"They [the regulators and the judicial system] will be coming after you next, and you will be held accountable for your real estate reporting. The three primary impact areas of this new scrutiny will be the reporting of your collateralized debt obligation, your receivables securitization and your synthetic leases." – Dr. Richard Schroth chief technology officer, Perot Systems Author of How Companies Lie: Why Enron is Just the Tip of the Iceberg "The best real estate deal may not be the best deal for the business."         "My company values long-term relationships, but not to the exclusion of trying out new methods, opportunities and relationships." – IAMC corporate members, taking part in a session led by Dr. Donald Sull, Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School and author of Revival of the Fittest, Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Managers Remake Them "In our case, real estate is built into the mergers and acquisitions process – we have always had a seat at that table." – Phil Hammel, director of real estate for Honeywell Corp., during the panel discussion on "Enhancing Value Through Mergers and Acquisitions: Three Corporate Perspectives" "Look for a new a new paradigm, a new way of thinking about these industrial properties in such a way that industrial property owners can – as they should – share in the upside of the redevelopment process." – Eric Williams, Arcadis G&M, Inc., on how to approach the challenge of excess industrial assets

"Dubai (United Arab Emirates) is the new logistics center of the Middle East. And the Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone in India represents the new frontier of logistics hubs. They are creating a 10,000-hectare [24,710-acre] project that will be the largest special economic zone in the world." – Logistics expert Franco Eleuteri, senior vice president, AECOM Facilities, on "Trends in the Creation of Global Logistics Solutions" "Beware of what I call 'pseudo-clusters.' Make sure that what you are dealing with is an actual cluster of companies and not just a concentration of companies." – David Dodd, CEO of DADCO Consulting, on "Clusters, Collaboration and Competitive Corporate Asset Advantage" "The biggest loss of capital taking place right now in the North American economy is the loss of female employees from the corporate work force. They are leaving to become entrepreneurs. In short, they are leaving your place of employment to become your competitors." – Dr. Lowell Catlett, economist, New Mexico State University "Data is the DNA of what we do." – John Dues, vice chairman, CBB Advisory Services Lynn Brewer

Below: Terry Rees (left) of General Electric and Phil Hammel of Honeywell during the IAMC Research Roundtable on Saturday, Sept. 6 in Danvers, Mass.

Tuesday evening reception at the JFK Library