Join us for a dynamic discussion on how tenant climate goals are translating into real world leasing requirements and how landlords are responding to meet those goals. Learn what sustainability criteria tenants are seeking to satisfy when they look for new space, what key lease terms they are using, what landlords are doing to meet these requirements, and an analysis of how tenants' future climate goals may influence landlords office product and their own climate goals. This event is presented in partnership with the CoreNet Northern California Chapter and the Urban Land Institute, San Francisco.
Presenters:
Brenden McEneaney, leads business development for JLL’s Sustainability work with a focus on global technology companies and commercial real estate investors. He is responsible for embedding sustainability leadership internally across Capital Markets, Brokerage, and Work Dynamics, and develops new sustainability product offerings for JLL.
Sophia Duluk Beavis is the Global Workplace Sustainability & Strategy Manager at Okta. She is building Okta's sustainability program which includes our LEED & WELL Certifications, site operational sustainability, GHG emissions accounting, CDP reporting, and renewable energy procurement. Sophia is a licensed architect who joined Okta from Facebook where she worked on climate products, partnerships, and innovation. She worked for over 8 years leading sustainability programs in architectural practices in San Francisco and has presented at national conferences such as Greenbuild and Living Future Conference. In her spare time, Sophia enjoys trail running, mountain biking, and being outside with her family.
Ken Wu is the Executive Director, Corporate Sustainability at Gilead Sciences. He joined Gilead in 2012 as the lead for the Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) function and then became the head of the new Corporate Sustainability group in 2021. Prior to Gilead, Ken held roles of increased responsibility in EH&S at Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Chiron Corporation, and the University of California, San Francisco for over 21 years after transitioning from 5-year role leading laboratory operations in HIV nutritional research at the University of California, Berkeley. Ken has a BS from the University of California, Los Angeles, an MS from San Jose State University, and an MBA from St. Mary’s College of California.
Gordon L'Estrange leads the Global Project Design & Delivery team within Salesforce Real Estate & Workplace Services. A licensed architect who spent 25 years leading commercial interior architecture studios for various architectural firms, he joined Salesforce in 2016 to help transform our workplaces into the physical representation of our culture and values.
Alex Spilger, As Head of Global ESG for Kennedy Wilson, a global real estate developer & owner, Alex is responsible for providing overall vision, leadership and strategy for Kennedy Wilson’s best-in-class environmental, social and governance program. Alex oversees Kennedy Wilson’s ESG transformation strategy at the corporate and asset levels, while driving innovation and integrating ESG across all aspects of our business
Virginia Calkins, is Director of Environmental, Social, and Governance for DivCore, providing leadership and management oversight in developing, implementing, and driving DivCore’s ESG framework nationally.
Formed in 2012, DivCore Capital, is the unification of DivcoWest, an equity focused investment firm and LoanCore Capital which focuses on credit investments, with a combined AUM of $32.5 billion. Virginia also serves on the development team, managing ground-up and significant repositioning projects, including the development of Peninsula Crossing, a 1.4M sf all-electric life sciences project being proposed in Burlingame. Prior to joining DivcoWest in 2020, Virginia worked with Sares Regis managing development and infrastructure projects and real estate R&D efforts on behalf of Google and other major technology firms. Virginia began her career at the interdisciplinary design firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro in New York City. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in architecture and economics at Yale University and received a Masters of Business Administration from Stanford.
Kairee Tann, is Senior Vice President / Director of Innovation and Community Impact overseeing the development and implementation of portfolio-wide policies and programs in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Innovation and Community Impact. Within the Asset Management Team, Kairee plays a key role in acquisitions due diligence, conceptualizing new and value-add projects and establishing Company procedures and best practices. Kairee brings over 20 years of commercial construction management experience and joined the Swig Company in 2016 as Senior Project Manager of 300 Lakeside, overseeing the successful completion of its repositioning and sale.
Kairee has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis. She is a LEED Accredited Professional and ULI member. This year Kairee joined as an Advisor to CREtech Climate Venture Coalition, a collaboration focused on connecting climate tech startups with leading venture firms.