Chicago Industrial Summit
Tight Vacancy, Big Land, Real Power: A Rebounded Region's Playbook for the Year Ahead
WHY YOU CAN'T MISS THIS EVENT
DISCUSSIONS ON DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL, COLD STORAGE, AND MORE
1. State of the Industrial Market
- Where Chicagoland and the Midwest stand on vacancy, rents, and the road ahead
2. Development in a Disciplined Market
- How developers are picking sites, managing costs, and getting projects out of the ground
3. Investment and Capital Markets
- Assembling the optimal capital stack as investors return to the market
4. The Infill Advantage and Last-Mile Demand
- Why Chicago's core submarkets stay tight and how owners compete for tenants
5. Powered Land: Cold Storage, IOS, and Data Center Conversions
- How power-hungry uses are redefining industrial land values across the region
6. Leasing, Occupancy, and Tenant Services
- Identifying and retaining tenants in a competitive market
7. Public-Private Partnership and Policy
- The incentives, infrastructure, and local leadership driving industrial growth
HOW YOU'LL DO MORE BUSINESS:
Bisnow's annual midwest industrial program explores the latest trends shaping logistics, manufacturing, cold storage, and more, convening the region's key leaders for a conversation on modern industrial real estate at the crossroads of North American commerce. Featuring discussions on everything from capital stacks to powered land, we'll hear from the top owners, developers, and investors in this fast-moving asset class as they share where the market goes next.
WHO YOU'LL MEET DURING NETWORKING:
Owners, developers, investors, brokers, public officials, and providers moving the industrial market forward.
PROJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED AND IN THE NEWS
- NorthPoint Development buys a Chicago-area industrial portfolio for $270 million
- Chicago industrial is having a moment as investors look to get back in
Interested in Getting Involved?
Contact z@bisnow.com to get more info on sponsorship, pricing and availability at this event.
For questions, recommendations, comments or press inquiries please email our Chicago event producer Will Follett at will.follett@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact janet.fernandez@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.
Agenda
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8:00 AM 9:00 AM |
Breakfast and Networking
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9:00 AM 9:45 AM |
The Crossroads of America: How policies shaping new developments, reshoring, and shifting supply chains are driving demand
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9:45 AM 10:30 AM |
Capital, Construction, and the Coming Squeeze: Where capital is flowing as build-to-suit replaces spec
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10:30 AM 10:45 AM |
Networking Break
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10:45 AM 11:30 AM |
Tenant leverage, the flight to quality, and the demand actually filling space today
Who's Signing, and Who's Winning?
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11:30 AM 12:15 PM |
Build, Power, Deliver: Site readiness, energy, and getting projects out of the ground
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12:15 PM 12:30 PM |
Closing Networking
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