GALF to be held alongside Airport Show in Dubai

Aviation experts and specialists from across the world will gather in Dubai from May 6 to 7 to participate in Global Airport Leaders’ Forum (GALF).

Discussions will focus on megatrends and developments that will reshape the way airports operate and serve passengers and their other stakeholders over the next 25 years when the air passengers numbers would reach 12.4 billion, as per the ICAO predictions.

 

A co-located event of the 24th edition of Airport Show, the 12th GALF will bring as many as 50+ aviation, policy makers, airport business leaders, and technology experts to foster meaningful engagement and knowledge sharing on critical challenges and growth opportunities in the technology-driven world.

 

Lt. Gen. Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, director general, general directorate of residency and foreigners affairs in Dubai (GDRFA-Dubai) will deliver the keynote address on ‘commitment to excellence and a proactive approach to shaping the future of aviation’ will be delivered. His Excellency Mohammed Abdulla Lengawi, Director General of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, will also present a keynote address during the forum.

 

Another keynote address will be on ‘Innovation at the heart of airport evolution’ by Abdulla Al Shamsi, director of engineering at Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP).

‘Commitment to excellence and a proactive approach to shaping the future of aviation’ will be topic for another keynote address by Yann Guillemain, senior vice president for EMEA Airports at Amadeus.

A C-Suite panel will delve into the innovative strategies and technologies propelling the future of aviation, particularly through airport expansion and new infrastructure development.  With Captain. Abdullah Al Haider, Consultant, DACO Dammam Airports Company at its moderator, the panel members are Askin Demir, CEO, Aéroport Internationale Blaise Diagne (Senegal), Piervittorio Farabbi, Chief Operating Officer & Accountable Manager, Tirana International Airport SHPK (Albania), Philippe Arsonneau, Infrastructure Segment President, Schneider Electric, and Nazareno Ventola, CEO & Managing Director, Aeroporto G. Marconi di Bologna (Italy).

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