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5/6/25, 5:03 PM Global Airport Leaders’ Forum (GALF) 2025 to Convene in Dubai Alongside Airport Show
The forum will feature keynote addresses by:

H.E. Lt. General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director General, GDRFA-Dubai, focusing
on excellence and forward-thinking aviation strategy

H.E. Mohammed Abdulla Lengawi, Director General, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority

Abdulla Al Shamsi, Director of Engineering, Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP),

on innovation in airport evolution

Yann Guillemain, SVP for EMEA Airports at Amadeus, on future-ready aviation operations

A C-suite panel discussion, moderated by Captain Abdullah Al Haider of DACO Dammam Airports
Company, will explore groundbreaking strategies in airport expansion and infrastructure. Panelists
include leaders from Senegal, Albania, Italy, and Schneider Electric, sharing cross-border insights.

Airport Show: Regional Hub For Innovation

Running alongside GALF, the Airport Show—the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia's largest B2B
airport exhibition—will be held at Dubai World Trade Centre under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh
Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Emirates Airline.

This year’s edition will host:

130+ exhibitors and 150+ buyers from 30 countries

Country pavilions and 30+ conference sessions

New platforms: GSE Zone, Airport Tech Pavilion, and Airport Design Hub

Two concurrent conferences: Airport Security Middle East and Air Traffic Control Forum

As global millennial travelers—expected to number 2.4 billion by 2050—increasingly demand smarter,
safer air travel, GALF and the Airport Show offer a vital space to debate and co-create a
more sustainable, secure, and tech-driven airport ecosystem.

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