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5/6/25, 5:17 PM Global Airport Leaders’ Forum 2025 Dubai To Chart The Future Of Air Travel - Construction Business News Middle East
H.E. Lt. General Mohammed Al Marri and H.E. Mohammed Lengawi to deliver Keynote

Addresses at the forum

Five megatrends to reshape the way airports operate and serve

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) to discuss 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.

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A co-located event of the 24 edition of Airport Show, the 12 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.

His Excellency 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,

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