hemeon

Senior Project Manager

Swinerton

Jeremy Reding
Moderator

Jeremy Reding

DLR Group

Principal

Wende Miller

Principal

Talon Private Capital

Wende Miller is a Principal for Talon Private Capital (TPC). Wende joined TPC in 2012. During her time at TPC, Wende has overseen asset management and leasing for TPC’s portfolio, including partner properties. She has completed over 4.5 million square feet of new, pre-leased, and renewal leases while overseeing property management, project management and brokerage teams in multiple markets.

Wende has spent the majority of her 27 year real estate career as a broker specializing is significant transactions for owners, major law firms, corporations, financial institutions and professional and technical firms in the Puget Sound Region. She has implemented much of what she learned as a broker into her daily interactions now as an owner, while leaning on her vast industry relationships to ensure the most advantageous results for TPC properties, their investors and partners.

Wende attended Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina where she was a member of the cross country and track teams. Wende is a member and has been actively involved in several industry related organizations such as Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), CoreNet, National Association for Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) and was recently recognized as a Power Woman in Commercial Real Estate by Bisnow. She is also committed to giving back to her community having served as a board member for the Hope Heart Institute, Bishop Blanchet Boosters, Camp Fire USA and a member of the Jubilee Women’s Center Steering Committee where they were successful in raising $5 million in a capital campaign. Additionally, Wende has enjoyed coaching track & field, basketball and soccer for her children’s teams over the years but is now adjusting to the empty nest life since the last of her five children has gone to college.

Bonnie Toland

Senior Interior Designer

NBBJ

Bonnie is based in Seattle's Workplace Studio and brings experience from North America, Europe and the Middle East spanning transport, hospitality, retail, education, cultural, religious and workplace design. She brings an ethnographic approach to design, empowering both clients and the end-users to co-create their space.

Doug Klein

VP

Abbott Construction

Since joining Abbott in 2003, Doug has been a key player in many of the company’s ongoing business development, operations, growth, and performance efforts. An ardent champion of Abbott’s core values, he empowers teams to incorporate our guiding principles throughout their day-to-day activities. With a construction career that spans over three decades, Doug frequently shares his wealth of knowledge and perspective at various industry speaking engagements. He is also committed to supporting local communities—from implementing Abbott’s Safety for a Cause program to allocating resources to assist many charitable causes such as Food Lifeline and the Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation. Doug received his Bachelor of Science in Construction Management and Business Administration from the University of Washington.

Jeremy Reding

Moderator

Principal

Jeremy is an innovative designer and architect who cares about both the big picture and intricate details of each and every project. As a product of Generation Flux, Jeremy is interested in design that explores the holistic aspects of a given environment, program, or brand through every scale and detail. His inspiration is derived from a variety of sources including: land art, travel, biomimicry, and client interaction. Jeremy’s work includes projects for public and private clients alike, of all shapes and sizes, including work for clients in workplace, K-12, and Justice+Civic.

Summary

          1. Where are the next emerging neighborhoods for workplace projects

     2. Collaboration vs. Concentration… who’s winning?

     3. How do we develop, build and design dynamic spaces that account for the uncertainty of future needs?

     4. How do Seattle’s stunning historic workplace stack up against our cutting edge ground ups?

Venue

Embassy Suites Seattle Downtown-Pioneer Square
255 South King Street
Seattle, WA 98104

Ballroom: King St. Ballroom I & III, 6th Floor


Valet: 2-4 hrs $20, 4-6 hrs $25
Self: “Avalara Hawk Tower Parking” on Stadium Place South.
Early Bird $16.00

Agenda

Time Activity
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Pre-Game Networking
3:30 PM
5:00 PM
Round Table: Culture, Development and the Future of Office
5:00 PM
5:30 PM
Post-Game Networking

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