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State-of-the-art Industrial in the Inland Empire
8:15 a.m.- 2 p.m. Bus departs 8:30 a.m.
Presented by Majestic Realty Co.

Boat Tour: Port of Los Angeles
9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Bus departs 9:20 a.m.
Presented by Team California.

Boat Tour: Port of Long Beach
11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Bus departs 11:20 a.m.
Presented by Team California.

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Christopher Thornberg, Ph.D.
Founding Partner, Beacon Economics

Christopher Thornberg, Ph.D., has been called many things throughout his career, but his favorite thing to be called is correct.

Notably, he predicted the collapse of the sub-prime real estate bubble in 2006 and the Great Recession that followed. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was one of the few economists on record to correctly push back against the forecasting community’s panicked predictions of a depression. In the past two years, he has again stood against the grain, accurately forecasting that there would be no recession.

Thornberg left a teaching position at UCLA’s Business School in 2006 to found Beacon Economics, and under his leadership, the firm has become one of the nation’s most respected economic research organizations. He consults globally for private industry, cities, counties, and public agencies, challenging us to question popular narratives and to ask the right economic questions.

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How can investors, developers and service providers position themselves for success in the ever-evolving industrial sector? If there’s capital to be deployed into the asset class, where is it headed and why? Panelists will discuss these critical questions and how external forces such as tariffs, tax policy and energy challenges could shape the industrial capital markets in the next 12-24 months.

Panelists:
Charlotte Elstob, Managing Director, JLL
Jeremy Giles, Managing Partner, Constellation Real Estate Partners

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Population migration continues to benefit industrial markets in the Sunbelt and Mountain West. At this panel session, hear from leading executives as they share what they see ahead for the Western U.S. industrial market, including where capital is flowing, how macroeconomic factors could impact the sector, and what challenges and opportunities are on the horizon.

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Speakers:
Eric Schmutz, Director of Federal Affairs, NAIOP
Aquiles Suarez, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, NAIOP

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This session will provide an overview of the solar market for industrial buildings and outline best practices as well as ways to mitigate risk with solar and battery installations. Experts will discuss how to navigate the latest code requirements in California, development agreements, conditions of approval, mitigation measures, entitlement, vacancy risk and tenant terms, solar commissioning and installation verification and more.

Speakers:
Josh Cox, LEED AP, Senior Vice President, Development, Hillwood Investment Properties
Ryan McEvoy, Principal, GAIA

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When an end user has an immediate need for cold storage, they will often lease existing industrial cold storage buildings or add "box-in-box" cold storage. Existing refrigerated buildings and cold conversions have unique challenges. At this session, experts will share box-in-box cold storage design basics; discuss due diligence, mitigating risk and potential red flags for cold storage acquisitions and tenant improvements; and cover refrigeration, environmental regulations, and why your existing cold storage tenant wants to replace their old freon system. Hear straightforward advice on how to protect buildings when leasing to a cold storage end user.

Speaker:
Kate Lyle, NCARB, Principal, Lamar Johnson Collaborative

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With unprecedented demand, challenged capacity, aging infrastructure and increasing severe weather events, businesses need to evaluate myriad factors related to their power requirements and grid reliability while also navigating calls for minimizing their environmental footprint. Efficiency measures, new technologies, infrastructure investment and diversifying energy portfolios are among the solutions being introduced, but are those enough to ensure a sound, sustainable future? This panel will dig into the root of the U.S.’ power challenges, current and future demand on the grid, exciting new technologies and potential solutions, and how developers, communities and companies can navigate the uncharted waters ahead.

Panelist:
David Hickey, Global Managing Director, Hickey & Associates

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U.S. tariffs have been on the rise over the last several years, often targeting China, affecting global manufacturing with major implications for logistics. If tariffs continue to rise as expected, what will this shift mean for West Coast industrial real estate? Hear from executives and shippers in this space for their views on this accelerating trend and nearshoring strategies they are seeing in the marketplace. Additionally, as Chinese e-commerce websites continue to make inroads with U.S. customers, when will they require a U.S. footprint for their warehousing needs and demands, and what will the requirements be for these properties?

Speaker:
Curtis Spencer, CEO, IMS Worldwide, Inc.

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Discover how Amazon's Global Realty leverages sustainable development to transform its World Wide Operations portfolio. Learn how this organization is turning environmental imperatives into collaborative advantage, reimagining approaches to landlord and developer engagement, sustainable materials usage and design and engineering processes. From initial concept through delivery, you will hear real-world case studies, actionable insights and practical strategies that demonstrate how sustainability-minded thinking drives operational excellence and delivers bottom-line results.

Speaker:
London Kemp Boykin, Director, Global Realty, Amazon

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Join this panel to learn design and development best practices within the constraints of California Assembly Bill 98 (AB98) – recent legislation that expands design and siting requirements for logistics facilities and restricts truck routes to and from such facilities. Learn the impact on yields and land value, procedural implications for entitlement and permit, cost impacts, sustainable design implications and more. Speakers will also address the impact on redevelopment of underutilized suburban office sites into infill industrial, potential changes to AB98 and what the future holds for additional legislation and regulatory action against industrial real estate at the state and local levels.

Moderator:
Tim Jemal, Chief Executive Officer, NAIOP SoCal

Panelists:
John Condas, Partner, Allen Matkins
Michael Longo, Senior Vice President, CBRE
Patrick Schlehuber, CFA, CPA, Chief Investment Officer, Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
Sergio Valentini, RIBA, International AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Southern California Regional Principal, Ware Malcomb

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Effective supply chain management is crucial for any organization operating in today’s complex business environment, and logistics is a key part of the supply chain equation. In this session, the author of NAIOP Research Foundation report “Reverse Logistics Strategies for the Post-pandemic Supply Chain: Spaces and Places to Recapture Value” will address the common challenges companies face in managing reverse logistics, how demand for these facilities is evolving in various regions, the design features critical for optimizing the functionality of reverse logistics facilities and more.

Moderator:
Joe Dunlap, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Legacy Investing

Speaker:
Chad Autry, Ph.D., Myers Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Ticketed event; $149 USD / $201 CAD fee.

Spire 73 (73rd Floor), InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown

Experience the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere at Spire 73! Enjoy craft cocktails and hors devours on the sky-high rooftop terrace offering spectacular views of Los Angeles. It's the perfect spot to unwind or kick off your night while getting to know fellow attendees.

Presented by Panattoni Development Company.

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