AmChams in Europe

🚀 ACE welcomes our new AmCham Executives!   Paul Sweetman, CEO, AmCham Ireland Pantelis Pantelides, Executive Director, AmCham Cyprus Rahul Sahgal, CEO, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce  Altynai Asanova, Acting Executive Director, AmCham Kyrgyz Republic Anushik Avetyan, Executive Director, AmCham Armenia Barbara Piplits, Deputy Executive Director, AmCham Austria   🔗 Their expertise and insights will undoubtedly enhance our collective mission and strengthen our network.   #Welcome #NewExecutives #ACECommunity #Collaboration #Networking

🌍The 11th ACE Creative Network Award 2024 won by AmCham Finland 🌍   We would like to congratulate Amcham Finland for their remarkable achievement in winning the 2024 Creative Network Award. 🎉 This prestigious award symbolizes not only their outstanding creativity, but also the values of friendship and peace. A notable acknowledgment to Alexandra Pasternak-Jackson, Katie Girow, Hanh Nguyen from AmCham Finland for their invaluable contributions and dedication to this project!   📌We extend our appreciation to the following AmChams for their innovative projects: AmCham Bulgaria: EmpowerHer Program Amcham Finland: Launchpad USA AmCham Latvia: American Music Night AmCham Slovakia: Mapping the Potential of Eastern Slovakia American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine: Wartime Economic Empowerment for Ukrainian Women Leaders   🔗For more information: https://shorturl.at/i5M3x   #AmChamEU #CreativeNetworkAward #Innovation #Collaboration

ACE BPSC 2024: 🌐Three Days of Insight, Networking, and Collaboration in Lisbon. 🌐   AmChams in Europe (ACE), in cooperation with AmCham Portugal, organized the 2024 Best Practice Sharing Conference with 56 participants from 31 AmChams. ACE BPSC held in Lisbon, Portugal on September 24-26, 2024.   🤝 A heartfelt appreciation to Câmara de Comércio Americana - AmCham Portugal for the unwavering support and commitment to the mission of ACE, which played a crucial role in the success of our recent conference. Ajša Vodnik Elias Spirtounias Marc ter Haar Daniel Andrich Peter Dahlen Mila Malairau 🔗More details: https://lnkd.in/d6v6Qcgf #AmChamsEU #Collaboration #Partenrship

🌐 ACE Best Practice Sharing Conference Highlights 📆 Thursday's Highlights The day began with an informative morning session from American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU), offering a current perspective from Brussels. Following this, ACE Board members engaged in a productive board meeting. The group then transferred to FLAD - Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento for the Creative Network Presentations, showcasing innovation from AmChams across various countries. Five American Chambers of Commerce (AmChams) took the spotlight, presenting their innovative projects: AmCham Bulgaria: EmpowerHer Program Amcham Finland: Launchpad USA AmCham Latvia: American Music Night AmCham Slovakia: Mapping the Potential of Eastern Slovakia American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine: Wartime Economic Empowerment for Ukrainian Women Leaders The day continued with the Creative Network Awards Ceremony, celebrating innovation and dedication. 🏆 Congratulations to AmCham Finland for winning the 2024 Creative Network Award! 🌟 AmCham Finland's achievement was recognized for its exceptional contribution to the network and commitment to innovation. The day’s highlight was a traditional TukTuk tour around old Lisbon, followed by a walking tour of the Baixa district and a dinner in Chiado. After three days of insight, innovation, networking, and collaboration, the AmChams in Europe Best Practice Sharing Conference in Lisbon concluded with excitement for next year’s gathering. Together, we are shaping a brighter future for AmChams in Europe!

🌐 ACE Best Practice Sharing Conference Highlights: Day 2 📆 Wednesday Highlights The second day of the conference kicked off with a warm welcome from Ajša Vodnik, followed by the annual AmChams in Europe Benchmark Survey presentation, delivered by Elias Spirtounias. The presentation spurred lively discussions on data analysis and forecasts for the upcoming year. During a scenic lunch at the Museum of Electricity, Antonio Martins da Costa, President, Câmara de Comércio Americana - AmCham Portugal, briefed the team on the EDP Group and Portugal's ambitious energy transition goals. The afternoon sessions featured engaging breakout discussions focused on the ACE strategy, introduced by ACE Chair Ajša Vodnik. Attendees explored AmChams' key pillars of work: networking and best practice sharing, advocacy, and member empowerment. The breakout groups delved into topics like organizational performance, member engagement, networking strategies, and communication challenges. These sessions were expertly facilitated by ACE strategy team members Daria Sivovol, Peter Dahlen, Aida Casamitjana, Susan Danger, Daniel Andrich, Marc ter Haar, Elias Spirtounias, Mila Malairau, and Marko Mirocevic. The day concluded with a memorable visit to Guincho and Cascais, where participants enjoyed an extraordinary dinner. 🌟 Stay tuned for more exciting updates as we head into the final day of this impactful conference!

🌟 What an exciting start at ACE BPSC in Lisbon! 🌟 📆 Tuesday's Highlights: The AmChams in Europe Best Practice Sharing Conference had insightful moments during the first day! It began with a productive Transatlantic Business Summit, organized by Câmara de Comércio Americana - AmCham Portugal, followed by an Executive Committee meeting. During the Summit our very own Ajša Vodnik, Elias Spirtounias, Daniel Andrich & Peter Dahlen, participated in a panel discussion on cross-border perspectives. They shared their insights on emerging challenges: geopolitical, economic, technological & innovation, U.S. relations, investments in Europe and free trade, but also advancement of open market. Best practices can be shared between AmChams showcasing the values and achievements of their members. The day concluded with a spectacular Gala Dinner, enriched with Fado and aria performance, led by AmCham Portugal. President of AmCham Portugal Antonio Martins da Costa welcomed the group. Remarks also were given by the Economic Attaché, Anna Margolis. In the elegant setting of Picadeiro Real, our colleagues had the opportunity to engage in enlightening conversations with members of AmCham Portugal and other guests about the future of transatlantic relations and the vital role of organizations like AmChams in fostering cooperation between the U.S. and Europe 🌐🤝. Stay tuned for more exciting updates from this impactful conference! 🌟 #AmchamsinEurope

⏳ A few days left and our excitement is high as the 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 draws closer! 🌐 The AmChams in Europe network is looking forward to its highly anticipated annual ACE Best Practice Sharing Conference in Lisbon, Portugal from September 24-26, 2024. 🤝 𝟱𝟲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟯𝟭 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 will meet to share their Best Practices and ideas among colleagues by discussing challenges, sharing experiences, learning, and debating to ensure the highest possible standards of their operations. ACE BPSC 2024 will feature the Creative Network Awards ceremony, showcase its Benchmark Survey and as an additional highlight partake in the AmCham Portugal Transatlantic Business Summit to gain insights on innovation, green and digital transitions, trade and investment, supply chains, energy and reconfiguration of global economy. #AmChamsinEurope #𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 #Networking #Trust #CreativeNetworkAwards

Wishing you a Happy Independence Day! 🎉 Today, we honor the spirit of freedom, unity, and progress. #AmChamsinEurope #4thofJuly #IndependenceDay

I am honored to have represented AmChams in Europe, the umbrella organization of 50 AmChams in 48 countries. At the Anniversary celebration I had the privilege of conveying our respect and admiration to AmCham France, which is celebrating its remarkable 130th anniversary, holding the title of the oldest AmCham globally. 🌟 A special thank you to Eglé de Richemont, CEO, and Natacha Rafalski, President, for their dedication in carrying on the incredible legacy that began back in 1894. 🎉 Congratulations to the entire Franco-American community on this momentous occasion! 🇫🇷🇺🇸 To Susan Danger , it was a pleasure seeing you.Vida Dolenc Pogačnik it is great to have a friend in a AmCham sLOVEnia dream team. 🙌 #AmCham #AmChamEurope #AmChamFrance #Anniversary #Legacy #FrancoAmericanCommunity

🎉 Congratulations to AmCham France celebrating its remarkable 130th Anniversary. AmCham France founded in 1894 and noted as the oldest American Chamber of Commerce globally! 👉  Check out the Anniversary Video created by AmCham France: https://lnkd.in/dmh8YFGa #AmChamsinEurope #ACE #Network #Trust