Randal Froebelius has been a senior member of the MaRS Discovery District Real

Estate team for over 18 years participating in the design, construction, property

management, leasing and financing of the MaRS Centre, North America’s

largest urban innovation hub, located in Toronto. He is currently Project

Executive and Senior Adviser to MaRS and led the design and construction of the

MaRS Nucleus space at the Waterfront Innovation Centre in Toronto.

Randal is currently Chair of the Building Owners and Managers Association

(BOMA) International, and is a Past-Chair of BOMA Canada, BOMA Toronto and

the BOMA Floor Measurement Standards Committee. In 2019, he became a

BOMA Fellow.

Randal also serves on the boards of the Northern Centre for Advanced

Technology in Sudbury, Ontario, and Halmont Properties Corporation.

Randal has 35 years of experience in property management, leasing, project

management and construction. Randal holds a Bachelor of Engineering

Science (Civil) degree from the University of Western Ontario, an MBA from the

Richard Ivey School of Business, a Master of Laws from the University of Toronto

and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario. He has held

progressive positions with construction, real estate development and

management companies throughout his career.

Sonya Donovan is the Managing Director, Real Estate at the University of Toronto. Prior to her current position, Sonya was the Director of Real Estate at the University of Guelph, where she spearheaded the implementation of the real estate development strategy for the University’s extensive non-academic real estate land holdings. Sonya worked at Oxford Properties for several years holding progressively senior roles in investments, leasing, and development.

Sonya sits on the board of CRE8, a not-for-profit organization that she co-founded with four other women to help increase the advancement and participation of women in the commercial real estate sector. Sonya is a CPA, CA, and an Honours Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business at University of Western Ontario.

Gordon C. McCauley was appointed President and CEO of adMare BioInnovations in 2016 after four years on the Board. Gordon has demonstrated leadership in various roles, notably executive and investment management in public and private biotech companies and venture capital firms. Additionally, Gordon was a senior advisor to several prominent Canadian political leaders and has integrated this experience into his work within the life sciences sector.

Gordon is currently the Chair of CGEn, Canada's national genomics enterprise. He is an independent Director of Forus Therapeutics and Montreal InVivo. Gordon Co-Chairs the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Life Science Council and is actively engaged with the Canadian Public Policy Forum Life Sciences Leadership Table.

Previously, Gordon has been Chair of BIOTECanada, LifeSciences British Columbia, Acetech, and The Toronto Rehab Foundation. In 2008, he was the first Canadian to join the Board of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) in Washington, D.C., serving in leadership roles until 2013.

Gordon holds a B.A. in Political Science from McMaster University, an MBA (with honours) from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, and earned the ICD.D certification from the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto. He is currently a doctoral candidate at Grenoble École de Management in Grenoble, France.

Ryan Gregory, Merrick’s VP of Life Sciences Facilities, has a background in mechanical engineering and facility commissioning specializing in life sciences laboratories with a specific focus in high containment. As the leader of laboratory projects across Canada and internationally, Ryan has participated in and led interdisciplinary teams of designers and lab users from project inception through design, commissioning, licensing and ongoing operational support. Ryan’s experience has led to an appreciation for the “whys” behind current and future program requirements in order to achieve desired facility outcomes in an efficient and sustainable manner.

Rishi Nandi is an architectural leader with over 20 years of experience planning and delivering complex research and life sciences environments. His work spans strategic planning, adaptive reuse, renovation, and new construction, with a focus on long-term operational performance and asset stewardship. He brings deep U.S.-based expertise to support DIALOG’s national Science+Technology practice, leading interdisciplinary teams to deliver flexible, high-performance research environments that balance design ambition, regulatory requirements, and financial discipline.