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5/6/25, 5:03 PM GALF to be held alongside Airport Show in Dubai | Times Aerospace
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

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