About 200 senior-level professionals and deal makers are expected, says RealShare Conference Series director Richard Kelley. "Attendance is surging for RealShare Detroit," he says. "I think it'll be a tremendous day. It's an interesting market, with a lot of interesting trends."

Jeffrey Kaczmarek, senior vice president of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., follows Rothwell by outlining the state's array of economic incentives in its arsenal to retain and lure jobs.

Bernard Financial Group president Dennis Bernard, NAI Farbman co-president Andrew Farbman, Etkin Equities principal James Ketai, Ford Land Development director of commercial real estate Michael Latham, Friedman Real Estate Group executive vice president Mitchell Lipton and Schostak Brothers & Co. co-president and chief executive officer Robert Schostak are on a town hall panel addressing the state of the Detroit market. Real Estate Mid-America editor Dees Stribling moderates the town hall discussion.

Later, Burton Farbman sits down with Real Estate Media editor-in-chief Michael G. Desiato for an interview that will go beyond commercial real estate.

Concurrent sessions will delve into the investment market, the capital markets, the industrial market, distressed properties, as well as the Downtown and suburban office markets.

Produced by Real Estate Media, parent company of GlobeSt.com, RealShare Detroit is sponsored by Cushman & Wakefield,, Fremont Investment & Loan, GVA Strategis, Marcus & Millichap and NAI Farbman, as well as CapLease, Colliers International and Ford Land Development.

Real Estate Media has recently launched Midwest Business Quarterly, which also covers the Detroit market. "RealShare Detroit is a reflection of our dedication to the major Midwest markets," Kelley says.