Welcome to the Aggie Square Groundbreaking
Welcome and thank you for attending this milestone event celebrating our partnerships together. We look forward to Aggie Square’s future — as a home for transformative research from across the university; an innovation hub for industry partners; and a collaborative place to engage students, entrepreneurs and the local community — creating a catalyst for inclusive economic development.
Videos
We invite you to get a glimpse of how Aggie Square came to be, the partners involved, and the direction we are headed by watching the AggieSquare Overview video below. We have also posted a video commemorating the groundbreaking ceremony that took place on February 16, 2022.
Program
Master of Ceremonies: Thomas Osha, Executive Vice President, Wexford Science & Technology
- Opening Remarks
- Bob Segar, Planning Director, Aggie Square
- Speakers
- Gary S. May, Chancellor, UC Davis
- Darrell Steinberg, Mayor, City of Sacramento
- James “Jim” Berens, Chairman and President, Wexford Science & Technology
- Doris Matsui, U.S. Congresswoman, District 6
- Ben Chida, Chief Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Office of Governor Newsom
- Eloy Ortiz Oakley, UC Regent
- Jose M. Hernandez, UC Regent
- Joany Titherington, Community Member
- Alice Waters, Founder of the Edible Schoolyard Project
- Maisha Winn, Faculty Member, Quarter at Aggie Square
- Dr. Richard Pan, Senator, State of California, District 6
- Kevin McCarty, Assemblymember, State of California, District 7
- Phil Serna, Supervisor, Sacramento County, District 1
- Jay Schenirer, Councilmember, City of Sacramento, District 5
- Eric Guerra, Councilmember, City of Sacramento, District 6