GAD World Post Show Report 2023

7 - 9 November 2023 Hotel Arts, Barcelona

The largest & most senior gathering of major global public and private airport operators, investors, financiers and industry experts.

2023 SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

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EVENT SUMMARY

GAD (Global Airport Development) has been uniting airport stakeholders since 1994. It is the largest & most senior gathering of major global public and private airport operators, investors, financiers and industry experts.

GAD World 2023 brought together over 270 attendees from the airport investment and development community for the 3-day event, packed with best-practice conference sessions and exclusive networking opportunities.

322

registered attendees

85

industry leading speakers

41

countries registered

“GAD is a great opportunity to connect with a knowledgeable and specialized group of individuals from around the world all dedicated to the airport sector.”

437 meetings

JODY ALDCORN, PARTNER, MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT LLP

98%

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of delegates achieved their objective of attending.

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messages

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2023 EVENT AT A GLANCE

2023 AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS Key issues on the agenda this year included: • Where’s the money? The financial markets review • Managing airport financials in an era of rising costs and variable revenues • Smart ESG: Stop wasting time and start boosting the bottom line • Chisinau Airport Moldova: the airport development and strategic partnership opportunity • Putting SAF on the global airport development agenda • The Keflavik case study: Restructuring management and master plans to realize and future-proof growth • Update on the India aviation sector

“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, DIRECTOR, KFW IPEX-BANK

GAD attendees enjoyed many opportunities to reinforce & build their network including: • Evening networking reception, sponsored by Solomon Partners • Using the networking app to identify new connections • Expert-hosted discussion roundtables • Exclusive lunches for Airport C-Suite and Government representatives

“GAD World continues to be the premier “must attend” industry and networking event for airport CFOs, CEOs, investors and financiers.”

RAY GRAY, PRINCIPAL, DERRYQUIN ASSOCIATES

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EXPERT SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

Javier Marín EVP AENA

Stewart Steeves COO Vantage Airport Group

Guðmundur Daði Jesus Caballaro CEO Rúnarsson

Ken O’Toole

Burcu Geris

Nathalie Leroy

Bhaskar Rao

Xavier Hürstel Deputy Executive Officer Groupe ADP

SVP, Finance & Procurement Hamad International Airport

Serkan Kaptan

Jens Lauridsen

Jorge Roberts

Amit Rikhy

Anna Vasila

Andrew Paulson

CFO Ferrovial Airports

Group CEO CFO & Deputy CEO Manchester Airports TAV Airports Holding Group (MAG)

CCO Keflavik Airport

SOF Connect

CFO & Chief CFO Infrastructure Officer Bangalore Munich Airport International Airport

Daniel Bircher

Nick Cole

Elisabeth Sailer

Chief International Officer (CIO) Zurich Airport

CEO DAA International

Paul Willis

Michelle Brantley

Chief Development Chief Capital Officer Development Officer Manchester Airports Ontario International Group (MAG) Airport

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Laura López

CCO Munich Airport NJ

Anke Heinze

Executive Director Transactions AviAlliance

CEO TAV Airports Holding

President & CEO CAG Holdings

CEO Kalaallit Airports, Greenland

Marco Troncone CEO Aeroporti di Roma

Sujata Suri

CEO Avports

Head of Partner Sustainability & Global Infrastructure Industry Affairs Partners Athens International Airport

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EXPERT SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

Brynjar Vatnsdal

Giovanni Cavallaro

Manager, Airport Development & Construction Isavia

VP Strategic Planning & Regulatory Aeroporti di Roma

Laura Pascotto

Eric Fleurisson

Ayça Kolukisa

Michael Deluce

Eva Valenzuela

Olivier Jankovec

Alexis Ballif

Beata SperlingTyle

David Stanton MD Ontario Airport Investments

Denitza Weismantel

Senior Vice President Fraport AG

Abdulelah Aleidan

CSO Heraklion Intl.

Airport Crete

Partner - Investment Team F2i Sgr SpA

MD Bouygues Construction Airport Concessions

MD, Infrastructure Transport Ardian

Raja Azmi

Joyanta Chakraborty

Alexandre Leigh

COO MAVCOM

Hesham Saeed VP, Operations PPMDC

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Director MoCA India

Timothy Bath

Partner, Co-Head Of Infrastructure, Power & Renewables Solomon Partners

President & CEO Porter Airlines

Associate Director M&G Investments

MD El Prat Airport

Global Sector Lead for Airports – PPP Advisory IFC

Mohammed Fitaihi

Andrei Spînu

Director of New privatization Matarat

Minister for Infrastructure Government of Moldova

Jorge Gil

Kristof Philips

Anne Delahaye

Global Head of Infrastructure Santander CIB

CCO TCR Group

MD, Airport Group Credit Agricole CIB

Director General ACI Europe

Senior Director Head of Transport National Center for Privatization, Saudi Arabia

Olivier Gibert

MD, Global Head of Infrastructure Coverage HSBC

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ATTENDEE PROFILE

Attendees by Seniority Director & MD............................................................ 34% Analyst, Research, Other........................................... 18% C-Suite........................................................................ 14% Chair, President, VP, Secretary.................................. 11% Global Lead, Head, GM, Manager............................... 8% Associate, Counsel, Partner, Principal....................... 8% Senior Representative................................................. 7%

Countries Attended

FUN

: FACT

As a result of more than 400 meetings and connections being made at GAD World, 40 trees will be planted.

The GAD World app is powered by Brella and in partnership with OneTree Planet which plants one tree for every 10 meetings! Who knew networking could be so good for the planet?

• Australia

• Iceland

• Serbia

• Austria

• India

• South Korea

• Belgium

• Ireland

• Spain

• Brazil

• Italy

• Switzerland

• Bulgaria

• Japan

• Turkey

• Canada

• Malaysia

• Chile

• Mexico

• Turks and Caicos Islands

• Columbia

• Moldova

• Curaçao

• Netherlands

• France

• Oman

• Germany

• Portugal

• Greece

• Qatar

• Greenland

• Saudi Arabia

• Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • United States

GAD 2023 was a very well organized and convenient event to meet industry peers, investors and concession authorities in one single event.”

Daniel Bircher, Chief International Officer, Zurich Airport

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 Partner

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COMPANIES IN ATTENDANCE

GAD WORLD 2023 attracted representatives from 150 global companies including: 3i Plc

daa International

Kalaallit Airports, Greenland

Pangiam

ACI Europe

DBJ Europe

Keflavik Airport

PAS Advisory Partners

AECOM

DEG Invest

KfW IPEX-Bank

Pascall+Watson Architects

aena International

Deloitte

PJT Partners

AERA, India

Derryquin Associates Ltd

Kyiv Sikorsky International Airport

Aeroporti di Roma

El Prat Airport

Agency of Public Property

Exambela Consulting

AGS Airports

Exolum

AIR Control Tower

F2i Sgr SpA

Airbiz

Ferrovial Airports

Airlink

Fiplan GmbH

Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM)

Airport Competence

Flare Aviation Consulting

Manager Infrastructure

Ricondo & Associates

Airports PPP

Flughafen Zürich AG

Manchester Airports Group (MAG)

Rothschild & Co

ALG Global

Fraport AG

Matarat

Royal Schiphol Group

Global Infrastructure Partners

McCarthy Tétrault

Santander CIB

GMR Airports

McKinsey & Co.

Scott Associates Architects

Groupe ADP

MIGA, World Bank Group

Société Générale

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico

Ministry of Civil Aviation, India

SOF Connect

Hamad International Airport

Solomon Partners

Heraklion Intl. Airport Crete

Ministry of Infra. & Regional Development, Moldova

HSBC

Modalis

Swiss Life Asset Management

IATA Consulting

Momberger Airport Information

Tampa International Airport

ICF International

Mott Macdonald

TAV Airports Holding

IFC

Munich Airport International GmbH

TCR Group

Alhambra Infrastructure Advisors Almusbah Alton Aviation Ardian Arthur D Little Arup ASM Global Asyad Athens International Airport Avia Solutions Ltd AviAlliance

IFM Investors

Lazard Frères Lufthansa Consulting M&G Investments Macquarie Maha Capital Partners

Munich Airport NJ

Porter Airlines PPMDC PRT Group Inc. PSP Investments Ramboll RBC Capital Markets Regional & City Airports

Solomon Partners

To70

Aviation Economics

Incheon International Airport Corporation

Avolta

Infrabridge

Avports

Infrata

National Center for Privatization & PPP (NCP)

Bank of America

Interogo Holding AG

Natixis

VINCI

Barclays

InterVistas / NACO

Natixis Partners Iberia

Vision Invest

BIAL

Isavia

NATS

WAPPP

Bouygues Construction

Jacobs

Odgers Berndtson

Brussels Airport

Japan Airport Consultants, Inc.

ODINSA SA

Weil Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP

CAA, Moldova

Japan Airport Terminal Co

Oman Airports

CAG Holdings

Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute, USA

Ontario Airport Investments

Citigroup Global Markets Credit Agricole CIB Curacao Airport Holdings

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Narita International Airport Authority

Jeddah Airports Company

Ontario International Airport Authority

Jefferies

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

JP Morgan

PA Consulting Services Ltd

Turin Airport (SAGAT) Turks & Caicos Islands Airports Authority Vantage Airport Group

Wren House XP Investimentos York Aviation Zumbrink Consulting Zurich Airport Intl.

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EVENT IN PHOTOS

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