On Thursday, 20 June, AmCham EU’s reputation shined as it was named as a finalist for the Best EU Trade Association category at the BestinBrussels 2024 Best Practice Awards. Surveying over 700 public affairs professionals and consultants, the award considered 2,400 trade associations operating in Brussels. The shortlisted associations included AmCham EU, European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), DIGITALEUROPE, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries (EFPIA) and Wind Europe with Cefic, taking the top prize. Our members were on display as well, with the Best Corporate EU Public Affairs Team 2024 going to Microsoft, with Amazon and Google also being shortlisted for the category. Congratulations to all who were involved!
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AmCham EU hosts its Annual General Meeting 2026
On Tuesday, 23 June, AmCham EU held its Annual General Meeting (AGM), welcoming Pedro Lourtie, Head of Cabinet of the President of the European Council, António Costa. The AGM provided an opportunity to reflect on AmCham EU’s work over the past year and to look ahead to the organisation’s priorities for the months to come, including its continued efforts to support an open and competitive Europe.
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Celebrating Gala 2026
On Thursday, 4 June AmCham EU held its annual Gala evening at the Africa Palace in Tervuren. The evening brought together guests for a celebration of the transatlantic community, and began with a cocktail reception followed by a seated dinner. Malte Lohan, CEO and Liam Benham (Boeing), Chair, AmCham EU opened the evening with welcome remarks, before Andrew Puzder, US Ambassador to the EU delivered a celebratory toast.
Guests then enjoyed a special performance from Ettore Pagano, First Prize laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Competition Cello 2026, who was accompanied on piano by Naoko Sonoda.
Capping off the evening was this year’s AmCham EU Youth Entrepreneurship Award, organised in collaboration with JA Europe. Eva Maydell, MEP (EPP, BG) introduced the finalists and presented the award to Elenya Spiteri, CEO, Medilert. The Maltese start-up was recognised for its smart medication management system designed to support older adults and caregivers. Learn more here.
A big thank you to our sponsors SAS, Amazon, ExxonMobil and Microsoft for making the event happen. See you next time!
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