Lisa DeNight

Lisa DeNight serves as managing director, head of North American industrial research at Newmark, where she researches and analyzes industrial trends and commercial market implications, focusing on timely thought leadership and elevating data integrity. DeNight’s expertise is in statistical data collection and analysis, interpretation and advisement on economic and real estate trends, driving thought leadership initiatives and generating market insights. DeNight has over a decade of commercial real estate research experience and frequently speaks on topics related to industrial real estate for national and international audiences, publications and broadcast media.

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Tom Fishman

In his role as executive vice president, acquisitions and dispositions, with Hillwood, Tom Fishman leads the team charged with acquisitions and dispositions of industrial properties in target markets across North America and Europe. He plays a vital role at Hillwood by working closely with Hillwood’s CEO and President to make strategic financing decisions.

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Erik Foster, CCIM

Erik Foster is focused on executing real estate industrial capital markets advisory services across his firm’s global platform. He is proven leader with over 25 years of experience and $10 billion in completed transactions, including dispositions of multi-market portfolios, global logistics properties and sale-leasebacks of corporate owned industrial facilities. As the head of industrial capital markets, he leads Avison Young’s national team that represents institutions, private equity, developers and privately held commercial investors in diverse industrial assignments that spans the entire industrial asset lifecycle, from early-stage advisory and development equity raises, to asset disposition.

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Brandi Hanback

Brandi Hanback is executive vice president and head of development for Rockefeller Group, overseeing the company’s national development platform consisting of seven regional teams. She serves on the investment committee and leads development growth and strategy, which is focused on increasing activity in existing markets as well as expanding into new markets with a focus on multifamily and industrial development.

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Mark G. Levy

Mark Levy is the president of Altman Logistics Properties, overseeing the firm’s daily operations and strategic initiatives with a focus on driving company growth and enhancing operational efficiencies across all projects. Among his many professional associations, he is a member of the Zell Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a Governor of the NAIOP Research Foundation, and a leader of ULI’s Florida Industrial Development Council. Additionally, he is an advisor of the United States Chamber of Commerce, a member of the United States Capital Historical Association, an adjunct instructor of Georgetown University’s Master’s in Real Estate Capstone Program, and serves on the board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County. A native of Philadelphia, PA, Mr. Levy earned his degrees in Economics and English from Syracuse University.

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Art Makris

Art Makris is a seasoned leader in the real estate sector with a career spanning several decades. He currently serves as the head of customer-led development, Americas, for Prologis, overseeing strategic initiatives and development projects. Prior to his career at Prologis, Makris was executive vice president of the Northeast Region for Hillwood Industrial. Before joining Hillwood, he was with Duke Realty for 25 years, with his most recent position there as regional president of the Northeast Region. His expertise and contributions have been instrumental in the growth and success of the organizations he has been a part of.

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Scot Murdoch, AIA

Scot Murdoch, AIA, is driven to deliver improved performance, process and value for clients, Murdoch has designed and executed millions of square feet of industrial logistics and manufacturing projects at varying scale and complexity for innovative corporate and development clients across the world. His ability to think at both grand and granular scales simultaneously results in comprehensive design solutions that exceed client expectations. A forward-thinking problem solver, he is motivated by designing for the future of industry. He explores themes of next generation industrial development in his practice informed by his passions for the restoration of brownfield sites, sustainable design focused on decarbonization, and renewable energy initiatives including green energy production. Murdoch is currently leading the transformation of the New York industrial landscape through his expertise in developing urban sites into multistory, mixed-use production and logistics facilities. The design solutions driving a new intensified stack of industrial mixed-use is redefining urban planning and facilitating industry’s ability to exist harmoniously within the community it is serving. His vibrant portfolio of work takes into consideration the delicate balance of an innovative future and foundational past and dichotomy of technology and humanity, resulting in meaningful impact.

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Michael Neuman

Michael Neuman oversees transactions for all asset types and sectors in the United States for Ivanhoé Cambridge, CDPQ’s, real estate portfolio. From 2022 to 2024, Michael served as Head, Industrial and Residential, United States and Latin America. In that role, he managed Ivanhoé Cambridge’s existing platforms in the United States and investment diversification into new geographies and alternative asset classes such as self-storage and manufactured housing. Between 2014 and 2022, Neuman was based in Paris acting as vice president, investments, Europe, where he sourced and implemented investment activities for all asset classes across major European cities. He has worked in investing and real estate for almost 17 years. Before joining Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2014, he spent five years at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield as a Senior Investment and Asset Manager for the Office and Hotels division. Neuman graduated from HEC Paris in 2008 with a Master of Science in management and economics.

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Doris Pitilon

Doris Pitilon is a tech leader with over 12 years of experience in various domains and a multidisciplinary background. She is the CTO of Faropoint - A Tech Enabled Real Estate Investment Manager. Pitilon is responsible for turning a tech concept into reality to enable Faropoint to accomplish its vision while using an innovative tech approach. She established the R&D department and responsible for developing and executing the tech strategy. Pitilion leads global teams of data science, product, research and engineering experts with technical expertise and commercial acumen to revolutionize the traditional paradigms of real estate investment. They are doing that by digitizing the industry, developing ML models and cutting-edge products.

Prior to Faropoint, she served for seven years as a major in the technology unit of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), where her last position was head of the Innovation Department leading groundbreaking developments. She was the co-founder of the first Formula Race Car SAE team at Technion University and co-founder and head of the nonprofit COVID-19 International Sprint. She holds a Master's in biomedical engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

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Mark Schottinger

In his roles as president and chief legal officer, Mark Schottinger oversees Solar Landscape’s legal, policy, new products and subscriber acquisition functions. He pioneered the commercial rooftop solar lease structure that has now become the industry standard and is considered one of the preeminent legal experts on the national expansion of front-of-meter solar energy models. He speaks regularly to national policy and commercial real estate audiences about how commercial rooftop solar projects can quickly and efficiently meet the country’s growing energy demands. Solar Landscape has deployed more than 500 megawatts of renewable energy projects – totaling over $1.5 billion in capital investment – and leased 150 million square feet of commercial rooftops. It now employs over 300 employees in 20 states across the country. The company was named Inc. Magazine’s Best in Business in 2024 and the #1 Distributed Generation developer by New Project Media. Solar Landscape was recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy for advancing clean energy and workforce development. Prior to joining Solar Landscape, Schottinger practiced law at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Washington, D.C., and earned his law degree from the University of Virginia.

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Charlie Smith

A specialist in geopolitical shifts and their impacts, Charlie Smith provides clients with advisory services on assessing dynamic contexts as they relate to commercial real estate decisions both in the U.S. and globally. He works with long-time global organizations and ones considering new markets. Smith has been featured in the Summit Journal (AFIRE), Area Development and Real Estate Capital US, among other outlets, and is a member of the Association of International Risk Intelligence Professionals. He has a Master's in International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

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Anne Strauss-Wieder

Anne Strauss-Wieder is a nationally respected senior executive with over 40 years of public and private sector experience involving supply chains, industrial and economic development, resilience, and freight movement. She was the 2022 recipient of the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship. Strauss-Wieder is in leadership roles in several national professional organizations. She was an appointed member of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s advisory committee on supply chain competitiveness and the U.S. Maritime Administration’s marine transportation system national advisory committee. She also teaches a graduate class on freight and public policy at Rutgers. Strauss-Wieder has a Master's in regional science from the University of Pennsylvania and was a 2010 Lead New Jersey Fellow.

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Seth Weisberg

Seth Weisberg is CEO of ABCO Systems. When he stepped into managing his family business, he saw an opportunity to take it to the next level. By focusing on brand identity, expanding their services and improving operations, he helped grow our annual sales from $2 million to nearly $70 million.

Over the course of over 50 years in business, ABCO has seen its clients’ needs evolve as the customers they serve have evolved. When it opened its first offices in New Jersey, warehouses needed equipment to keep materials stored and moving efficiently, and ABCO provided access to top-of-the-line storage solutions. But as automation and increasing consumer demands began pressuring warehouses to distribute goods faster and cheaper, ABCO invested in experts who could transform warehouses into centers of logistic excellence. Conveyance and automation began to play an increasingly important role in ABCO’s services. And as the company served more and more of the Tri-State area, it continued to invest in experts who could identify logistician's needs on the ground to engineer the exact solution needed to get long-lasting efficiency from their distribution operations.

Today, ABCO Systems has taken that insight and expertise to the next level. Having worked with hundreds of operations of all sizes and across many industries, ABCO has developed a team that understands the challenges of the modern material handling industry. It strives to not only provide the best turnkey system solutions but serve as a true partner that understands the day-to-day stress of running a modern distribution center. Putting client problems above all else, ABCO Systems offers material handling solutions engineered for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.

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