InterFace Southern California Desert Commercial Real Estate Conference 2023 | France Media Inc. | 15 June 2023 | Orton Center, 1250 E Brockton Ave, Redlands, CA 92374, USA

This conference will bring together the commercial real estate community.

The conference will attract attendees from throughout Southern California and surrounding areas, including owners, developers, property managers, economic development executives, buyers and lenders who are active in the retail, industrial and multifamily sectors.

Topics to be discussed:
• What is the economic outlook for the next 12 to 24 months?
• How has demand for industrial properties grown and what is the outlook for new development?
• What is the availability of industrial land? How are land prices affecting future development?
• Who is developing and who is buying industrial properties?
• How have changes in e-commerce and advances in logistics impacted industrial development and design?
• How has the retail sector fared post pandemic? Where are the strengths and weaknesses in the retail sector today?
• What retailers are opening and closing in the market?
• What is the market seeing in terms of experiential retail, pop-ups, and nontraditional tenants?
• What sort of debt and equity environment should we expect through the coming year?
• What is the market seeing in terms of multifamily acquisitions and new development?
• How have multifamily tenant preferences changed in the last few years? Which submarkets have gained an advantage and which have lost the advantage as multifamily tenant preferences have changed?
• How are rental rates trending? What is the impact of new apartment development on rental rates and the investment market?
• What is the pipeline for future multifamily development and what impact will that have on the market?
• What is the outlook for interest rates and what is the anticipated impact on investment and development?

2023 Speakers

Stone James, DPPD
Economic Development Director, City of Cathedral City

Gwen L. Bedics
Commercial Loan Manager, Global Credit Union

Greg Bedell, CCIM
Senior Vice President | Investment Sales, Progressive Real Estate Partners

Gina Koenen
VP, Commercial Loan Officer, Provident Bank

Mina Escamilla
Commercial Banker, First Citizens Bank

Polo Doria, SIOR
Senior Vice President, Lee & Associates- Palm Desert

Maggie Montez
President, Lee & Associates | Palm Desert

Randall Lewis
Executive Vice President and a Principal, Lewis Management Corp

Joseph W. Brady, CCIM, SIOR
President, The Bradco Companies

NoRhett Walls
Vice President National Commercial Services, Stewart Title Guaranty Company

Orlando Acevedo
Assistant Town Manager, Town of Apple Valley

Eric Ceja
Director of Economic Development, City of Palm Desert

Dan Horn
President & Founder, Palm Communities

Celina Jimenez
Director of Economic Development, City of Coachella

Janine Warren
EVP Business Development, Sales & Marketing, AmPac Business Capital

Jamie Pope
Director, JPope Tax Consultancy

Miguel Ramirez-Cornejo
Economic Development Manager, City of Indio

Justin Bird
Principal and Sr. Project Manager, BirdGroup Construction

Serafin Maranan
Partner, AO

Adam Gilbert
President, The Firm Brokerage

Dr. Gil Keinan
Managing Director, LOCAL EQUITY & Economic Development Consultant, Cty of Adelanto

Susan Harvey
Broker Associate, Desert Pacific Properties

Lindsay Mingee, CCIM
Commercial Real Estate Broker & Advisor SoCal Office Commercial Real Estate Team, Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate, Inc.

Daniel P. Gehman, AIA
Principal, Danielian Associates

Mario J. Gonzales
CEO and President, GHA Companies

Mark S. Milakovich
President & Managing Partner, Covington Group Inc.

Jim Baldovin
Managing Principal | Landscape Architect, Conceptual Design and Planning Company

Charles Banks
Director of Business Development – West, FCL Builders

2023 Sponsors

PRESENTING SPONSOR:
• Jpope

PLATINUM:
• City of Redlands
• Ampac Business Capital

GOLD:
• The Bradco Companies
• Cathedral City
• Architecture Design Relationships
• Lewis Group of Companies

SILVER:
• SAS Walter Conservation Made Simple
• Bird Group
• Apple Valley
• DVBA
• King Energy
• Coachella
• Kings III
• A2Z Drone Services
• Energy Code Ace
• CDPC