GALF set to run alongside airport show

The third edition of the two-day Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF-2015) will be held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) from May 11 and 12 as a co-located event of the 15th edition of Airport Show.
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GALF and Airport Show will be held under the patronage of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group.
Sheikh Ahmed said: “The importance of airports as global travel hubs has been growing. In Dubai, the massive airport expansions are needed to accommodate the growth in air traffic and airport development continues to play a strategic role in our future growth agenda. The huge and consistent aviation investments will have a positive impact not just for Dubai alone but for the UAE, Gulf region and the world.”
GALF, he said, has been bringing international aviation experts and leaders to Dubai for an unparalleled knowledge and expertise sharing experience which will contribute to our combined efforts towards the sustained growth of the global aviation industry.
Both the events are being supported by Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Dubai Airports, Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects and dnata.
Aviation infrastructure developments in the run up to the Expo 2020 that Dubai will host and the expansion of the Dubai World Central (DWC) will be on the agenda.
GALF will debate the current issues and future concerns of the airports industry for a better tomorrow. A number of issues like government regulations, best practices, industry cooperation and collaboration, innovation and technology and future travel trends will be discussed at the Forum by experts drawn from various parts of the world.
Daniyal Qureshi, Group Exhibition Director, Reed Exhibitions Middle East, organisers of GALF, said an advisory board comprising of leading industry stalwarts has been formed to chalk out the agenda for the forum. The forum will have a stellar line up of speakers including the heads of international aviation bodies and airlines among others.