For the first time since 2019, Prologis leaders gathered at the New York Stock Exchange for the highly anticipated Prologis Investor Forum. Here’s a run-down of the day and highlights you can catch in the replay:
- [00:35:05]: I joined our CEO and Co-Founder Hamid Moghadam and President Dan Letter for a fireside chat. The two discussed how innovation, transformation and differentiation has made Prologis the world’s leading industrial real estate company.
- [01:03:00]: Global Head of Capital Deployment Joseph Ghazal and Global Head of Operations Carter Andrus shared our company’s journey of international expansion, our disciplined investment strategy and how we’re preparing to stay ahead of what’s next around the world.
- [01:30:50]: Don’t miss Chief Customer Officer Scott Marshall and Global Head of Customer Led Development Damon Austin’s conversation around our customer-centricity strategy and how we drive value to our operating and development platforms.
- [02:20:00]: Chief Energy & Sustainability Officer Susan Uthayakumar and Global Head of Mobility Henrik Holland described in detail how we’re leveraging our scale to build sustainable logistics, highlighting our net zero commitment and how we’re supporting our customers with their sustainability goals.
- [02:55:51]: Reaching the halfway point, we transitioned to Q&A, answering questions on margin variation between U.S. and oversees, solar footprint expansion, our data center and higher better use mindset, vendor optimization and Essentials benefits.
- [03:42:30]: Nathaalie Carey, Will O’Donnell, Todd Lewis and Lisa Castello each share their perspective on how Prologis culture encourages taking risks and embracing failure to spur innovation - and the role that Prologis Ventures plays in future-proofing our business and transforming the industry.
- [04:13:18]: Global Head of Strategy & Analytics, Chris Caton provides an overview of our data-driven approach and offered his perspective on how data is a key competitive differentiator for Prologis.
- [04:59:00]: Global Head of Research Melinda McLaughlin talked about the demand drivers shaping our industry and how we look at these forces to forecast market rent growth.
- [05:14:30]: Chief Financial Officer Tim Arndt shared an overview of our financial track record, emphasizing the strength of our balance sheet. He also provided updated 2024 guidance, which included financial outlook for the next three years.
- [05:45:44]: After an information-packed six hours, the team fielded a second round of Q&A, including topics such as the revenue opportunities of the solar business, market performance, additional questions on data center approach and energy consumption, barriers to supply and expansion in India.
Investor Forum is definitely a team sport, which each business leader preparing and delivering content designed to help our investors better understand the many ways we are staying ahead of what’s next. From our unapparelled real estate portfolio to our Essentials platform to Prologis Ventures to the best team in the business, we are always looking to the future and how we can meet our customers’ needs and deliver value for our investors.
Watch the full Investor Forum playback here.