8:30 AM: Industrial Market Outlook: Leasing, Occupier Demand & Market Trends
Nick Terry, Rifle CRE
Doc Perrier, Matthews Real Estate Investment Services™
Peyton Easley, Titan Commercial
Greg Barra, Boyd Commercial
Jake Allen, First Industrial Realty Trust
Jason Scholtz, Colliers
Heath Donica, Stream Realty
- Forecasting industrial market performance through 2027
- Vacancy, absorption, rental rate, and new supply trends
- How reshoring and domestic manufacturing continue to reshape demand
- The evolution of warehouse, distribution, and last-mile facilities
- Tenant priorities including flexibility, automation, and operational efficiency
- Supply chain shifts and their impact on industrial site selection
- AI, robotics, and automation changing warehouse and manufacturing operations
- Which industrial product types and submarkets offer the strongest opportunities?
9:30 AM: Industrial Development, Design & Construction
David Gwin, City of Missouri City
Hachem Domloj, CIVE
Beau Harris, Black Label Commercial group
Reed Vestal, Junction
Brad Porter, Porter Law Firm
Moderator: Brad Porter
- Navigating today's construction costs and material pricing
- Designing industrial buildings for automation, robotics, and future flexibility
- Power infrastructure and utility requirements for modern industrial users
- Sustainable building practices that improve long-term operating performance
- Speculative versus build-to-suit development strategies
- Creative approaches to site constraints, permitting, and entitlement challenges
- Redeveloping obsolete industrial properties for modern occupiers
- Integrating technology, security, and smart building systems into new developments
10:30 AM: Industrial Investment & Capital Markets Outlook
Nathan Buckhoff, Oxford Partners
Jack Gaffney, Finial Group
Ash Shah, IMPEX Capital Group, LLC
Alex Tebo, Bridge Logistics Properties
- The state of industrial investment sales heading into 2027
- Capital availability, lender activity, and financing trends
- Interest rates, cap rates, and valuation expectations
- Investor demand for warehouse, manufacturing, flex, and outdoor storage assets
- Sale-leasebacks and alternative capital solutions gaining momentum
- Opportunities in value-add, redevelopment, and industrial repositioning
- Private equity, institutional capital, and local investor perspectives
- What buyers and sellers should expect over the next 12–24 months