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Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS)
October 15, 2026
Westin Long BeachLong Beach, CA
October 15, 2026|Westin Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

Bringing together the entire IOS community

The only B2B real estate investment conference exclusively focused on the unique needs and challenges of investing in, owning, and operating industrial outdoor storage properties.

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Opportunities to speak, sponsor, exhibit, and attend are available now.

IOS by the numbers

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stakeholders from across the industry

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industry expert speakers

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collaborative sponsors & exhibitors

Join industry leaders at the premier event for industrial outdoor storage.

Audience at IOS

Make lasting, meaningful connections

At the Industrial Outdoor Storage Forum, networking is intentional—not incidental. You’ll connect directly with the decision‑makers allocating capital, owning portfolios, and operating IOS sites nationwide.

With 200+ senior‑level attendees, the forum offers a highly focused, intimate environment that prioritizes meaningful conversations over crowded exhibition halls. Every interaction is designed to help you build relationships that translate into real opportunities.

Audience at IOS

Network with the top names in IOS

Panels, presentations, and roundtable discussions deliver timely, practical insights led by the most active owners, operators, investors, and capital partners in the industrial outdoor storage market.

Gain a clear view of today’s IOS investment landscape, including capital and debt markets, dealmaking, underwriting discipline, zoning and entitlement risk, electrification, and emerging operational strategies.

If you are active in the IOS ecosystem, this is the one event you cannot afford to miss.

Panel at IOS

Listen to major industry figures

Hear directly from the leaders shaping the IOS sector. Our speakers deliver candid, experience‑driven perspectives on where the market is today—and where it’s headed next. Last year’s agenda featured 40+ senior executives from across IOS ownership, operations, capital, and lending, including:

  • Greg Pearson – Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group
  • Eric Hoffman – VP, Real Estate Americas, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
  • Joe Noon – SVP, Head of Investments, Realterm
  • Jeremy Scheck – Director of Acquisitions, Dayton Street Partners
  • Zach Dobin – Head of Acquisitions, IOS, Triten
  • Matt Haley – Managing Principal, Apricus
Roundtable at IOS

Get a pulse on the market

Hear in‑depth discussions on the most pressing forces shaping the IOS market, including:

  • Reshoring and Nearshoring: How industrial demand drivers are reshaping IOS site selection
  • E‑Commerce and Logistics Integration: The evolving role of IOS in modern supply chains
  • Commodities Volatility: Construction pipelines, materials demand, and storage implications
  • IOS Institutionalization: Cap rate compression, pricing risk, and underwriting discipline
  • Capital & Credit Markets: Interest rates, lending constraints, and development feasibility
  • Geopolitics & Port Realignment: Where IOS demand is forming—and why
  • Electrified IOS: Power access, EV fleets, and infrastructure readiness as value drivers

Jeffrey Tesch

CEO

RCN Capital

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Boost your brand’s visibility and connect with key decision-makers in the IOS industry.

We tailor packages to meet your business goals. We make them unique for you so that your company is at the front of your buyers' minds.

Reach out to Gareth Tapper at sponsorIMN@informa.com.

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