"We have a blockbuster group of panelists," Young says. They include Bob Walters of CB Richard Ellis, David Fahey of Binswanger, Dave Campoli of HRPT Properties Trust, Wayne Fisher of Grubb & Ellis and Craig Guers of Opus East, to name a few. Leaders in each of the commercial real estate types and markets throughout the region will offer insider assessments of current activity and what lies ahead.

This year an industrial market panel joins the agenda, which will focus on the red-hot distribution activity in the Lehigh Valley and Central Pennsylvania. Demand grows, rents are rising and a land-grab is underway.

Center City's struggles over the location of two casinos will be laid bare. The office market's surprising successes and potential dangers in still-expanding residential condo development will be dissected along with prospects for a significantly larger convention center. Add to that, an assessment of the impact of University City's burgeoning office, retail and residential hot spots.