GAD World

The #1 networking event for global airport operators & investors

Build partnerships across public and private to develop, finance and invest in airport infrastructure.

350+ attendees, 100+ strategic & financial airport investors, 40+ airports & airport authorities, 40+ countries represented.

December 11-13, 2024

Marriott Hotel City West | Munich, Germany

The GAD World forum has been uniting airport stakeholders since 1994.

GAD (Global Airport Development) World is a unique event dedicated to sustainable airport business growth and infrastructure development through best practice financing, management and strategy.

The forum brings together stakeholders from all sides of the airport business from public and private airport operators, financial and strategic investors, regulators and industry experts from around the world.

GAD is an unmissable opportunity to identify new investment opportunities, partners and business prospects.

Join us in Munich for GAD World December 11-13, 2024

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Industry Leading Speakers

GAD World conference sessions are led by industry experts, addressing the industry’s toughest challenges, and examining strategies to overcome them. Speakers at GAD World this year include:

Jody Aldcorn

Partner
McCarthy Tetrault

Armando Brunini

CEO
SEA Milan Airports

Slava Cheglatonyev

Director, Economic Policy & Sustainability
Airports Council International (ACI) World

Burcu Geris

Deputy CEO, CFO
TAV Airports Holding

Andrew O’Brian

President and CEO
Centerline Airport Partners

Amit Rikhy

President & CEO
Carlyle Airport Group - CAG Holdings LLC

Aletta von Massenbach

CEO Berlin Airport
Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH

Lutz Weisser

Managing Director
Munich Airport International

“GAD World is definitely one of the best I have attended, both in terms of its content of the conference and the professional manner it was conducted”

– Satyan Nayar, Secretary General, Association of Private Airport Operators (APAO) India

“A great event which delivered beyond expectations, look forward to the next one.”

– Antonin Beurrier, Deputy CEO and Chief International Officer, Groupe ADP

“GAD presents an excellent opportunity for aviation players, not just airport players to keep up to speed with the latest developments affecting industry but also unparalleled networking opportunities. Kudos to team GAD!”

- Raja Azmi Bin Raja Nazuddin, Chief Operating Officer, Malaysian Aviation Commission

“GAD is the premier event where airport investors and airport operators come together.”

- Lutz Weisser, Managing Director, Munich Airport International GmbH

“GAD World is THE conference for airport developers, investors and operators. A must attend every year!”

- Frode Skulbru, CFO, Modalis Infrastructure Partners

“What a great event to network, interact and discuss with the relevant stakeholders in the airport industry! This is a first-class conference providing excellent networking opportunities and in-depth presentations & panel discussions at the same time.”

- Thomas Ankele, KfW IPEX-Bank