Michael Pelt is president and chief operating officer of MDH Partners in Atlanta. He oversees the company’s day-to-day operations, including compliance with joint ventures, lender requirements and property management.

Panattoni Development Company has developed more than 175 million square feet of industrial, office and retail space. In the years leading up to the Great Recession, it had about 20 million square feet of space under construction each year. The recession took the Newport Beach-based company and Carl Panattoni, its founder and chairman, right to the brink, but both have bounced back.

NAIOP honored the following rising stars within the commercial real estate industry with its coveted 2013 Developing Leaders Award at Development ‘13: The Annual Meeting for Commercial Real Estate. The annual award — now in its eighth year — honors Developing Leaders for their extraordinary talent and contributions to the industry.

As his time as chairman comes to a close, Gene Reilly has been reflecting on the year and the NAIOP members whom he has been privileged to meet as he traveled to NAIOP events and chapters across North America.

National research directors from major commercial real estate brokerage and data provider firms gathered for their annual meeting at NAIOP headquarters this fall to share their views about what the future holds for commercial real estate.

Some highlights from NAIOP's Development ‘13: The Annual Meeting for Commercial Real Estate in San Diego, Calif.