James Breeze serves as Senior Director and Global Head of Industrial & Logistics Research at CBRE. James is responsible for helping internal and external clients make real estate decisions by providing forward looking data and analysis. An accomplished public speaker and writer, James is a primary spokesperson on the industrial real estate environment.

James brings 16 years of experience in commercial real estate from time spent as National Director of Industrial Research at Colliers International. During his nearly four years at Colliers, James produced a wide variety of thought-leadership pieces that were showcased in Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Bisnow, Globe Street, and many others.

James started his career at Cushman & Wakefield as an entry level analyst, quickly climbing the ranks to become an industrial broker in California’s Inland Empire. After nearly three years as a broker, James returned to research, managing the industrial and office teams in Southern California and Arizona. James was also a member of the U.S. industrial research team.

Born and raised in the Inland Empire, James is a graduate of California State University - San Bernardino with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and a Minor in Finance. James currently resides with his family in Phoenix, AZ

John F. Coleman is Executive Vice President and head of EastGroup’s eastern region.  He is responsible for the Company’s operations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.  Prior to joining EastGroup in September 2001, Mr. Coleman was Senior Vice President with Duke-Weeks Realty Corporation. He has also worked within the Real Estate Division of GE Capital, and for Mobil Land Development. Mr. Coleman received his B.S. and Masters in Architecture from Clemson University.

Brendon Dedekind is SVP, Development and Investment with Trammell Crow Company

His responsibilities include opening a Trammell Crow Company office in Florida – based in Central Florida. His overall responsibilities include development of world class projects with a focus on Industrial and Multi-Family product types.

Prior to joining Trammell Crow, Brendon was the VP, Market Officer with Prologis. He had overall Market Responsibility for the Prologis Brand, Team Members, Brokers and over $2B in Warehousing assets. Prior to Prologis Brendon was the Global Director at Signature Flight Support overseeing a global real estate portfolio of more than 45M square feet of land, approx. 1B worth of capital improvements and approximately 1,400 Tenants. His responsibilities included the establishment and continuous improvement of the corporate real estate policies and procedures, capital deployment and overall asset management oversight. Prior to Signature he was a VP at Avalon Park Group (Local Orlando Company) and before that an Associate Developer with Lincoln Property Company in Orlando, FL.

Mr. Dedekind is a 24-time All-American swimmer and completed his degree in Electrical Engineering from FSU in 1999 while maintaining a dean's list status. At the same time, he was an international swimmer, two-time South African Olympian and Olympic games finalist.  He was inducted into the Florida State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 and is a 2 time Individual NCAA Champion and 11 time Individual ACC Champion.

Glenn Wylie is the Senior Managing Director, East Region for Link Logistics.

Glenn is responsible for overseeing regional operating performance, including leasing, property operations and construction for the nearly 160 million square feet region. Previously, Glenn served as Managing Director of the South East region managing the leasing for approximately 105 million square of industrial assets.

Prior to Link, Glenn served as Senior Vice President for Gramercy Property Trust, an investor and asset manager of industrial and office real estate. In this position, Glenn was integral in the leasing and management of nearly 40 million square feet of real estate. From 2008 through 2015, Glenn held multiple positions including Vice President of Chamber Street Properties (NYSE:CSG) and before that held the position of Vice President of leasing at CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust.

Glenn received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the College of Charleston and an MBA from The Citadel.

Luci Smith, BOMA Fellow, RPA, FMA, is the Director of Property Management for the Southeast at Link Industrial Properties.  She oversees over 100mm square feet of industrial and office properties, interacting daily with the 3rd party management companies.  Ms. Smith has been an active BOMA member since 2005.  She currently sits on the BOMA International Executive Committee as a Director and is Co-Chair of the 2020 BOMA Southern Region Conference being held in Orlando, Florida.  In addition to aiding BOMA International’s Education Committee, Ms. Smith has taught numerous RPA, Leadership and Industrial courses over the past 10 years.  Industrial Management has been her specialty throughout her career, which has led to her participation in creating the BOMA International Industrial Committee, BOMA/Orlando Industrial Team and the “Round Robin” event they hold.

Marissa Mitzner is an experienced sustainability professional working for organizations focusing on a range of topics including commercial real estate, renewable energy, corporate sustainability, and health and wellness in the built environment. Marissa is a WELL AP, Fitwel Ambassador, LEED AP ID+C, TRUE Advisor, and received her MBA in Sustainable Business Practices from Duquesne University. 

Jennifer McConkey oversees operational aspects at Principal Real Estate Investors and is responsible for portfolio-wide Responsible Property Investing efforts. She holds a bachelor's degree from Drake University and is a member of industry groups including BOMA’s Energy Efficiency Advisory Board, ULI’s Responsible Property Investing Council, and Better Buildings Alliance’s Green Leasing Steering Committee.

As the Head of Energy Data & Analytics at Link, Ram is responsible for all national energy and utility programs, energy derivative strategy, hedge governance, energy procurement, and environmental data for sustainability reporting (GRESB & ENERGYSTAR) in addition to developing building energy evaluation toolkits. He is also developing ESG data management platform integrated with Machine Learning models to enable smart energy management, economical renewable energy procurement and ESG reporting.

Ram’s career has been focused on developing data-driven strategies to support large commercial real estate portfolios achieve energy and carbon-reduction goals through energy efficiency, micro-grid installations, and renewable energy procurement. 

Ram received PhD in Architecture (Technology), M.S. in Statistics, and M. Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds Bachelors in Architecture from Birla Institute of Technology, India. He is a 3-time Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps Fellowship program. 

Megan Basore leads Duke Realty’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategic initiatives and the implementation of related strategy, policies, communications, and processes. She also oversees research and evaluation of relevant technologies to support the ESG strategy. Previously, she was a Senior Property Manager at Duke Realty responsible for a multi-site portfolio of industrial assets.

Chris Horsley joined Hokanson Companies, Inc. (HCI) in 1997 while completing his degree in Civil Engineering at Purdue University. Now as Chief Operating Officer of the company, he focuses his efforts on construction, development and property/facility management. Chris oversees a team of property and construction managers that provide management services to approximately 7.25M square feet in a seven-state geographical service area. His BOMA involvement includes: Floor Measurement Standards Committee Member [2015-Present]; Industrial Floor Measurement Revision Task Force, Co-Chair [2018-2019]; Industry Defense Fund Committee, Vice Chair [2016-2018]; Industry Defense Fund Committee, Chair [2018-2020]; Strategic Planning Committee [2018] for the five-year strategic plan (2019-2023); BOMA/Indianapolis, Director [2018-2020]; and BOMA/Indianapolis, Secretary/Treasurer [2020-Present]. 

Mitch Luehring has been a leader in Gensler’s area analysis practice for over 10 years.  He advises clients and colleagues on the value and insights that building area measurements and standards can bring to their projects.  Currently, Mitch is a member of the BOMA Floor Measurement Standards Committee and has served as co-chair of the BOMA 2017 Office Standard Revisions Task Force and co-chair of the BOMA 2019 Industrial Revisions Task Force.

Steve is responsible for providing risk management and insurance brokerage services to the firm’s real estate owner, developer, investment adviser/manager and professional services firm clients. Throughout his career, Steve has been involved in the creation and ongoing operation of the real estate industry group practice at several international insurance brokers. He has been a risk management and insurance instructor for various real estate industry trade associations and serves regularly as a panelist and presenter on issues of insurance and risk management in the real estate industry.

Steve was awarded his MBA from San Francisco State University and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. He also has his Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) designation.

Shane Sumrall is a leader of the P&C Claims for McGriff Insurance and is a licensed attorney and member of the Alabama State Bar.  Prior to joining McGriff, Mr. Sumrall worked in private practice as an Environmental Litigation attorney with a large corporate defense firm in Birmingham.  Mr. Sumrall's practice has encompassed a wide range of environmental, land-use, real property, and governmental relations matters, which has included issues involving water quality and quantity, endangered species, solid and hazardous wastes, cleanup and remediation, permitting, and zoning.  

Mr. Sumrall has represented both policyholders and insurers in insurance coverage litigation involving commercial general liability, professional liability, employer’s liability, errors and omissions, directors and officer’s liability, commercial property and other insurance policies and products. He has significant experience in coverage matters involving additional insured, construction defect, abstention, late notice and cooperation issues frequently litigated in state and federal courts.

Hunter Findley is an account engineer providing engineering resources and risk assessment on existing and new business accounts.

Hunter joined FM Global in 2016 and served as a Consultant Engineer for Facility & Natural Hazards. He has worked with a broad range of industries including mining, metals, plastic manufacturing, textiles, carpet/flooring manufacturing, battery manufacturing, healthcare, warehousing, and data centers. He was appointed to Account Engineer in 2019.

As an Account Engineer, Hunter manages the loss prevention engineering efforts of Atlanta Operations largest accounts in various occupancies. He currently specializes molten metal and automotive manufacturing.  

Prior to joining the organization, Hunter graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. He currently resides in Social Circle, GA with his wife, Brittany and son, Bennett. 

Lindy leads CenterPoint Properties’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategic initiatives and sustainability efforts.  Lindy has served the real estate industry for over 20 years as a Real Estate Tax Associate, Design Coordinator, and Property Manager.  She has managed a variety of team members, teaching them the processes and programs that will make them and their company successful.  Lindy continually strives to make herself, her team, and her properties perform at optimal levels.  Additionally, she participates on various committees to improve processes locally and nationally.  Lindy has held her IL Managing Broker’s License since 2004, she acquired her LEED AP in 2010, and her efforts have resulted in several buildings throughout the U.S. being LEED-certified. Lindy is an accounting graduate of the University of IL-Champaign/Urbana and has served on the BOMA Suburban Chicago board since 2020 and the BOMA International Industrial Committee since 2018.

Vince Zuppa is Vice President and Director of Property Management for the Prologis Chicago portfolio. His responsibilities include overseeing management and operational tasks for the Chicago Portfolio totaling 63 million square feet,330 buildings. Mr. Zuppa also focuses on the digitization charter for property operations at Prologis. He has 33 years of commercial real estate experience and holds a B.S. in Finance from Benedictine University and a M.B.A from St. Xavier University. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Illinois.

As Vice President, Regional Asset Management for Duke Realty in the Midwest, Matt oversees the management of the company's office and industrial portfolios in Chicago, Minneapolis and St. Louis, including asset management, budgeting, personnel supervision, client relations functions, and continuing Duke Realty’s proven Complete Customer Service program. In total, Matt is responsible for a portfolio exceeding 20 million square feet.

Matt joined Duke Realty in 1999 as Property Manager for the Chicago Region. As Property Manager, he was responsible for the property management of Duke Realty's entire industrial portfolio in Chicago. Prior to joining Duke Realty, he was a Portfolio Manager with Grubb & Ellis for three years and a District Manager with the RREEF Funds for five years. He was promoted to Vice President, Regional Asset Management in 2013.

As Vice President, Regional Asset Manager for Duke Realty, Natalie is responsible for a 24 millionsquare foot portfolio of logistics properties in Atlanta, Savannah and Raleigh with a focus on building management and customer satisfaction. Her duties also include seeking ways to maintain properties at a high level while reducing costs to maximize value at all times. 

Natalie joined Duke Realty in 2003 after two summer internships through INROADS with the company. Following graduation from college, Natalie began working full time for Duke Realty in Orlando, Florida as an Assistant Property Manager. She returned to the Atlanta office in 2010 and was promoted to Vice President, Regional Asset Manager in 2019. Throughout her career she has managed multiple products types from Class A Office to Class A Industrial all through the lens of providing quality customer service and impactful solutions for our tenants and stakeholders.