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Global Airport Leaders' Forum to discuss airport

industry, future challenges

Aviation experts and specialists from across the world will gather in Dubai from May 6-7 to
participate in the 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.

ANI
Updated At : 06:22 PM May 02, 2025 IST

Dubai [UAE], May 2 (ANI/ WAM): Aviation experts and specialists from across the world will gather in
Dubai from May 6-7 to participate in the 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.

A co-located event of the 24th edition of Airport Show, the 12th GALF will bring more than 50
aviation, policymakers, 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.
Mohammed Abdulla Lengawi, Director-General of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, will also
present a keynote address during the forum.

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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.

Airport Show, the Middle East, Africa and South Asia's (MEASA) largest B2B airport industry
exhibition staged in Dubai since 2001, has established itself as the go-to destination for
experiencing and procuring newest technologies and innovations and to gain and enhance
knowledge on current trends and future perspectives.

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