"RealShare TIC will be a different kind of event for this industry, which has two well-regarded conferences put on by TICA and a host of weak imitations presented by a variety of sources," says Rich Kelley, RealShare Conference series director. "Ours will be a high-level information and networking event with executives from the top firms in the industry discussing pertinent trends and issues."

Indeed, moderators and panelists include presidents, chief executives, principals, partners and managing directors of the top firms operating in the TIC industry, including Marc Paul, president of SCI Real Estate Investments, one of the nation's largest sponsors of TIC/1031 Exchange investments."I'm interested in this event because California is responsible for perhaps 40% of all equity that flow into TICs," says Paul. "The event is also well attended by brokers who represent the providers of that equity."Following an opening talk by Wells Fargo Securities managing director Christopher Hartung on the macro and regional economic trends impacting the real estate industry, the panel discussions begin with a discussion on the State of Supply & Demand for TIC Offerings moderated by Louis Rogers, president of Triple Net Properties LLC. Panelists will include the presidents or CEOs of Omni Brokerage, Spectrus Real Estate Group, Covington Realty Partners and Passco Cos.

The day also will feature a panel of broker-dealer reps and real estate brokers relating their experiences, both positive and negative, and offer their insight to sponsors and the rest of the TIC arena on how the business should evolve in the future. Griffin Capital COO David Rupert will moderate a panel that will include Rocco Cortese, principal of Presidio Exchange Advisors; Kathy Heshelow, president of Legacy Real Estate & Investments; Ben Marcus, an apartment broker with CB Richard Ellis; and Bill Swayne, CEO of WMS Financial Planners.