Highlights / Key Themes
- Meet Airport CEOs and Board Members at the Airport CEO forum on Tuesday 16th November. Featuring CEOs and Executive Speakers from global Airport companies and operators.
- More Airline Speakers Than Ever Before! Come to the Aviation Industry Forum on Wednesday 17th November to gain essential insights into the new aviation landscape and find out how airline strategy will impact your business.
- Essential Airport Investors and Financiers - Come to the Investing in Airports Summit on Monday 15th November to get the inside track on the lastest airport transactions, future deals and the appetite for financing airports.
- Make the most of your time at the world's leading Airport conference. GAD 2010 brings you more of your favourite networking and information sharing opportunities so that you cannot fail to make the most of the expertise and key contacts at the event.
- VIP lunches to meet GAD expert speakers and share expertise in a more informal environment
- Investment Summit Discussion Roundtables to share insider tips on the opportunities around the world with airport financiers, equity investors, investment analysts
- The Deal-Pipeline Networking Zone & Privatisation roundtables – ask your own questions and find out the latest news on the ongoing privatisation processes in the market.
- Strategy & Practice Labs – The Practice Lab format brings together 4 experts from a particular sector to deliver short presentations, follow with a panel Q&A
and audience participation. Workshop your expertise and meet new contacts in your sectors of interest. - Want to know more?
GAD 2010 will open this year with the Airport CEO Forum. Bringing together CEOs from Airports from all over the world, from regional airports to global hubs, to tackle the essential issues on the management agenda. CEOs and board members from the following airports will be represented: GATWICK, MALTA, BIRMINGHAM, LIMA, LONDON CITY, MAp, ATHENS, CHURCHILL AIRPORTS WORLDWIDE, AÉROPORTS DE PARIS, MALAYSIA AIRPORTS HOLDINGS BERHAD, GMR AIRPORTS, POZNAN LAWICA AIRPORT, GOTEBORG LANDVETTER AIRPORT, SEA AEROPORTIMILANO, SCHIPHOL, AIRPORT COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA, MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CHRISTCHURCH, BAA, SWEDAVIA and LONDON LUTON AIRPORT.
Making their debuts at GAD 2010, are Christoph Mueller, CEO, AER LINGUS and Ken O’Toole, Director, New Route Development, RYANAIR. Rigas Doganis, Non-Executive Director, EASYJET will deliver his progronosis of the Airline Industry and the impact of Airline M&A, service trends and charging expections on Airports.
The GAD Investing in Airports Summit is the only event to bring together institutional investors in airports, infrastructure funds and airport finance director. We already have an excellent line up of finance experts and investors in airports including: FRAPORT, YVR AIRPORT SERVICES, ABERTIS, HOCHTIEF AIRPORT, RREEF INFRASTRUCTURE, BRIDGEPOINT CAPITAL, PROINVERSION, GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, WESTLB, CREDIT SUISSE, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, HSBC and GOLDMAN SACHS.
Download the draft agenda for Europe's leading global airport development conference here
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Stewart Wingate
CEO
GATWICK AIRPORT
One of the most talked about transactions in the Airport business of the last year, Stewart Wingate, new CEO of Gatwick Airport, will be sharing his plans for the airport and how the new management intends to tackle growth and competition challenges at the London hub. |
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Pieter Verboom
EVP & CFO
SCHIPHOL GROUP
In addition to his role directing Finance, Planning & Control at the Schiphol Group, Pieter is also responsible for the establishment of the cross-participation with AdP. He will be joining Laurent Galzy for a joint session to share experiences and insights from this unique partnership. |
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Laurent Galzy
CFO
AEROPORTS DE PARIS
To take us inside the unique AdP / Schiphol dual hub system, Laurent Galzy will be joining Pieter Verboom to share how the alliance has worked in practice, what have been the challenges of implementing the agreement and what the airport alliance is bringing to its partners. |
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Ken O'Toole
Director, New Route Development
RYANAIR
Ryanair is a key driver of many of Europe’s airport businesses and we are delighted to welcome Ken O’Toole, Director, New Route Development, RYANAIR to GAD 2010. Find out Ryanair's plans for route expansion and what the Low Cost giant is looking for in an airport. |
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Christoph Mueller
CEO
AER LINGUS
Many airline are facing huge challenges with lower passenger demand and the threat of greater travel and environmental taxation.Christoph Mueller will share his perspective on overhauling Aer Lingus and adapting their operation priorities to weather the new air transport environment. |
