Sitting down for a town hall meeting on the state of theChicagoland commercial real estate market are CenterPointProperties Trust co-chairman and chief executive officer JohnGates, Sheldon Good & Co. chairman and chief executive officerSteven Good, Northern Realty Group president Bruce Kaplan, Grubb& Ellis executive vice president Michael O'Hanlon and LaSalleBank senior vice president David Patchin. Real Estate Forumregional managing editor Dees Stribling moderates the discussionand questions from the audience.

Concurrent early morning sessions include tenant and owner viewson the office market; a look at leasing, investment and developmentof industrial property; as well as a panel on capital markets.Later in the morning, concurrent sessions will cover officeinvestment sales and the multifamily market.

Real Estate Media president and chief executive officer JonathanA. Schein kicks off the event with opening remarks, andeditor-in-chief Michael G. Desiato has a one-on-one sit-down withBeitler. The interview promises to offer insights into Beitler'sdeals as well as life experiences. Schein caps off the day byhosting "15 minutes with Bruce Mosler," president of US operationsfor Cushman & Wakefield.