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Life Science at the Opera: Bridging Art and Innovation

By Esteban Villanueva
David Bennett, Bob Kaplan, Jan Rice, and Joseph Panetta at Life Science at the Opera: Bridging Art and Innovation
David Bennett, Bob Kaplan, Jan Rice, and Joseph Panetta

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Life Sciences Night at the Opera featured San Diego Opera’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca. An elegant event that brought together the leaders of San Diego’s Life Sciences industry to enjoy world-class opera and high-level networking.

Attendees included Chih Ying Su, Jeannie Posner, Carlos Cristiani, David Bennett, Jad Duncan, Amy Duncan, Shivani Shula, Lizzie Rodriguez, James Merritt, Yannick Claereboudt, Sanjay Shukla, Nancy Laturno, Chris LaZich, and Lori Iaconis. They enjoyed hearing guest speaker Dawn Barry, President and Co-founder of Luna, share her insights before leaders of the BioTech industry. The partnership between art and science is a perfect way to foster growth in our region.

Life Science at the Opera: Event Highlights

Chih Ying Su and Andrew McCulloch
Chih Ying Su and Andrew McCulloch
Chris LaZich and Carlos Cristiani
Chris LaZich and Carlos Cristiani
Chun Luo Gloria Lin and Alexa Tralla
Chun Luo Gloria Lin and Alexa Tralla
Jacob Justus and Sheri Xu
Jacob Justus and Sheri Xu
Jad and Amy Duncan
Jad and Amy Duncan
James Merritt and Jeannie Posner
James Merritt and Jeannie Posner
Jolene Juckian Roisin Puentes Dawn Barry and Kristina Manvelian
Jolene Juckian Roisin Puentes Dawn Barry and Kristina Manvelian
Julie Burgess and Lori Iaconis
Julie Burgess and Lori Iaconis
Lydia Krasner and Michael Hathaway
Lydia Krasner and Michael Hathaway
Nancy Laturno and Sharry Seal
Nancy Laturno and Sharry Seal
Natalia Rosas Machado Lizzie Rodriguez and Alondra Alvarado
Natalia Rosas Machado Lizzie Rodriguez and Alondra Alvarado
Paratiksha Jaiswal Emily Do and Shivani Shula
Paratiksha Jaiswal Emily Do and Shivani Shula
Sanjay Shukla and Sara Zaknoen
Sanjay Shukla and Sara Zaknoen
Susan Golden and Rebecca Driscoll
Susan Golden and Rebecca Driscoll
Yannick Claereboudt and Joann Clark
Yannick Claereboudt and Joann Clark
Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.

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