NAIOP is combining its popular I.CON Central event with the fall conference — think of it as the ultimate gathering of commercial real estate leaders where deals happen, ideas spark, and the future of the built environment takes shape. 

We invite proposals for dynamic sessions that reflect the realities facing today’s commercial real estate industry, with a strong emphasis on development, capital markets, technology and investment strategy. 

Submit a Session
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 27

This year’s program is organized into the following primary content tracks: 

Industrial Development and Logistics (I.CON Central)
This track covers the full spectrum of industrial development and investment, from planning, site selection and design to project execution, operations and capital. 

Suggested topics include: 

• Global trade policy, tariffs and geopolitical impacts on development and demand
• Reshoring/onshoring and domestic manufacturing trends 
• Rent growth, absorption, and market outlook
• Port, rail and intermodal development strategies
• Power, energy and infrastructure for industrial projects
• Site selection and entitlement challenges
• Multistory and urban industrial development
• Specialized industrial asset types (cold storage, data centers, IOS, small-bay)
• Community engagement and legislative / political headwinds
• Capital strategies for industrial (JV structures, debt/equity, institutional vs. private capital)
• REIT, private equity, and sovereign capital flows into industrial 

Mixed-Use and Office Development
This track explores the evolution of office and the growing importance of mixed-use environments in creating value, vibrancy and resilience in both urban and suburban settings. 

Suggested topics include: 

• The future of office and demand drivers
• Tenant expectations, wellness and building performance
• Repositioning and right-sizing strategies
• Adaptive reuse (including office-to-residential)
• Transit-oriented and urban infill development
• Placemaking and mixed-use activation
• Mixed-use financing models and structuring complexity
• Capital stack strategies for office and mixed-use projects
• Investor and lender sentiment and underwriting trends 

Multifamily Development
This track focuses on multifamily development across market types and affordability levels, including the impact of policy, demographics and capital markets. 

Suggested topics include: 

• Market demand and shifting renter profiles
• Workforce and affordable housing strategies
• Build-to-rent and single-family rental models
• Student, senior and specialty housing
• Zoning, density, and entitlement challenges
• Construction costs and delivery risk
• Financing sources (Fannie/Freddie, debt funds, private equity)
• Underwriting in a volatile interest rate environment
• Exit strategies and valuation considerations 

Technology in Commercial Real Estate
This track is designed to be applied, practical and development focused. Sessions should move beyond concept and show how technology is being implemented today to drive value, efficiency and competitive advantage.  

Suggested topics include: 

• AI in site selection, underwriting and design
• PropTech applications in development and asset management
• Data centers and digital infrastructure
• Smart buildings and IoT
• Construction tech and modular construction 
• Energy systems, microgrids and battery storage
• Climate risk modeling and resilience technologies
• The intersection of tech and capital: data-driven investing & underwriting 

Session Formats We Encourage
We welcome a variety of engaging formats, including: 

• Panel discussions with diverse perspectives (developers, investors, occupiers/users)
• Full development lifecycle case studies
• Market outlooks and forecasting sessions
• Practical, tactical how-to discussions 

Submit a Speaker
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 27

Guidelines

• For each session, no more than five total speakers (including the moderator) and no more than two from the same company. 
• Sales-focused or product-pitch sessions will not be accepted. 

Tell us about your experience and the topics you believe should take center stage. Our conference planning committee will review all submissions and follow up with those that align with program needs.