Celebrating our 2024 Gala
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25 Jun 2024
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Celebrating our 2024 Gala

On Tuesday, 25 June AmCham EU held our Gala 2024 which brought together over 260 guests. After an opening cocktail reception, the evening ranged from a toast by Mark Gitenstein, United States Ambassador to the EU to presenting Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Elli Choi, Violinist, Third Place Runner-up, Queen Elisabeth Competition 2024 also took to the stage to perform. The celebrations were capped off with a presentation of the AmCham EU Youth Entrepreneurship Award to Rosanna Collis from Tiaki. Couldn’t make it? Here’s what you missed

Taking place at the Africa Palace in Tervuren, the festivities began with remarks from Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU and Liam Benham (Boeing), Chair, AmCham EU. Following this, Mark Gitenstein, US Ambassador to the EU gave a celebratory toast to officially kick off the evening.  

Following the toast, Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Alongside the award, a special video highlighting Susan's contributions to AmCham EU over the past 28 years was shown. The audience then enjoyed a violin performance from Queen Elisabeth Competition finalist Elli Choi

Capping off the evening was this year’s AmCham EU Youth Entrepreneurship Award, in collaboration with JA Europe. Melodie Nakhle, Managing Director, Europe, Southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Amway joined us to present the winner of this year’s AmCham EU Youth Entrepreneurship Award to Rosanna Collis from Tiaki. 

A big thank you to all our sponsors for making the event happen. See you next time! 

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