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The leading conference for airport
strategy and finance

2-3 April 2025
Cayman Island Cayman Island

GAD Americas - The leading conference for airport strategy and finance

The Global Airport Development forum (GAD) is a unique conference and networking event dedicated to best practice and innovation in airport finance, management and infrastructure development.

Bringing together public and private airport operators, investors, financiers, regulators, government and industry experts from around the world, GAD is an unmissable opportunity to identify new investment opportunities, partners and business prospects.

Why Attend?

Insights you can’t google!

Find out how airport operators and investors are managing rising financial, capex and opex costs. What's the outlook & appetite for PPP, development & investment opportunities on the horizon?

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A truly unique networking opportunity

GAD is the only place where you can meet public & private airport operators, strategic & financial investors, banks, multilaterals, government representatives, regulators, CAAs, aviation market experts & business strategists all under one roof.  

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Show the industry you mean business

We'll provide you the platform to connect with global airport development leaders. Whether you want to get your voice heard, get your brand seen or meet the people that matter to you - we can help.

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Fast Facts

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LEADING SPEAKERS

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View the highlights from GAD Americas 2024

Take a look back at GAD Americas 2024 in Miami. For a more detailed breakdown of who attended and an overview of topics of discussion, view the post show report.

See the 2024 Highlights Reel

Check Out Our Post Show Report

Industry Leading Speakers

GAD Americas conference sessions are led by industry experts, addressing the industry’s toughest challenges, and examining strategies to overcome them. 

Previous speakers 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 Americas Sponsors

“GAD is an important conference that should be attended by Airports, Developers, Finance companies and Suppliers needing to connect with each other.”

- Jason Inniss, Director, Airport Operations, Bermuda Skyport Corporation

“The GAD conferences have traditionally been the most important industry events for us and continues to be, for the quality content and networking opportunities that it provides.”

– Curtis Grad, Partner, President & CEO, Modalis Infrastructure Partners

“Given the quality of the presentations and the attendees this is a 'must attend' if you are serious about your profession and the industry.”

– Kent Hindes, Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield

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