Forums Exclusive

NAIOP is pleased to announce an exclusive virtual program for National Forums members this October, including a special keynote with business leader Steve Forbes. For a schedule and details, visit the CRE.Converge Virtual National Forums page.

Forums Exclusive Recordings

Emergent Integrated Development in the Post-Covid-19 Environment: Industry, Workplace, Community and the Importance of WELL

Watch Now | Recorded Monday, May 18

COVID-19 has accelerated the already changing nature of commerce and work and introduced a new layer of considerations for development. Prior to the outbreak, we saw commerce change due to e-commerce’s exponential trajectory, increased demand for immediate goods, and the rise of urban industrial development to fulfill last-mile need. All of these factors have created the now accelerated need for more urbanized solutions and the inclusion of a better-integrated workforce. The emergent need for a more resilient, reliable and reconfigurable supply chain that is more locally grounded will drive this change even further.

In this interactive session, KSS Architects Partner Ed Klimek, AIA, NCARB will discuss how industrial and office development can respond to these changes in order to bring the most value in a post-COVID-19 world. Ed will explore questions such as, “Why go back to work in the office?” and offer insight on how workplace design can support the meaning of work as well as how more integrated local development can support workers. He will address how principles of the WELL Building Standard — which are adapting to balance workers’ health and safety with social and wellness needs — can help create more integrated, yet safe, environments where we live, work, make and play.

Speaker:
Ed Klimek, Partner, KSS Architects

Making Sense of an Uncertain Future from a Supply Chain Perspective

Watch Now | Recorded Monday, May 11

The future rarely moves in predictable, incremental ways. Often seemingly small changes in technology, demographics, regulations, economics, or a myriad of other factors have dramatic and unintended impacts on how companies source, manufacture, distribute and operate in general. These non-linear impacts are very difficult to predict using traditional forecasting methods and techniques since they, by definition, do not follow any historical patterns. In this interactive discussion, Chris Caplice will present a number of upcoming trends and technologies that could potentially disrupt how supply chains are designed, managed, and staffed.

Speaker:
Chris Caplice, Senior Research Scientist, MIT, Executive Director, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, and Founder & Director, MIT FreightLab

Dotzour on the Industry and the Economy

Watch Now | Recorded Wednesday, April 29

A Forums favorite is back: Economist Mark Dotzour, Ph.D., will talk exclusively with the National Forums to illustrate how the CRE industry and global economies could likely emerge from the pandemic. Dotzour sees today’s environment as a blend of national unity from the age of World War II, the immediate lifestyle changes that followed 9/11, and the financial catastrophe of 2008. He’ll take on the big topics on everyone’s mind: Will this be another jobless recovery? Are the stimulus packages enough? Where are interest and cap rates headed? And what does all of it mean for commercial real estate?