11 - 14 November 2019
Clayton Hotel Burlington Road,
Dublin
Where global airport leaders gather and airport investment happens
Develop airport assets. Finance growth. Unlock value.
Meet 550+ airports, airlines, investors, financiers, governments and regulators at the world's leading airport development and finance event
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The world's leading airport privatisation and finance event
Meet airport CEOs, CFOs and board members
GAD has the largest concentration of senior decision makers in airports and the speaker line-up features CEOs, CFOs and board members from airports all around the world.
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The only conference dedicated to investing in airports
GAD World has been tracking private investment in airports and deals for 26 years and is the forum dedicated to ownership and investment models.
Strategic and financial investors come to find out how to optimise airport assets, generate traffic growth and increase revenues, as well as understand the regulatory models that define airport ROI.
Why 550+ airport leaders & investors attend
GAD World is the only event where a unique community of airport directors, government agencies, investors, financiers and advisors shares expertise and does business all under one roof.
Over 3 days, the conference sessions provide the market information you need to make better strategic and investment decisions. And give you the networking opportunity to identify new partners, secure investment, do deals and win business.
Where the market meets, learns and does business
GAD World is where....
- Public meets private. Airports meet investors. Advisors meet clients.
- Insider knowledge is exchanged. Expertise is shared. And people do business.
- A new, improved match-making and networking app will be launched in Dublin. So you can arrange meetings before and at the event with people most suited to you.
GAD World 2019 awards and networking evening
After many requests from the GAD community, the annual Deal-of-the-Year award will expand with further categories that showcase and celebrate the industry's achievements and expertise.
The awards categories, nominations and judging process will be run in the coming months. The winners will be announced at an evening networking events after the day 1 drinks reception.
Introduction to airport business and finance
A one-day introductory course, aimed at early and mid-career executives looking to learn from airport industry senior leaders.
Gain a deeper understanding of airport economics, regulation, traffic forecasting, business planning, the airline/airport dynamic and ownership and investment models.
130+ GAD World speakers include:
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Why GAD World is the world's leading airport development and finance event...
GAD World celebrated its 25th anniversary in Hamburg in 2018.
Watch the video to see the highlights and find out why GAD World is the world's leading airport development and finance event.
I come to GAD every year because it's a great opportunity to catch up with the industry; meet friends and new acquaintances; to take the temperature of what's happening in the aviation business and to get deeper knowledge.
It's a great occasion - I look forward to it every year.
Raymond Gray
Group CFO
DAA Plc
I strongly recommend it if you work in the airport world
Jean-François Guitard
Director
Aeroports De La Cote D'Azur
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
GAD World is a great event which delivered beyond our expectations. The location was perfect and the set up very good. All the speakers, panelists and interviewers did a great job. Looking forward to the next event!
Antonin Beurrier
Deputy CEO and Chief International Officer
Groupe ADP
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Face-to-face, digital and bespoke in-company courses
GAD's learning partner, IFF, offers a three-day course in London on qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, debt-sizing, documention and legal aspects. You can also choose distance learning or a tailored in-company solution.