The industrial market has seen dramatic shifts in recent years with extremely low vacancy rates and limited space options in several markets. Consequently, net absorption has been low and renewal rates have been high. But will this trend continue through the unexpected economic disruption of 2020 brought on by the pandemic? Learn about the new outlook for industrial real estate amid the many trends impacting the sector, including e-commerce, outsourcing, and the growth of third-party logistics (3PL) sector.

At the end of the session, participants will:

• Discuss the emerging trends for industrial real estate
• Describe how the pandemic has affected CRE
• Identify key growth areas in the market

Sponsored by

James Breeze, Senior Director, Global Head of Industrial & Logistics Research, CBRE

Tenants are searching for larger truck courts, more parking, rail service (again!) and state of the art technology to facilitate first to market businesses.  Companies are targeting large population centers and major transportation hubs, yet the property must have room for spread.  Join us for a panel discussion regarding what industrial tenants are looking for, from a logistics perspective.  We have experts in the field providing insights on what they are seeing in markets around the US, and beyond.

 At the end of this session, participants will:

• Discuss why distribution centers pick specific locations for logistics
• Describe emerging trends for industrial logistics
• Highlight critical technologies and features to stay competitive.

John Coleman, Executive Vice President, EastGroup Properties

Brendon Dedekind, Senior Vice President, Development & Investment, Trammell Crow Company

Glenn Wylie, Senior Managing Director, East Region, Link Logistics

Luci Smith, BOMA Fellow, RPA, FMA, Director of Property Management, Link Industrial Properties

Gain insight from leading warehouse and distribution owners on strategies to engage property teams and tenants in sharing utility data and benchmarking in the industry standard tool ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to understand building performance. This session will discuss how industry leaders are working to overcome the challenges warehouse owners face in accessing utility data due the traditional NNN lease. Real estate owners and operators attending this session will learn how to increase data coverage to meet reporting and compliance needs, attracts tenant, and meet increasing investor interest.

At the end of this session, participants will:

• Discover strategies for overcoming challenges in engaging warehouse property managers and tenants in sharing utility data
• Discuss ENERGY STAR tools and resources to help warehouse owners/operators improve building efficiency and attract investors and tenants
• Utilize lessons learned from leading warehouse owners on increasing data coverage to enhance ESG programs
• Describe the value of accessing and benchmarking data to meet reporting and compliance requirements

Jennifer McConkey, Senior Director of Operations & Sustainability, Principal Real Estate Investors

Henry Chamberlain, President & COO, BOMA International

Thulasi Ram Khamma, PhD, Director, Energy Data Analytics & Environmental Sustainability, Link Logistics

Megan Basore, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Duke Realty

Marissa Mitzner, Sustainability Project Manager, RE Tech Advisors

BOMA International released a significant update to its Industrial Floor Measurement Standard, BOMA 2019 for Industrial Buildings: Standard Method of Measurement (ANSI/BOMA Z65.2—2019). This session will help industrial property managers and brokers understand the major changes from the 2012 Industrial Standard, including a unified single methodology that replaces Method A (Exterior Wall Methodology) and Method B (Drip Line Methodology). Discover why accurate measurements benefit the entire property team: property management companies benefit financially, owners receive a better ROI and additional positive cash flow, and both property managers and brokers have defensible square footage numbers for leasing, acquisition and disposition of assets. 

At the end of this session, participants will:

• Understand the changes from the 2012 to the 2019 Industrial Standard
• Learn the concepts and methodology within the standard and how to apply them
• Discover why accurate measurements are important for your leasing and management strategies
• Get answers to your most pressing questions about the BOMA Industrial Standard 

Christopher Horsley, Chief Operating Officer, Hokanson Companies, Inc.

Mitchell Luehring, Associate, Gensler

Hard hit by costly catastrophic claims, the property insurance market will continue to “harden” in the coming year. Fewer insurance carriers are willing to underwrite risks, and the ones that have the appetite to do so are likely to increase their premiums. What are the causes for these massive increases and is this a global problem?  As a commercial real estate professional, there are immediate steps and best practices you can enact, from an insurance perspective, to reduce risk and manage your insurance costs, such as higher deductibles, self-insuring and increased security measures.  Learn which coverage lines (general liability, property, pollution, flood, etc.) are seeing premium increases and whether COVID will have an even further impact on rates increases.

At the end of this session, participants will:

• Discuss strategies to decrease insurance costs
• Compare geographic areas or types of buildings that are seeing higher increases than other areas
• Describe the insurance market outlook on future rates and whether they will stabilize or continue to increase

Stephen Gaitley, Partner, Real Estate Practice, Woodruff Sawyer

M. Shane Sumrall, Executive Vice President, McGriff Insurance

Hunter Findley, Account Engineer, FM Global

Lindy Schrik, LEEP AP, Director of ESG, CenterPoint

Artificial intelligence and drone technologies are evolving at a fast pace. The commercial real estate (CRE) industry is starting to embrace these systems through the Digitization of our Industry.

Data analytics is critical for continued growth and success. However, what are some of the advantages and challenges of this new "Future State" and how do property professionals prepare for it?

At the end of the session, participants will:

• Discuss how technologies are changing the CRE industry
• Describe how data analytics will drive your ROI
• Define how data analytics can reduce costs and improve operations
• Demonstrate how technology is disrupting all industries

Vince Zuppa, Director and Vice President of Property Management, Prologis

Connor Richardson, Real Estate Customer Experience, Manager, Prologis

Property Managers are now being asked to be construction managers.  Owners are looking for ways to reduce costs and many believe that since they pay a management fee why pay an additional construction manager fee when the property manager is already on the “payroll.”  Many property managers already run large projects, so these skills are transferable.  This ability to handle construction projects is a value enhanced service that property managers can offer their clients and will provide the property manager with better control over the project and how it impacts the asset.

At the end of the session, participants will:

• Describe the project process steps from beginning to completion
• Discuss how this additional construction management skill set will provide a value enhanced service that third party providers can offer their clients
• Highlight how fees earned will make the property management unit more profitable and not go to another entity

Matthew Roberts, Vice President, Regional Asset Management, Midwest, Duke Realty

Bill Casassa, Assistant Vice President, Property Manager – Columbus, Duke Realty

Natalie Tyler-Martin, Vice President - Regional Asset Manager, Duke Realty