July 31 - August 2, 2023
Beaver Creek, CO
Beaver Creek, CO
Agenda
Monday, July 31, 2023
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Welcome Reception
Please join us for a pre-event gathering at the Hotel on Monday evening for an opportunity to network with other attendees and speakers in a relaxed and casual environment, before the forum kicks off on Tuesday morning.
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
7:00am - 8:30am
Breakfast
7:30am - 8:30am
One-on-One Meetings with Speakers
8:30am – 9:00am
Welcome & Introduction
Tim Feemster, Managing Principal, Foremost Quality Logistics
9:00am – 9:45am
Courtney Dunbar, Director – Site Selection, Burns & McDonnell
9:45am – 10:30am
2023 Supply Chain – Mitigating Risk and Improving Investment
Bill Luttrell, Director of Corporate Real Estate, Werner Enterprise, Inc.
10:30am – 10:45am
Break
10:45am – 11:30am
Minah Hall, Managing Director, True Partners Consulting
11:30am – 12:15pm
The State of the Industrial Market Today and into the Future
Kevin McGowan SIOR CCIM, President, McGowan Corporate Real Estate Advisors
12:15pm – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm – 5:00pm
One-on-One Meetings with Speakers
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Group Networking Dinner
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
7:00am – 8:30am
Breakfast
7:30am – 8:30am
One-on-One Meetings with Speakers
8:45am – 9:30am
Two Case Studies on Site Location & How They Were Different
Fred Ragsdale, Senior Vice President, CBRE
9:30am – 10:15am
High Tech Manufacturing Site Selection- Including Chips
Richard Sheehy, Director, Site Selection at CH2M Hill
10:15am – 10:30am
Break
10:30am – 11:15am
How Tax and Other Government Incentives May Impact the Supply Chain, Logistics and Site Selection
Sean P Byrne, Of Counsel, Vorys
- What are the relevant/key legislative drivers of the incentives?
- Approximately $2 Trillion in federal funding has been made available under the BIL, CHIPS Act and IR
- Potential labor impacts of federal prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements to maximize incentives
- New supply chain issues and opportunities – taking advantage of logistics considerations for end users
11:15am – 12:00pm
Are You Ready for a Data Center on Your Industrial Land?
Becky Ford, Manager, AWS Economic Development - Global Infrastructure Expansion
- What Drives the Geography
- Physical, Power and Water Requirements
- Typical Lead Time and Zoning Requirements
- Top Local Hurdles to Winning and Execution of these Projects
12:00pm – 12:15pm
Closing Summary
Tim Feemster, Managing Principal, Foremost Quality Logistics
12:15pm - 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm - 4:00pm
One-on-One Meetings with Speakers
5:00pm - 6:30pm