AGENDA
Thursday, August 7, 2025
| 1:00 P.M. |
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Registration Opens |
| 1:35 P.M. |
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Welcome Remarks |
| 1:45 P.M. |
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Industrial Real Estate in Rapid Motion: Trends and Insights from Illinois and the Midwest |
| 2:45 P.M. |
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Break |
| 3:00 P.M. |
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Redefining Incentives for Industrial Growth |
| 4:00 P.M. |
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Local Trends & Topics |
| 5:00 P.M. |
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Networking Reception
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Program Overview
Industrial Real Estate in Rapid Motion: Trends and Insights from Illinois and the Midwest
Illinois—particularly the greater Chicago region—continues to anchor industrial real estate activity across the Midwest, supported by its strategic location, multimodal infrastructure, and concentration of corporate headquarters. The region’s expanding life sciences industry, exponential activity in digital infrastructure (data centers), robust distribution network, and diverse industrial base contribute to a dynamic and competitive market.
This informative panel brings together a corporate end user, an economic development leader, and a service provider to discuss the breakneck trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping industrial real estate across Illinois and the broader Midwest. Panelists will discuss their organizations’ forward-looking strategic and tactical initiatives, pipeline of opportunities, and new approaches to business development and impacts on the occupier world.
Whether you’re managing a portfolio, planning a new facility, or advising on industrial strategy, this session provides timely takeaways to help you navigate the future of industrial real estate in Illinois and beyond.
Moderator:
Robert J. Hess, Vice Chairman, Global Strategy & Vice Chairman, Occupier Solutions, Newmark
Panelists:
Brad Lindquist, Executive Managing Director, Newmark
Paulina San Millan, SVP, Business Development, Intersect Illinois
John Picchiotti, Senior Vice President of National Leasing, Dermody Properties
Lisa Dziekan, Principal, Economic Development, CLAYCO
Eric Nieukirk, Director, Corporate Real Estate & Economic Development, Caterpillar
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Redefining Incentives for Industrial Growth
The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act is reshaping the landscape of economic development incentives nationwide. This session will explore the bill’s key provisions and examine how they are altering the incentive structures that drive industrial site selection and expansion decisions. Learn more about the impacts this bill will have on states, communities, and companies navigating capital investments. From shifting eligibility requirements to new reporting obligations and funding mechanisms, you will gain a clear understanding of how this legislation could influence industrial growth strategies.
Speaker:
Brad Migdal, Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield
Local Trends & Topics
Inspired by IAMC’s signature Get Some Help! program, this interactive, moderated Q&A session brings together corporate real estate leaders, economic developers and service providers to share insights and solutions on today’s most pressing CRE challenges. Come ready to ask your questions and contribute your perspective.
Moderator:
Tracey Hyatt Bosman, CEcD, CRE®, Managing Director, Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co.
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