I.CON East 2021: The Industrial Conference

I.CON IS INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE.

About I.CON East

Date: Thursday, November 11, 2021 - Friday, November 12, 2021

Where: The Westin Jersey City Newport, Jersey City, New Jersey

The premier event exclusively focused on the development, operation and expansion of industrial real estate, I.CON is the nation’s largest gathering of industrial real estate professionals.

Hear the big ideas, trends and new technologies in industrial development from the best in the business, and make new professional contacts in the enthusiastic networking environment.

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Tours and Special Events

Additional options for elevating your conference experience.

Join other attendees for an unforgettable pre-conference kick-off networking reception on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Next, select one of two project tours giving you an up-close look at groundbreaking industrial developments in the Jersey City region; both tours take place on Thursday, Nov. 11.

- Kick-off Networking Event
- Cold Storage Tour
- Kearny Point Tour

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Agenda

*Schedule is subject to change

Day 1 Agenda

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

2 p.m.

Registration Open

Time: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET

Registration presented by Cushman & Wakefield.

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4 p.m.

Kick-Off Networking Event

Time: 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. ET

Bus boards at 3:15 p.m., departs at 3:30 p.m. and returns at 7 p.m.

Please note:

The event venue requires proof of vaccination status be shown at the door (either a vaccination card or picture on a phone). Partial vaccination is acceptable.
Masks are required while taking bus transportation.
Bring your photo I.D.

If you have any questions, please stop by the Registration desk on-site.

Kick off I.CON East with a unique networking experience you won’t soon forget. Join other industrial leaders at Bowlmor Chelsea Piers – overlooking the Hudson River at Pier 60 – for lively conversations, imaginative culinary creations and, if you are so inclined, friendly competition. This special event features upscale bowling in a retro-inspired setting, plus signature dishes and an open bar. Transportation for you and your new teammates/business partners to and from the conference hotel will be provided. Don’t miss the opportunity to expand your network while having an incredible time.

The networking event is sold out.

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Day 2 Agenda

Thursday, November 11, 2021

7 a.m.

Registration Open

Time: 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET

Registration presented by Cushman & Wakefield.

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7 a.m.

Espresso Bar Open

Time: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET

Espresso bar presented by Link Logistics Real Estate.

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7:45 a.m.

Project Tour: Cold Storage Tour

Time: 7:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET

Bus boards at 7:45 a.m. and departs at 8 a.m.

Please note:

Masks are required while taking bus transportation.
Dress in warm clothes/layers and wear closed-toe shoes.
Photos are not allowed.
Bring your photo I.D.

Take an icy plunge into one of the hottest sectors in industrial real estate: cold storage. The tour will start with a visit to the new FreezPak Logistics Center developed by Elberon. This 140,000-square foot facility features 75-foot ceilings and 30,000 pallet positions throughout the warehouse. Next, visit the 70,000-square-foot Garden State Cold Storage facility in Newark, designed and built by Food Tech, which includes a computer-controlled central industrial refrigeration system and a refrigerated dock. This tour provides an ideal opportunity to learn about the specific requirements, advanced engineering and automation that go into cold storage operations.

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8:15 a.m.

Project Tour: Kearny Point Tour

Time: 8:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET

Bus boards at 8:15 a.m. and departs at 8:30 a.m.

Please note: Masks are required while taking bus transportation and inside all buildings on tour.

Kearny Point, a 130-acre site that once was home to a shipyard that built ships for the U.S. Navy during World War II, is now an innovative adaptive reuse project that incorporates flexible office space, mixed-use industrial space, urban farming and regenerative landscapes, outdoor community/entertainment spaces, wetland restoration, environmental infrastructure and more. Tour highlights include an inside look at what has become a center for the pioneering companies of the new economy – a flexible, modern workplace home to a diverse community of today's creators, tenants like Envrmnt from Verizon Labs, MKBHD and UNIQLO. Get a behind-the-screen look at movie magic with stops at film production and sound stage studios in legacy Class B warehouses.

Ticketed event; $75 USD / $99.50 CAD fee

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11:30 a.m.

Exhibits Open

Time: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET

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11:30 a.m.

Networking Lunch

Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ET

Networking lunch presented by Bohler.

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12:20 p.m.

Opening Keynote: What’s Next for Industrial Real Estate?

Time: 12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET

After an unprecedented 2020 and a strong 2021, hear from leading industry executives on what trends, opportunities and threats they see for industrial real estate in 2022. How will macroeconomic factors affect the industrial sector? Which industrial property types will attract capital in the coming year? Don’t miss valuable perspectives from this powerhouse panel.

Speakers

Jeffrey J. Milanaik (Moderator)
Partner, Northeast Region, Bridge Industrial, 2022 NAIOP Chair

Devin Barnwell
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Portfolio Management, Logistics Real Estate, Brookfield Asset Management

Nick Pell
President and Chief Investment Officer, Link Logistics

Peter Schultz
Executive Vice President, First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

Opening keynote presented by Newmark.

Keynote stage presented by FCL Builders.

Opening keynote presented by Rockefeller Group, Alston Construction, Cushman & Wakefield, Faropoint, Florida Power & Light Company, Link Logistics Real Estate, Majestic Realty Co., Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Inc., USAA Real Estate Company, Bohler, CenterPoint Properties, Colliers International, Dalfen Industrial, Forsgate Industrial Partners, JLL.

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1:40 p.m.

The Growth of Urban Middle- and Last-Mile Logistics

Time: 1:40 p.m. - 2:25 p.m. ET

Middle- and last-mile solutions are key for meeting the increasing needs and expectations of customers in urban areas expecting quick turnaround from the click of ordering products online to the knock on their door of final delivery. This panel will examine the new opportunities for urban middle- and last-mile logistics, from redevelopment of functional infill products to multilevel or higher-density developments. Explore what the future of infill and the last mile could look like as e-commerce grows, and what trends are revealing about future demand.

Moderator:
Rob Kossar, SIOR, Vice Chairman, Head of Northeast Industrial Region, JLL

Panelists:
Frank Di Roma, OAA, MRAIC, Principal, Ware Malcomb
Peter McEneaney, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Vice President, Thor Equities, LLC
Brit Winterer, Executive Vice President & Head of Development, Link Logistics Real Estate

Keynote stage presented by FCL Builders.

Session presented by FCL Builders, Newmark, Rockefeller Group, Alston Construction, Cushman & Wakefield, Faropoint, Florida Power & Light Company, Link Logistics Real Estate, Majestic Realty Co., Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Inc., USAA Real Estate Company, Bohler, CenterPoint Properties, Colliers International, Dalfen Industrial, Forsgate Industrial Partners, JLL.

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2:35 p.m.

Industrial Renaissance: Innovation and Technology

Time: 2:35 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. ET

Industrial rebirth is here, but it may look different than expected. Advancements in technology and the adoption of new applications for real estate is causing fundamental change in the built environment. Automation, data analytics, ubiquitous sensors, AI and autonomous vehicles promise to create higher levels of productivity and allow for more efficient use of space. Dive into the problems facing industrial tenants and how owners/developers can use technology to advance solutions to those problems. Hear from leading experts in the field about how technology and innovation are enabling an evolution of warehouse and distribution real estate and discover what needs to be in place by 2030 to prepare for the future of automation.

Moderator:
Kate Bryden, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Vice President Development, MRP Industrial LLC

Panelist:
Ryan Elazari, Senior Director, Empire Management
Michael Landsburg, Chief Development Officer, NFI Real Estate
Adir Levitas, CEO, Faropoint
Sarah Liu, Vice President, Real Estate Technology Investment Team, Fifth Wall

Keynote stage presented by FCL Builders.

3:20 p.m.

Networking Break

Time: 3:20 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. ET

Networking break presented by Rockefeller Group.

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3:50 p.m.

Supply Chain Disruption and Innovation

Time: 3:50 p.m. - 4:35 p.m. ET

Labor shortages, port congestion, increasing transportation costs, weather conditions and more have disrupted the global supply chain, leading to product shortages around the world. What are the best solutions to address these disruptions? How will the supply chain continue to evolve during this time of change? Are Chinese 3PLs driving a new shift in the supply chain? What does the future hold for nearshoring and offshoring? Examine these critical questions and more.

Moderator:
Jason Hans, Managing Director, Portfolio Management, USAA Real Estate Company

Panelists:
Christopher Giannini, Senior Director – Property Management and Development, Five Below
John Morris, Americas Leader Industrial & Logistics and Retail, CBRE
Jason Tolliver, Executive Managing Director, Logistics & Industrial Services, Cushman & Wakefield

Keynote stage presented by FCL Builders.

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4:45 p.m.

Cold Storage and Food Distribution

Time: 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET

Demand for cold storage is growing and so is the need for these warehouses to be smaller, closer and colder. How is the last mile addressing food delivery? How much cold storage is available and how much is needed? While cold storage has traditionally been build-to-suit, this panel will explore both the opportunities and the critical factors to consider when developing speculative cold storage buildings.

Moderator:
Cameron Trefry, Principal, Ware Malcomb

Panelists:
Chris Copenhaver, SIOR, Co-lead, Food & Beverage Advisory Practice, Cushman & Wakefield of Georgia, Inc.
CJ Follini, Principal and CEO, Noyack
Mike Llewellyn, Vice President, Cold Storage, FCL Builders

Keynote stage presented by FCL Builders.

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5:30 p.m.

Networking Reception

Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET

Networking reception presented by Faropoint.

Networking reception presented by FCL Builders, Newmark, Rockefeller Group, Alston Construction, Cushman & Wakefield, Florida Power & Light Company, Link Logistics Real Estate, Majestic Realty Co., Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Inc., USAA Real Estate Company, Bohler, CenterPoint Properties, Colliers International, Dalfen Industrial, Forsgate Industrial Partners, JLL.

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Day 3 Agenda

Friday, November 12, 2021

7 a.m.

Registration Open

Time: 7 a.m. - noon ET

Registration presented by Cushman & Wakefield.

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7 a.m.

Espresso Bar Open

Time: 7 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET

Espresso bar presented by Link Logistics Real Estate.

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7 a.m.

Exhibits Open

Time: 7 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET

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8 a.m.

Breakfast

Time: 8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. ET

Breakfast presented by Dalfen Industrial.

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8:45 a.m.

Keynote: Critical Factors in the Real Estate Cycle

Time: 8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. ET

With 45 years of real estate industry experience, Glenn R. Mueller, Ph.D., is internationally known for his market cycle research on income-producing real estate, his real estate securities analysis (REITs) research, and his public and private market investment strategies and capital markets analysis. He teaches and does research in real estate market cycles, development, feasibility, investments and real estate capital markets (Institutions, REITs & CMBS) as a professor at the University of Denver’s F.L Burns School of Real Estate & Construction Management. He is also the real estate investment strategist at Black Creek Group. Get his expert analysis of key economic drivers of real estate performance, what's underlying market supply and demand, and the fundamentals you need to know about real estate financial cycles.

Speaker:
Glenn R. Mueller, Ph.D.
Professor, Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate & Construction Management, University of Denver
Real Estate Investment Strategist, Black Creek Group

Keynote stage presented by FCL Builders.

Keynote presented by FCL Builders, Newmark, Rockefeller Group, Alston Construction, Cushman & Wakefield, Faropoint, Florida Power & Light Company, Link Logistics Real Estate, Majestic Realty Co., Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Inc., USAA Real Estate Company, Bohler, CenterPoint Properties, Colliers International, Dalfen Industrial, Forsgate Industrial Partners, JLL.

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9:55 a.m.

Environmental and Entitlement Headwinds

Time: 9:55 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. ET

While an ideal commercial real estate development would move smoothly from start to finish, all too often projects run into permitting or regulatory delays and red tape. From city and state planning to permitting, zoning and environmental issues, learn about an array of public policy rules and regulations impacting commercial real estate both locally and on a national scale. Find out how to position your project to successfully navigate these environmental and entitlement headwinds.

Moderator:
Jeffrey J. Milanaik, Partner, Northeast Region, Bridge Industrial

Panelists:
Becky Bradley, AICP, Executive Director, Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
Wanda Chin Monahan, Esq., Attorney, Law Offices of Wanda Chin Monahan, Esq.
James Thaon, PE, Associate, Branch Manager, Bohler

Keynote stage presented by FCL Builders.

10:40 a.m.

Networking Break in Exhibits

Time: 10:40 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. ET

Networking break presented by Rockefeller Group.

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11:10 a.m.

Infrastructure: Freight as a Good Neighbor

Time: 11:10 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. ET

Industrial real estate contributes valuable jobs and services to the economy but is not always well understood by the local community. Concerns about traffic and adjacent land uses may also exist. Learn effective practices for engaging with local officials, decision makers and community members about the role of industrial facilities as a “good neighbor.” Find out more about tools and approaches which are designed to address questions and provide strategies regarding freight movement and development in local communities. Panelists will also address aspects in site location that could impact the success of your project.

Moderator:
Anne Strauss-Wieder, Director, Freight Planning, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

Panelists:
Adam Lomasney, Vice President, Aviation & Freight, NYCEDC
Clark Machemer, Senior Managing Director, Crow Holdings Industrial
Brad Stewart, Senior Transportation Planner, Lehigh Valley Planning Commission

Keynote stage presented by FCL Builders.

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12:05 p.m.

Capital Markets Update and Outlook

Time: 12:05 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. ET

Analyze what is happening with capital markets today; what has changed due to the COVID pandemic; and what the outlook holds for 2021 and beyond. This session will discuss new market entrants as well as allocation strategies to keep pace with product and asset class shifts.

Moderator:
Kevin Welsh, Executive Managing Director, Newmark

Panelist:
Juan Arias, Senior Consultant, CoStar Advisory Services
Jim Clewlow, Chief Investment Officer/ Executive Vice President, CenterPoint Properties
Mary Lang, Head of Americas Direct Logistics Strategies, CBRE Investment Management

Keynote stage presented by FCL Builders.

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12:50 p.m.

Closing Thoughts

Time: 12:50 p.m. - 1 p.m. ET

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Opening Keynote Speakers

Jeffrey J. Milanaik, Partner, Northeast Region, Bridge Industrial

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Devin Barnwell, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Portfolio Management, Logistics Real Estate, Brookfield Asset Management

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Nick Pell, President and Chief Investment Officer, Link Logistics

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Peter Schultz, Executive Vice President, First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

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Keynote: Critical Factors in the Real Estate Cycle

Glenn R. Mueller, Ph.D.
Professor, Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate & Construction Management, University of Denver
Real Estate Investment Strategist, Black Creek Group

Advance registration is now closed. Not registered? Please register with us onsite at the Jersey City.

Fee Type	Standard USD	Standard CAD
Member Regular	$650	$852
Member On-site	$700	$917
Nonmember Regular	$875	$1,147
Nonmember On-site	$925	$1,212
Developing Leader Member	$475	$622
Student	$195	$255

Confirmation

All registrations processed online receive an automatic order confirmation and receipt. If you register via fax, mail, or phone, a receipt must be requested by contacting education@naiop.org.

Code of Conduct

NAIOP is dedicated to providing a positive and harassment-free event experience. Harassment of event participants through the conference platform or any other channel is prohibited and may result in removal from the event. All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of NAIOP staff immediately.

Recording and Videography

Attendees of I.CON East may be captured by audio and video and consent to appear in conference recordings and promotional materials. For questions or to request not to appear in conference recordings, email hamilton@naiop.org.

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be in writing. Cancellations of full conference registrants received after October 19, 2021, will be charged a fee of $100 per attendee. You may send a substitute in your place without a penalty. Nonmembers substituting for a member will pay the fee difference. Cancellations received after November 2, 2021, will forfeit the registration fee. No refunds will be made for no-shows. Special events (tours) are nonrefundable. Cancellation notices should be sent to education@naiop.org or faxed to 703-904-7003.

Health and Safety Protocols

The safety and well-being of conference attendees are top priorities for NAIOP. For meetings in 2021, NAIOP will follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for events and gatherings, working with the host hotel to follow protocols based on current national, local and health advisories and requirements.

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Hotel and Travel

Conference Hotel

Book a room at The Westin Jersey City Newport. See additional hotel information.

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Transportation and Parking

The Westin Jersey City Newport is located near the PATH train. On-site parking is available at The Westin Jersey City Newport.

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Weather in Jersey City

Business casual attire is recommended for speakers and conference attendees. Average November temperatures in Jersey City range from a high of 50 degrees to a low of 38 degrees. Bring a sweater or jacket as temperatures in the meeting rooms may vary.

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Speakers

Tours and Special Events

Registration Open

Kick-Off Networking Event

Registration Open

Espresso Bar Open

Project Tour: Cold Storage Tour

Project Tour: Kearny Point Tour

Exhibits Open

Networking Lunch

Opening Keynote: What’s Next for Industrial Real Estate?

Speakers

The Growth of Urban Middle- and Last-Mile Logistics

Industrial Renaissance: Innovation and Technology

Networking Break

Supply Chain Disruption and Innovation

Cold Storage and Food Distribution

Networking Reception

Registration Open

Espresso Bar Open

Exhibits Open

Breakfast

Keynote: Critical Factors in the Real Estate Cycle

Environmental and Entitlement Headwinds

Networking Break in Exhibits

Infrastructure: Freight as a Good Neighbor

Capital Markets Update and Outlook

Closing Thoughts

Jeffrey J. Milanaik, Partner, Northeast Region, Bridge Industrial

Devin Barnwell, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Portfolio Management, Logistics Real Estate, Brookfield Asset Management

Nick Pell, President and Chief Investment Officer, Link Logistics

Peter Schultz, Executive Vice President, First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

Confirmation

Code of Conduct

Recording and Videography

Cancellation Policy

Health and Safety Protocols

Conference Hotel

Transportation and Parking

Weather in Jersey City

Becky Bradley, AICP

James N. Clewlow

Chris Copenhaver, SIOR

Frank Di Roma, OAA, MRAIC

Robert Kossar, SIOR

Sarah Liu

Mike Llewellyn

Wanda Chin Monahan, Esq.

John Morris

Cameron Trefry, RA, LEED AP

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