Monday, 11 November 2013

A Great Night Out At The GAD Awards

The winners of the inaugural GAD Awards were announced last week at GAD 2013 following a sparkling cocktail reception and Gala Dinner at the Le Negresco Hotel, Nice.

We are pleased to share the award winners with you along with some photos from the night – more photos from the conference will be available online next week. Thank you to everyone who contributed to a fantastic evening, and a very successful conference. We hope to see you all next year for GAD 2014!

The winners of the very first GAD Awards are:
Deal of the Decade Award (Sponsored by LeighFisher): Gatwick Airport (Global Infrastructure Partners) 
Value-Add Award: Global Infrastructure Partners (Gatwick, London City and Edinburgh Airports)
Industry Partner Award: LeighFisher
Airport Innovation Award (Sponsored by Lufthansa Consulting): Singapore Changi Airport 
Industry Hero(ine) Award (Sponsored by A.T. Kearney): Sani Şener, CEO, TAV Airport Holding
The GAD Contributor Award: Prof. Rigas Doganis 

 Le Negresco Hotel, Nice
Guests enjoyed cocktails on the hotel terrace followed by a seated dinner in the royal lounge
David Bryon compèred the proceedings
Andrew Gillespie-Smith of Global Infrastructure Partners
 
Satyaki Raghunath and Andy Carlisle of LeighFisher accept the Industry Partner Award
Cavin Poh accepts the Innovation Award on behalf of Singapore Changi Airport
Dr. Waleed Youssef accepts the Industry Hero Award on behalf of Sani Şener
Prof. Rigas Doganis receives the GAD Contributor Award