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Labs & Research Facilities Summit 2022

Sheraton Grand Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
October 23, 2022 - October 25, 2022

75 days left

Labs and research facilities have some of the most stringent building product requirements due to the nature of their business. From national labs, to pharma and biotech R&D facilities to hospital labs and university research& engineering facilities, all have the common goal of building and maintaining the highest of quality facilities.

The Labs & Research Facilities Summit brings together the heads of capital planning and facilities from the largest labs and R&D facilities in the US. It is an invitation-only conference providing a relaxed and intimate platform for knowledge exchange, collaborating on best practices and exploring the most innovative solutions for your facilities.

Labs & Research Facilities Summit has transformed the executive conference experience. Unlike other industry events, this conference is smaller in nature and allows you the real opportunity to build solid relationships and partnerships. The all-inclusive summit provides an intimate setting and creates a highly effective channel for true collaboration.

Collaborate with your peers. Make information actionable.

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New for 2022! Exclusive Tour at Caltech!

Current as of

1:00pm

Registration
2:00pm

Site Tour: Lee Health Coconut Point

Led by

Dave Kistel, Vice President Facilities, Lee Health
5:30pm

Welcome Cocktail Reception

Sponsored by

Antec Controls by Price
6:30pm

Keynote: Designs on the Future

 

David Zach, Futurist
7:30pm

Dinner Reception
7:15am

Itinerary Pick-Up & Breakfast
8:00am

The Blurring Lines Between Health and Science

Dave Kistel, Vice President Facilities, Lee Health

Jodi Mulcahy, Director of Strategy, Flad Architects

Jeff Raasch, Principal, Flad Architects

Laura Stillman, Principal, National Healthcare Practice Leader, Flad Architects
8:50am

One-on-One Meetings
10:55am

Metrics and Utilization of Space

Robert Britton, Director, Research Facilities, Auburn University
11:30am

One-on-One Meetings
12:30pm

Luncheon
1:30pm

Space Planning for End-User Needs & Expectations

 

David Dorsett, Director, Research Facilities, Texas Tech University
2:20pm

One-on-One Meetings
3:25pm

Stakeholder Buy-In

Christine O’Connell, Senior Director, Laboratory Research Operations, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
4:10pm

Designing for Growth & Change

Derek Metson, Principal, Greenbox Architecture
4:45pm

One-on-One Meetings
6:30pm

Dinner Reception

8:00am

Breakfast
8:30am

Modernizing Older Infrastructure with New Technologies

 

Tom Daniels, Associate Laboratory Director, Facilities and Operations, Brookhaven National Laboratory
9:20am

One-on-One Meetings
10:55am

Efficient Space Utilization of Aging Infrastructure

Mary Jo Spector, Director, Research Facilities Design, Construction and Maintenance, Florida State University
11:45am

Working Luncheon & Roundtables

1. Cost Effective Strategies to Design Flexible MEP Systems

2. Increasing Efficiencies with Technolog

3. Addressing Rising Construction Costs

4. Facility Accessibility
12:00pm

Close of Summit
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The Labs & Research Facilities Summit is an invitation-only meeting for the directors of research, facilities and design from the largest labs and research facilities in the nation. Registrations are complimentary for qualified participants and include 2 nights of accommodations, meals, networking functions and participation in the full conference program. Solution providers are able to attend through sponsorship with a limit of two companies per category.

We welcome lab administrators and solution providers to be involved. To learn more about participating, please contact summits@opalgroup.net
  • Adaptability for Ever-Changing Research Needs
  • Design Innovation
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Security & Biometrics
  • Design Flow
  • Temperature Control Rooms
  • Vibration Control
  • Reducing Energy Costs
  • Renovations & Modernizations
  • Shared Spaces
  • Material Transparency
  • Facility Accessibility
  • End-User Needs & Expectations
  • …And much more to be announced!

Attendees have requested to meet with companies in the following categories:

  • Acoustical
  • Air Flow Controls
  • Animal Housing-Vivaria
  • Aquatic Housing Systems
  • Architectural Design
  • Asset Management
  • Biocontainment Facilities
  • Building Commissioning
  • Building Controls
  • Building Controls-Systems
  • Building Systems
  • Casework
  • Civil Engineering
  • Cleanrooms
  • Construction Management
  • Cost Estimating
  • Design Build
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Management
  • Environmental
  • Ergonomics
  • Facilities Management
  • Fume Hoods
  • Furniture And Fixtures
  • HVAC
  • Interior Design
  • Interior Finishes
  • Laboratory Safety
  • Landscape-Landscape Design
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Systems
  • Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing
  • Monitoring Systems
  • Nanotechnology Labs
  • Space-Asset Utilization
  • Structural Engineering
  • Technologies And Systems
  • Ventilated Containment Systems
  • Ventilation Systems
  • Vivarium
  • Wind Engineer

    “
    I really enjoyed the presentations as well as the info we received from the vendors. It’s always great to get around like-minded people and see if there are ways to maximize efficiency. Operations Project Manager | Design & Construction Assistant Project Manager,

    Houston Methodist Research Institute

    This was a very informative and educational event. Great networking opportunity. Director of Research Facilities,

    Texas Tech University

    So far the best of these types of events I’ve attended. Great, relevant speakers. Perfect size event. Executive Director, Facilities, Design & Construction,

    City of Hope