GAD (Global Airport Development) has been uniting airport stakeholders since 1994. It is the largest & most senior gathering of major global public and private airport operators, investors, financiers and industry experts.
GAD World 2024 brought together over 320 attendees from the airport investment and development community for the 3-day event, packed with best-practice conference sessions and exclusive networking opportunities.
323 registered attendees
97 industry leading speakers
96% of delegates achieved their objective of attending.
44 countries registered
382 meetings
846 messages
“GAD remains the premium go-to event for airport operators, investors, lenders, regulators and other stakeholders in the global airport community and the networking opportunities remain unparalleled.”
PETER ALEXANDER STONOR, PARTNER, PAS ADVISORY PARTNERS
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
• Albania
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Bangladesh
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• Costa Rica
• Curaçao
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hong Kong
• India
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Republic of Korea
• Kosovo
• Lao People’s Democratic Republic
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• Morocco
• Netherlands
• Panama
• Philippines Qatar
• Romania
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Singapore
• Spain
• Switzerland
• Thailand
• Türkiye
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Vietnam
“This was one of the best GAD events in recent memory. It was great to see a lot of new, younger passionate aviation enthusiasts!”
DAVID PRATT, PRESIDENT, PRT GROUP INC.
The thought-leaders presenting at the Conference Included:
Shobhit Agarwal
Vice President, Strategy & New Business Development Bangalore International Airport Limited
Agustin Arellano President and CEO HAS Development Corporation
Mr. Alexis Ballif Managing DirectorInfrastructure Ardian
Liam Bolger Head of Aerodrome Operations Luton Airport
Stefan Breunig AAM Expert & Advisor Independent
Armando Brunini CEO
Milan Airports and President ACI Europe
Sengsangouane Chanthavong
Deputy Director General of Department of Civil Aviation Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Government of Lao PDR
Richard Connelly Director – Aviation Advisory Jacobs
Vanh Dilaphan
Director General, Department of Planning and Finance Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT), Government of Lao PDR
David Feldman
Managing Partner Exambela
Jody Aldcorn Partner McCarthy Tetrault
Rajesh Arora CEO - Business Development, JVs & Adjacency Businesses GMR Airports Limited
Michael Bell
Senior Client Partner, Aviation and Aerospace Practice
Korn Ferry
James Brass Partner York Aviation LLP
Mr. Koen Brinkman
Associate Director Airport Strategy & Planning NACO, Netherlands Airport Consultants a company of Royal HaskoningDHV
Giovanni Cavallaro CFO Aeroporti di Roma
Slava Cheglatonyev Director, Economic Policy and Sustainability Airports Council International (ACI) World
Anne Delahaye Managing Director Credit Agricole
Rafael Echevarne Director General ACI-LAC
Ansgar Fischer Executive Director Mergers & Acquisitions AviAlliance GmbH
Tariq Al-Muharib General Manager Engineering Standardization Matarat Holding
Carmen Bahrim Co-Founder Avant Airports
Daniel Bircher Managing Director Zurich Airport International
Martijn Breen CFO Elysian Aircraft
Bastiaan De Bruijne
Managing Director EU Aviation Advisory
Chris Chalk
Global Aviation Sector Leader Mott MacDonald
Clive Condie Airport Operating Partner Ardian
Askin Demir CEO Dakar Airport
Bruno Erbel Partner VisionEdgeOne
Eric Fleurisson MD Bouygues Construction Airport Concessions
Patrick Folley Head of Aviation – UK & Ireland Ramboll
Ms Moira Goulmy Senior Transport Infrastructure Expert McKinsey
Max Groot
Publisher and Managing Editor Momberger Airport Information
M Kamrul Islam
Executive Director, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
Bob Kwik
Worldwide Head of Airports and Ground Transportation Amazon Web Services
Nina Lind Partner McKinsey & Company
Andrew Macmillan Chief Strategy Officer Manchester Airports Group
Rich Maslen Head of Analysis CAPA - Centre for Aviation
Julien Michel MD-Industry Banker Transport Natixis
Andrew O’Brian President and CEO Centerline Airport Partners
Joyce Abou Moussa Deputy to the director of International development Groupe ADP
The thought-leaders presenting at the Conference Included:
Rosemary Ong Principal Markets Development Advisory Specialist Asian Development Bank
Kristof Philips Chief Commercial Officer TCR International
Nick Platts Managing Director Luton Rising
David Pratt President PRT Group
Jorge Roberts CEO AvPORTS
Beata Sperling-Tyler Associate Director M&G Investments
Dave Stroud
Managing Director, Air Transport Strategy and Consulting Aviation week Network, ASM
Shumpei Tsuda
Vice President, Head of Aviation and Domestic Team, Div4 Development Bank of Japan, Inc.
Lutz Weisser Managing Director Munich Airport International
Yasar Yetiskin Sustainable Aviation Manager ICF
Neil Pakey President and CEO Nieuport Aviation
Jesus Caballero Pinto Chief Executive Officer Sofia Airport
Dmitry Pochekuev Head of Corporate Development Non-US Ferrovial Airports
Satyaki Raghunath COO Bangalore International Airport Ltd
Edmond Rose Aviation Consulting Director ASM
Michael StantonGeddes Director, Economics & Competition ACI EUROPE
Darrell Swanson Co-Founder EAMaven
Rudy M. Vercelli Executive Vice President - Privatization and Commercial Matarat Holding
Ollie Wildman Director, Head of Design, Buildings UK Ramboll
Isabel Zarza CEO Southern Europe Avolta
Diogenis Papiomytis General Manager Corporate Strategy and Business Planning Matarat Holding
Matthieu Piron Managing Director Hydrogen Airport
Rogerio Augusto Prado CEO Pax Aeroportos
Amit Rikhy President & CEO CAG Holdings
Christian Schramm Vice President Transport Infrastructure KfW IPEX Bank GmbH
Peter Stonor Partner PAS Advisory Partners
Marco Troncone CEO Aeroporti di Roma
V. Vidya
Member Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA)
Regardt Willer VP of Business Development and Innovation ADB SAFEGATE
Georg Zett
Senior Director PSP Investments
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“One
of the must-go airport events on the agenda, with a consistent top-notch list of delegates and speakers, as well as a top-notch team organising it. ”
MAX GROOT, MANAGING EDITOR, MOMBERGER AIRPORT INFORMATION A must-attend event for those serious about playing in the airport private sector investment, development and operations market.
RAFAEL ECHEVARNE, DIRECTOR GENERAL, ACI-LAC
2024 agenda highlights
Key issues on the agenda this year included:
• The Global Tourism Outlook – What does it mean for Airports?
• How do we keep airports profitable in a changing environment?
• How do you structure concessions to attract investment, gain expertise & ensure delivery for airport developments in more challenging contexts?
• Reviewing the impact of 30 years of private participation in airports
• Identifying the bedrocks of a successful growth strategy
• Challenge of financing new airport infrastructure in an ESG oriented environment
• The Evolving Role of the Airport CEO: A Vision for 2030
• Banking on a Greener Future – How Airport Investments enable Clean Aviation Taking Off
• CEO Panel: Managing an Airport business in the decarbonisation age
GAD attendees enjoyed many opportunities to reinforce & build their network including:
• GAD turns 30 - Evening networking reception
• Using the networking app to identify new connections
• Expert-hosted discussion roundtables
• Networking trip to the Munich Christmas markets
Companies in attendance
• Sikorsky International Airport Kyiv
• Mactan-Cebu International Airport
• Airports Council International (ACI)
• ADB Safegate
• ADP Americas
• Aeroporti di Roma SpA
• AECOM
• Aena Internacional
• Aeris Holding Costa Rica
• Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
• AERTEC Solutions
• AGS Airports
• Airbiz Aviation Strategies
• AIRiminum 2014 S.p.A.
• Airport Competence GmbH
• Airport Economics Consulting Inc.
• Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India
• ALG
• Alhambra Advisor
• Altitude Aviation Advisory
• Alton Aviation Consultancy
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Ardian
• Ardian Investment UK Limited
• Arthur D. Little
• Arup
• Asian Development Bank
• ASM - Informa
• Association of Private Airport Operators
• Asyad Group
• Avant Airports
• Avia Solutions
• AviAlliance
• Avolta
• Avports
• Bangalore International Airport Limited
• Barclays
• BCG
• Berlin Brandenburg Airport
• Bouygues Bâtiment Internationa
• Bouygues Construction Airport
• CA CIB
• CAG Holdings
• CASIL/CALC
• Centerline Airport Partners
• Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
• Cluster 2
• Corporacion america airports
• Credit Agricole CIB
• Curacao Airport Holding
• daa International
• Derryquin Associates
• Development Bank of Japan
• EA Maven
• Egis
• Elysian Aircraft
• EU Aviation Advisory
• Exambela
• Exolum Aviation
• Ferrovial Airports
• Flare Aviation Consulting
• Fraport AG
• Freelancer
• GAL
• GMR Group
• Groupe ADP
• Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
• Hamad International Airport
• HAS Development Corporation
• Hill International
• Hydrogen Airport
• ICF
• IFC
• IFM Investors
• Incheon International Airport Corporation
• Infrata
• Heraklion International Airport, Crete
• International Airport Kyiv
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Israel Airports Authority Ltd.
• Jacobs
• Japan Airport Consultants, Inc.
• Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.,
• Jeddah Airports Company
• Jefferies
• JP Morgan
• KfW IPEX Bank
• Korn Ferry
• LAS.SA Limak AIBD.SA SUMMA
• Lazard Freres
• Leeds Bradford Airport
• Limak Group of Companies
• London Luton Airport
• Lufthansa Consulting GmbH
• Luton Rising
• MAG - Manchester Airports Group
• Maha Capital Partners
• Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM)
• Matarat Holding
• McCarthy Tetrault LLP
• McKinsey & Company, Inc.
• MIDAS Aviation
• MIGA
• Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
• Ministry of Public Work and Transport
• Modalis Infrastructure Partners
• Morgan Stanley
• Mott MacDonald
• Mundys
• Mundys SpA
• Munich Airport International GmbH
• NACO
• Narita International Airport Corporation
• Natixis
• NATs
• Newmark
• Nieuport Aviation
• Nomura
• Office National des AéroportsONDA
• OMERS Infrastructure Europe Limited
• PAS Advisory Partners
• Pax Aeroportos
• Pini Group SA / ARX
• Ports Project Management and Development Company (PPMDC)
• PRT Group Inc
• PSP Investments
• PwC
• Ramboll
• Regional & City Airports
• Royal Commission for AlUla
• Royal Schiphol Group
• S&P Global Ratings
• SAC Spa
• Saudi Binladin Group
• Schiphol International
• SEA MIlan Airports
• SEA SpA Società Esercizi Aerportuali
• SG CIB
• Skylark Consulting Group
• SkyNRG
• SMBC
• Société Générale
• SOF Connect AD
• Solomon Partners
• Swiss Life Asset Managers
• Tampa International Airport
• TAV Airports Holding
• TCR International NV
• The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand
• Tirana International Airport
• To70
• Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority
• Van Don International Airport
• Vantage Group
• Venari Partners
• VINCI Airports
• VisionEdgeOne
• WAA
• Watson Farley & Williams LLP
• Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
• Xanadu Aerospace
• York Aviation
• Zurich Airport International
• Zurich Airport Latin America
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