Speakers
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Axel Anderson is head of development for Yukon Real Estate Partners, a private equity investment and development firm specializing in cold chain real estate. In his role, he oversees all facets of development and redevelopment projects, from programming and site selection through disposition. His career has involved more than 3 million square feet of industrial and cold storage developments, ranging from last-mile delivery stations for Amazon to manufacturing-attached built-to-suit cold storage warehouses.
September 02, 2026, 2:15 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. CT
Cliff Booth, founder and chairman of Westmount Realty Capital, LLC, is a Montreal native with degrees from McGill University and the London School of Economics. Since moving to Dallas in 1979, he has grown Westmount from a local firm into a national real estate leader across multiple U.S. regions. With over 40 years of experience, Booth is recognized as an innovative investor, pioneering in infill industrial properties and cold storage. His relationship-driven, time-tested approach continues to attract long-term U.S. and international capital partners.
September 02, 2026, 2:15 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. CT
Michael Cody brings over 32 years of architectural and design expertise to the Ware Malcomb team. He serves as practice leader, director, industrial cold and food. He has significant experience in all facets of development, architecture and design, including leadership, project management, development, entitlement public presentations and process, contract documents, contract administration and design presentations.
September 02, 2026, 2:15 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. CT
Cory Singer leads Griffco’s industrial business unit, focusing on expanding our footprint across the Eastern United States and Texas with a focus on e-commerce, manufacturing, cold storage and distribution. With more than 20 years of experience in our industry, his background includes strategic growth planning, business development and national account management for architecture, engineering and construction firms.
Before joining Griffco, Singer spent 13 years with an ENR Top 5 builder, helping expand the company from a single office to a national brand. A longtime CREDA member, he serves as co-chair of the I.CON Cold Storage Conference Task Force, will join the CREDA Board of Directors in 2026 and remains actively involved in CREDA’s Georgia chapter. His industry leadership and market expertise make him a valuable asset to the Griffco team and their continued growth in the industrial space.
September 02, 2026, 11:20 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT
As a leader of the CBRE National Food Facilities Group, David Sours offers over 20 years of experience serving the specialized real estate needs of the cold storage, food distribution and food processing industries, nationally and internationally. The CBRE National Food Facilities Group leads the cold spec development category, influencing pre-development analysis, site selection and concept design, achieving successful lease-up through targeted prospecting. Sours and his esteemed partners, Kevin Kelly and Lucy Durbin, run an elite team at the forefront of the cold sector of real estate, expertly navigating the complexities of the global real estate market and the unique nuances inherent to the food industry. Their profound understanding of the food sector intricacies enables them to provide clients with exemplary transactional and advisory services.
September 02, 2026, 11:20 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT
Don Tuttle is director of Cold Storage, overseeing construction management, cost estimation and contract negotiations for all cold storage/temperature-controlled Scannell projects. In addition, Tuttle, based in Scannell Properties’ Kansas City office, is responsible for business development of cold storage and food and beverage industries.
Over the past 30 years, Don has been directly involved with more than 200 projects spanning more than 30 million square feet and exceeding $$2billion. Don is LEED AP BD+C certified. He earned a BBA in Management from Texas Christian University.
September 02, 2026, 1:15 p.m. - 2 p.m. CT