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Speakers and Panels
State of the Industrial Market
Matterhorn Venture Partners' Tina Ramos, Realterm's Gianni Vissat, and Amazon's Kyle DeGiulio on where the market stands, who's buying Chicago industrial, and the policy, site selection, and tax factors driving demand.
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Tina Ramos
Co-Founder
Matterhorn Venture Partners
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Gianni Vissat
VP
REALTERM
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Alfredo Gutierrez
Founder
SparrowHawk
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Kyle DeGiulio
Manager, Economic Development Policy
Amazon
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Molly Phelan
Partner
Siegel Jennings
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John Basile
Executive Vice President
NAI Hiffman
Construction and Build-to-Suit
ARCO/Murray's Brent Jordan, The Missner Group's Barry Missner, and Prologis' Josh Zemon on how builders are adapting and where money is flowing as build-to-suit replaces spec.
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Brent Jordan
Vice President
ARCO/Murray
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Barry Missner
CEO
The Missner Group
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Josh Zemon
SVP, Investment Officer
Prologis
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Josh Udelhofen
Principal
Trammell Crow
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Taivo Tammaru
Executive Vice President
Clarius Partners
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Diana Perez
Research Director
Colliers
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Peter Tsantilis
Partner
Liston & Tsantilis
Leasing and Tenant Demand
Karis Cold's Ken Verne, First Industrial's Adam Moore, and Cushman & Wakefield's Jason Tolliver on who's signing, which submarkets are winning, and what it takes to close the deal.
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Ken Verne
VP
Karis Cold
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Adam Moore
Senior Regional Director
First Industrial Realty Trust
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Seth Halpern
Principal
Range Group
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Ben Dickey
Vice President
Stream Realty Partners
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Jason Tolliver
President, Americas Logistics & Industrial Services
Cushman & Wakefield
Existing Buildings and Redevelopment
SITE Technologies' Austin Rabine, Brennan Investment Group's Kevin Brennan, and Curtis Ashton Partners' Scott Gibbel on when owners reinvest, reposition, or tear down, plus the site readiness and power constraints behind each call.
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Austin Rabine
CEO
SITE Technologies
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Kevin Brennan
Managing Principal
Brennan Investment Group
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Scott Gibbel
Founder
Curtis Ashton Partners
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Joe Ahrens
Senior Vice President
PREMIER Design + Build Group
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Robby Johler
VP of Operations, Co-Owner
Johler Demolition
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Marni Chiero
Director of Business Development
CELTIC Restoration Group
WHY YOU CAN'T MISS THIS EVENT
NUMBERS TO KNOW
4.5%: Chicago industrial vacancy in Q2 2026, down from 5.0% a year earlier (JLL)
12.8M SF: Net absorption through the first half of 2026 (JLL)
21.8M SF: New leasing through midyear, the most since 2022 (Cushman & Wakefield)
129%: Year-over-year jump in industrial square footage trading to investors in the first half (Cushman & Wakefield)
6.5%: Big-box vacancy for 500K+ SF buildings, with 55% of big-box leasing landing in the I-80 Corridor (Avison Young)
DISCUSSIONS ON CAPITAL, CONSTRUCTION, LEASING, AND MORE
1. State of the Industrial Market
- Where vacancy, rents, and absorption stand after Chicago's strongest leasing run since 2022, who's buying, and how policy, site selection, and property taxes shape where occupiers land
2. Construction and Build-to-Suit
- How builders are adapting and where money is flowing as build-to-suit replaces spec
3. Leasing and Tenant Demand
- The occupiers driving demand right now, from 3PLs and cold storage to e-commerce, and what it takes to close the deal
4. Existing Buildings and Redevelopment
- When owners reinvest in older buildings, reposition them, or tear down obsolete sites, and how site readiness and power capacity shape each decision
HOW YOU'LL DO MORE BUSINESS:
Chicago industrial has rebounded, and the playbook has changed. Vacancy sits well below its 20-year average, big-box tenants are signing again along I-80 and around O'Hare, and investors who sat out the last two years are back at the table. At the same time, power capacity, construction costs, and property taxes are deciding which projects actually pencil. Bisnow's annual Chicago Industrial Summit brings together the developers, capital providers, builders, brokers, and occupiers setting the pace, from Amazon, Prologis, and Trammell Crow to Brennan Investment Group, Realterm, First Industrial, and Cushman & Wakefield, for a morning on where the market goes next.
WHO YOU'LL MEET DURING NETWORKING:
Owners, developers, investors, lenders, brokers, occupiers, builders, economic development leaders, public officials, and providers moving the industrial market forward.
PROJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED AND IN THE NEWS
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Venue
Renaissance Chicago O’Hare Suites
8500 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Chicago, IL 60631
Ballroom: Renaissance Ballroom
Parking Information:
Complimentary self-parking
Agenda
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8:00 AM
9:00 AM
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Breakfast and Networking
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9:00 AM
9:45 AM
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State of the Industrial Market
Where the market stands, who's buying, and the policy, site selection, and tax factors driving demand |
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9:45 AM
10:30 AM
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Construction and Build-to-Suit
How builders are adapting and where money is flowing as build-to-suit replaces spec |
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10:30 AM
10:45 AM
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Networking Break
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10:45 AM
11:30 AM
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Leasing and Tenant Demand
Who's signing, which submarkets are winning, and what it takes to close |
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11:30 AM
12:15 PM
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Existing Buildings and Redevelopment
When owners reinvest, reposition, or tear down, plus the site readiness and power constraints behind each call |
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12:15 PM
12:30 PM
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Closing Networking
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