Produced by Real Estate Media, publisher of Real EstateForum, Real Estate Southern California and GlobeSt.com,the conference will feature a keynote address from SouthernCalifornia economic expert Dr. John Husing. Among Husing's topicswill be a forecast of local growth and development changes as theyrelate specifically to the Inland Empire and generally to theWestern US.

Some of the Inland Empire's most recent changes have to do withits amenities and changing landscape. It has evolved from a big boxMecca to a region that touts its affordable housing, booming officeand retail markets and vast industrial supply, which will all bediscussed at the conference's Town Hall Meeting.

Jeff Moore, senior managing director of CB Richard Ellis, willmoderate the Town Hall Meeting. Panelists include: Kevin Assef,managing director, Marcus & Millichap; Paul Biane, vice-chair& second district supervisor, San Bernardino County Board ofSupervisors; Paul Earnhart, president, Lee & Associates; PaulHiller, president & CEO, Inland Empire Economic Partnership;and Jeff Phelan, partner, Panattoni Development Co.