Existing National Forums

General Forums
All NAIOP members with a minimum to 10 years experience are eligible to apply for an appointment to these Forums.

• Capital Markets Forums I, II & III
  Open to members actively involved in buying or selling, lending or borrowing for commercial real estate properties. More than 50 percent of members will be developers, owners or investors.
  • Capital Markets Forum I
    

    Glenn Lickstein (Chair) Gaedeke Group, LLC Dallas, Texas

    Richard L. Woodruff (Vice Chair) WWR Real Estate Services, LLC Boulder, Colorado

  • Capital Markets Forum II
    

    Jeff Lanes (Co-Chair) VJ Properties, Inc. Scottsdale, Arizona

    Daniel Levitt (Co-Chair) Ryan Companies US, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Mark Witt (Co-Chair) Pearlmark Real Estate Partners Chicago, Illinois

  • Capital Markets Forum III
    

    David Strouse (Chair) Birchwood Capital Partners Baltimore, Maryland

    L. Mark Billeaud (Vice Chair) Summit Realty Ventures St. Louis, Missouri

• Developing Leaders Forum
  Open to members with at least four years of related commercial real estate experience who would like to learn and network with senior industry professionals and peers at the national level. View more information on this Forum.
  
  
• Medical & Life Sciences Development Forum
  This Forum is open to members with experience in this area who are interested in discussing the issues and opportunities associated with medical office building, hospital, inpatient and outpatient facility, life science and research center development. (More than 50 percent of members will be developers, owners or investors.)
  

  Ann Bishop (Chair) Wallace Properties, Inc. Bellevue, Washington

  Bruce L. Likoff (Vice Chair) Holme Roberts & Owen LLP Denver, Colorado

• Sustainable Development Forum
  Open to members who have substantial knowledge of and who are actively involved with green building. The group is comprised of senior-level real estate professionals, including investors, developers, lenders, contractors, professional service providers, and energy and policy experts. This Forum focuses on issues at the vanguard of green building trends and best practices.
  

  Daniel Cohen (Chair) Amstar Group LLC Denver, Colorado

  Jacquelynn Henke (Vice Chair) TD Banknorth South Boston, Massachusetts

• Trends in Real Estate Development Forums I, II & III
  Open to a diverse group of real estate professionals who wish to focus on industry trends such as technology, sustainability, workplace, leasing and developing commercial real estate.
  
  • Trends in Real Estate Development Forum I
    

    John Schwab (Chair) Wipfli LLP Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Richard Burrow (Vice Chair) Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. Elmwood Park, New Jersey

  • Trends in Real Estate Development Forum II
    

    Alan C. Sheppard Jr. (Chair) Greenberg Traurig, PA Orlando, Florida

    Jay Gelose (Vice Chair) DLR Group Seattle, Washington

  • Trends in Real Estate Development Forum III
    

    Kristin Myhre (Chair) Carlson Real Estate Company Minnetonka, Minnesota

    Fiona Haulter (Vice Chair) Gresham, Smith & Partners Nashville, Tennessee

• Urban Redevelopment Forum
  Open to members with a track record in urban redevelopment interested in discussing the challenges and opportunities unique to this type of development. More than 50 percent of members will be developers, owners or investors.
  

  Barry J. Trilling (Chair) Wiggin and Dana Stamford, Connecticut

  Kevin Cantley (Vice Chair) Cooper Carry, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia

• Build-to-Suit Development Forum
  Limited to principal members actively involved in the development of industrial or office properties for the end user, or as a merchant developer.
  

  Collin E. Barr (Chair) Ryan Companies US, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota

  Jake J. Ragusa (Co-Chair) KDC Dallas, Texas

• Business Park Development Forum
  Limited to principal members actively involved in developing in the mixed-use environment of the traditional park concept.
  

  Mary Hurley (Chair) Pineloch Management Corporation Orlando, Florida

  Mike Graham (Co-Chair) Graham & Company, Inc. Birmingham, Alabama

• Family Owned Business Forum
  Limited to principal members who are family members or professional managers of family-owned real estate companies.
  

  Harry McNeely (Chair) Meritex Enterprises, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota

  Stuart S. Wyllie (Vice Chair) The Graham Companies Miami Lakes, Florida

• Industrial Development Forums I, II, III & IV
  Limited to principal members actively involved in industrial property development, ownership and investment.
  • Industrial Development Forum I
    

    Mark Fornes (Chair) Mark Fornes Realty Inc. Dayton, Ohio

    Daniel R. DeMarco (Co-Chair) Campanelli Companies Braintree, Massachusetts

  • Industrial Development Forum II
    

    Mark Levy (Chair) ProLogis Columbia, Maryland

    Rod Martin (Vice Chair) Majestic Realty Co. Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Industrial Development Forum III
    

    Al Sorrels (Chair) Majestic Realty Co. Dallas, Texas

    Graham Tingler (Vice Chair) Space Center, Inc. Newport Beach, California

  • Industrial Development Forum IV
    

    Daniel B. Pattillo Jr. (Chair) Rooker Tucker, Georgia

    Brian D. Parno (Vice Chair) Stirling Development, LLC Foothill Ranch, California

• Investment Management Forums I & II
  Limited to principal members actively involved as owners, developers or investors in investment properties and related real estate acquisitions and disposition transactions, including representatives of financial institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, public employee retirement systems and private investment groups.
  • Investment Management Forum I
    

    Stephen K. Bronner (Co-Chair) Paramenter Realty Partners Dallas, Texas	Thomas M. Stapleton (Co-Chair) Eagle Realty Group Cincinnati, Ohio
    Paul J. Charlton (Vice Chair) KTR Capital Partners West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania	Michael J. Ruen Jr. (Vice Chair) DCT Industrial Trust Atlanta, Georgia

  • Investment Management Forum II
    

    Andrew R. ittle (Chair) John B. Levy & Company, Inc. Richmond, Virginia

• Marketing and Leasing Forum
  Limited to principal members who have a leading role department heads and vice presidents) in a developer's or owner's marketing, property sales or leasing areas. This Forum will focus on issues facing these functions from owner, investor and developer points of view as they relate to office and industrial properties.
  

  Todd Holzer (Chair) Ryan Companies U.S., Inc. Phoenix, Arizona

  Mark J. Ray (Vice Chair) Ray Fogg Corporate Properties, LLC Cleveland, Ohio

• Mixed-Use Development Forum
  Limited to principal members actively involved in mixed-use property development, ownership and investment.

  Jerold P. Franke (Chair) WISPARK LLC Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Office Development Forums I & II
  Limited to principal members actively involved in office building development, ownership and investment.
  • Office Development Forum I
    

    Stephen Porterfield (Chair) Capital Associates Cary, North Carolina

    Eric Sporre (Vice Chair) Pacific Realty Associates, LP Portland, Oregon

  • Office Development Forum II
    

    Frank P. Baird (Chair) Capital Associates Cary, North Carolina

• Private Developers Forums I & II
  Limited to principal members who are real estate developers or owners from privately owned companies and want to focus on the operational aspects of their businesses, as well as development issues.
  • Private Developers Forum I
    

    Vance Marshall (Chair) VJ Properties, Inc. Scottsdale, Arizona

  • Private Developers Forum II
    

    Daniel A. Neyer (Chair) Neyer Properties, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio

    Ed Lewis (Vice Chair) Butte Companies Scottsdale, Arizona

• Private Developers Forum III
  Limited to principal members who are real estate developers or owners from non-major markets.
  

  Tom Rankin (Chair) Rankin Development Springfield, Missouri