Chris Copenhaver is a member of Cushman & Wakefield’s industrial and logistics service line and co-lead of the company's food and beverage advisory group, specializing in representing owners and occupiers of industrial real estate with a concentration in food production and refrigerated distribution centers. He leverages Cushman & Wakefield’s real estate services platform and the food and beverage advisory team to execute client requirements throughout the U.S. in primary and secondary markets.

Marc Duval is a senior managing director in the New Jersey office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas. He joined JLL as part of the HFF acquisition and has more than 15 years of experience in commercial real estate. Marc specializes in industrial investment advisory throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, and has been involved in more than $19.9 billion in commercial real estate transactions. Before working at HFF, Marc worked at WCGM as a Real Estate Associate. His primary focus was consulting for banks and institutions in the valuation of commercial real estate. He also focused on extensive market studies for developers of ground-up projects.

Jake Finley founded Karis in 2014 and later Karis Cold in 2019. His vision leads the company while developing the pipeline and entering new markets with a current portfolio excess of $1.5 billion in 10+ markets. Since inception, Karis has developed, acquired, and disposed of over $2.5 billion worth of industrial real estate. With Karis Capital, Jake completed a significant joint-venture with AEW, a private-equity real estate firm which was sold in 2021 for one of the largest IRR’s in AEW’s history. Prior to founding Karis, Jake began his career at the Chicago Board of Trade as a commodities broker, followed by selling overhead doors and dock levelers, and then a real estate broker focusing on logistics-related tenant representation.

Vince Free founded FREEZ Construction in 2019 and is a past-chairman of the Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA), a member of the NAIOP Cold Storage Development Forum & a member of the I.CON Cold Storage Planning Committee. With 19 years of experience in the cold storage construction space, he worked his way through the industry as a high-speed door supplier, design build general contractor, and a thermal construction expert.

As principal, Sean Gilbert spearheads the origination, evaluation and closing activities for Saxum’s acquisition and joint venture opportunities. He leads Saxum’s cold storage platform, which is among the largest in the country and currently compromises over 3 million square feet nationwide with an additional 1 million square feet under active construction.

As founder and managing principal of Saxum, Anthony Rinaldi oversees all aspects of the firm’s strategic initiatives and operations, including investment strategy, acquisitions, capital raising, leasing activities, development and the execution and management of the firm’s portfolio. Over the last decade since Saxum’s inception, Anthony has leveraged his extensive knowledge of individual markets and his distinct understanding of demand drivers to establish Saxum’s unique investment strategies. He capitalizes on his vast network and personal relationships within the real estate community to create opportunities and respond to market changes that are unseen and overlooked by others.

Anthony has led Saxum through explosive growth to become one of the most dynamic real estate investment firms in the nation, with a team of over 30 professionals, multiple offices and a nationwide investment portfolio totaling over 10 million square feet and nearly $3.0 billion in investment capitalizations. Prior to founding Saxum, Anthony served as an advisor and consultant within the brokerage community. In various roles, he oversaw the leasing and management portfolio of 4 million square feet of assets on behalf of corporations, REITs, family offices, special servicers, and private equity and institutional investors. His responsibilities included project leasing and marketing, portfolio management, acquisitions and dispositions, and asset management in a variety of product types including office, retail, multifamily and industrial.

Cory Singer leads the business development and growth strategies for FCL Builders nationally. With over 20 years focused on strategic planning and business development for general contractors, architectural and engineering firms, Singer’s efforts since joining FCL builders in 2011 have assisted the company in entering the Dallas/Fort Worth, Southeast, West and desert Southwest markets. As vice president of business development and pre-construction, Singer is charged with coordinating the company’s business development, sales and pre-construction efforts to ensure FCL Builders grows and maintains the reputation that has earned it a 97% customer retention rate. 

As a leader of the CBRE National Food Facilities Group, David Sours offers over 20 years of experience serving the specialized real estate needs of the cold storage, food distribution and food processing industries, nationally and internationally. The CBRE National Food Facilities Group leads the cold spec development category, influencing pre-development analysis, site selection and concept design, achieving successful lease-up through targeted prospecting. David and his esteemed partners, Kevin Kelly and Lucy Durbin, run an elite team at the forefront of the cold sector of real estate, expertly navigating the complexities of the global real estate market and the unique nuances inherent to the food industry. Their profound understanding of the food sector intricacies enables them to provide clients with exemplary transactional and advisory services.

Turner Wishart is a partner at OnPace Partners and co-leads the firm’s food-related brokerage services. Turner is a seasoned expert in cold storage real estate, specializing in strategic, long-term advice for occupiers, landlords, and investors in the food industry. Prior to OnPace, Turner spent 13 years with Colliers International’s Food Advisory Services platform. He resides in Atlanta but helps clients across the U.S.