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E-Commerce, Tenant Demands, Logistics and Supply Chain Issues

Steve Schellenberg

Steve Schellenberg

VP

IMS Worldwide

Brett Mears

Brett Mears

President

Palmer Logistics

Rob Stillwell

Rob Stillwell

Executive Managing Director

Newmark Knight Frank

John Talhelm
Moderator

John Talhelm

Senior Vice President - Jones Lang LaSalle Industrial Services

JLL

Rob Stillwell

Executive Managing Director

Newmark Knight Frank

Rob Stillwell, SIOR, CCIM serves as an Executive Managing Director

at the Newmark Knight Frank Houston office and has spent his entire

career in commercial real estate. Prior to joining NKF, Mr. Stillwell

spent over ten years in the third party logistics industry and has a

keen understanding of distribution operations and facilities.

As a market expert specializing in acquisitions, dispositions, leasing

and build-to- suits as well as land sales, Mr. Stillwell focuses the

majority of his efforts within the Houston metropolitan industrial

market. He is an exceptional strategist and negotiator whose record

includes industrial transactions totaling in excess of 5 million square

feet and over 6,000 acres of vacant land valued at over $800 million.

Mr. Stillwell has gained a wealth of experience, completing complex

transactions that include industrial plant sales, terminal sales, port

land sales and build-to- suits as well as other traditional consulting

assignments and deal structures.

His active transaction involvement over the past 20 years, provides

clients with the added advantage of exceptional market knowledge

and has helped dozens of clients achieve exceptional results over his

career. His clients have also benefited from his motivation, innovative

marketing and negotiating skills, and along with his positive attitude

have assisted him in successfully completing numerous transactions.

Mr. Stillwell's high level of commitment and professionalism during his

17-year tenure at the firm have also contributed to his success which

gets consistent recognition as a top producer locally and nationally.

Mr. Stillwell has a BBA in Marketing from the University of Texas at

Austin where he graduated in 1982. He and his wife, Dawn live in the

Clear Lake area with their two sons, Blake and Jacob. Mr. Stillwell is

an active Boy Scout Troop mentor/leader as well as a volunteer and

supporter of the Houston Food Bank.

John Talhelm

Moderator

JLL

John Talhelm serves as Senior Vice President of the Jones Lang LaSalle Industrial

Services group. He has more than 30 years of experience in the commercial real estate

industry with a focus on land disposition, acquisition and development. He has assisted

national and international companies in the design and implementation of distribution

and manufacturing networks involving site location, new facility development and

disposition of inefficient assets.

Building the Future of Industrial - Development, Investment, Finance, Construction

Edna Meyer-Nelson

Edna Meyer-Nelson

President & CEO

The Richland Companies

David Hudson

David Hudson

President - Industrial

The Hanover Company

Michael Flowers

Michael Flowers

VP

DCT Industrial

John Atcheson

John Atcheson

Director of Business Development

ARCO Design/Build Southwest

Chad Parrish

Chad Parrish

Vice President

Molto Properties

Mike Spears
Moderator

Mike Spears

Managing Principal

Lee & Associates-Houston

Edna Meyer-Nelson

President & CEO

The Richland Companies

As President and Chief Executive Officer of The Richland Companies, Edna Meyer-Nelson directs all business activities for

Richland’s many divisions. Since founding The Richland Companies in 1993, she has amassed a portfolio of 35 properties

in five states representing more than 2.5 million square feet of commercially owned and managed property throughout

the Southwestern United States valued in excess of $250 million. She began her career in the banking industry where she

served as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer, and Marketing Director for several of the larger banks in Houston,

such as: Great Southern Bank, Fondren Southwest Bank, American National Bank and Charter Bank. During her tenure,

Meyer-Nelson’s duties included initiating commercial, small business and real estate loans, as well as executive lines of

credit. While managing over $50 million in assets, she also assisted in the buy-outs of several independent banks,

initiated and incorporated new, cost effective programs, and actively encouraged executive women to enter new business

ventures.

Meyer-Nelson is a graduate of Southern Methodist University with post-graduate degrees from the University of Houston

and the University of Colorado. She is an active member of the National Association of Professional Women, CREW and

the American Business Women’s Association as well as a frequent guest lecturer for a variety of graduate, undergraduate

and continuing education courses at Rice University and University of Houston, where she sits on the Executive Advisory

Board-Graduate Real Estate Program, C.T. Bauer College of Business. In 2010, she was appointed Chairman of the

Advisory Council for The Texas Heart Institute’s Center for Women’s Heart and Vascular Health. A longtime board

member of Houston Children’s Charity, in 2009 Edna earned the distinction of presiding as its first female President. She

also serves on the board of the Houston Police Foundation. She is a member of The Cooley Circle, a Charter Member of

Baylor Research Advocates for Student Scientists, a recipient of the CAPS Cherished Companion Award and a supporter of

Houston Crime Stoppers.

In 2017, Meyer-Nelson became the first woman to receive the Houston Business Journal’s Landmark Lifetime

Achievement Award and was honored with CREW Houston's inaugural Circle of Excellence Award. She is an inductee of

the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame, has been named Houston Business Journal’s

Inaugural Best for Profit CEO and a finalist for their Women Who Mean Business Award, received CREW’s 2015

Networking Story of the Year, one of Real Estate Forum’s 2014 Women of Influence, one of CREW’s 2012 Top 15 Women

in Commercial Real Estate, one of Real Estate Forum’s 2010 Women of Influence, a top finalist for “Business Woman of

the Year” and “Entrepreneur of the Year” and continually garners top spots on The Houston Business Journal’s Top 50

Women Owned Businesses, Top 50 Fastest Growing Businesses, and Top 100 Diversified Businesses in the United States.

She currently resides in Houston, Texas.

David Hudson

President - Industrial

The Hanover Company

As President of the Industrial Division, David Hudson is responsible for all Hanover Company’s acquisition and development activities in the industrial sector. He has over 30 years of commercial real estate and industrial development experience with a proven track record of building industrial development platforms. Previously, David was the President of Griffin Partners Development and the Houston Business Unit Head for Duke Realty, where he led the management of both firms’ industrial development practices. David holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas Tech University, is a CPA and licensed as a Texas Real Estate Broker.

Michael Flowers

VP

DCT Industrial

As Vice President for DCT Industrial Trust, Michael Flowers is responsible for managing the Company’s leasing activities in Houston and directing capital investment activities along side the Houston Senior Vice President.

Prior to joining the DCT Industrial team, Mr. Flowers worked within the industrial division at Stream Realty Partners in Houston where he represented many of the largest institutional industrial owners across the country and completed transactions with a value in excess of $500 million.

Before beginning his real estate career, Mr Flowers served in the U.S. Marines, completing two tours in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mr. Flowers graduated from Texas State University with his B.P.A. He is an active member of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association Houston Chapter and serves as a member of its Developing Leader committee.

John Atcheson

Director of Business Development

ARCO Design/Build Southwest

John Atcheson serves as the Director of Business Development for ARCO Design/Build Southwest, Inc. a

Houston based Design/Build Construction firm. John is responsible for sourcing and executing new

opportunities within Texas and several other key markets throughout the US. John has over 10 years of

construction and real estate development experience in multiple market segments, including industrial,

commercial, retail and government facilities. During his career John has been involved in the

development and construction of over two million square feet at an estimated cost of over $200 million.

Previously John has served as a Project Manager for ARCO Design/Build in Atlanta, GA where he was

responsible for project implementation from concept to completion. John graduated from Georgia

Southern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management with distinction in

business and law. John is a board member of the Association of Real Estate Professionals (ACRP), an

active committee member of the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (NAIOP), and a

supporting sponsor associate of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR).

Mike Spears

Moderator

Lee & Associates-Houston

Mike Spears, SIOR, CCIM has established a remarkable career spanning over 17 years with more

than $850 million in transactions. He specializes in the greater Houston area, primarily focusing

on the north and northwest submarkets. Over the course of his career, Mike has created and

maintained professional relationships with industry leaders.

As the managing principal at Lee & Associates-Houston, Mike oversees daily operations

and supervises a team of 32 brokers and 12 supporting staff. Prior to his affiliation with Lee &

Associates, Mike spent 15 years with TNRG, serving as the company’s president for seven years,

where he was involved in over 560 transactions including leasing, sales, and industrial project

development. Responsible for more than $200 million in annual transactions, Mike has been an

important asset to the growth of what is now a multi-faceted company.

In addition to his commercial real estate success, Mike is an active member of the Society of

Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), an exclusive, nationally-recognized organization whose

members produce at the top of their respective markets while upholding the highest ethical

standards. He also holds the designation of CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member)

and is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Professionals (NAIOP). Mike

recently served on the advisory board of both Amegy Bank and Integrity Bank.

Summary

Hear from the area's biggest hitters on the industry's top questions:

1) How does the current national and local economy and workforce affect the industrial market today?

2) How have e-commerce and advances in logistics impacted industrial development and design, and is that going to continue to drive demand for Warehouse/Distribution space?

3) How will new development requirements in sustainability and innovation influence the future of the market?

4) As manufacturing continues to come back to the U.S., how will that impact Houston's industrial market and how does Houston sit as a focal point for attracting major tenants?

5) Due to the abundance of new, well-equipped, premium space under construction, are asking rates going to continue to go up, or flatten out as the new supply is absorbed?

Venue

The Westin Oaks Houston at the Galleria
5011 Westheimer Rd at Post Oak
Houston, TX, 77056

Ballroom: Consort Ballroom and Foyer, Third Level


Complimentary Self-Parking OR $25+ Valet Parking

Agenda

Time Activity
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
1:30 PM
2:15 PM
Building the Future of Industrial - Development, Investment, Finance, Construction
2:15 PM
3:00 PM
E-Commerce, Tenant Demands, Logistics and Supply Chain Issues
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
Closing Remarks & Post-Game Networking

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