Events Committee

Events Committee

Mission & Goals

The mission of the events committee is to work with the EACC leadership and help identify relevant topics to educate and engage the local transatlantic business community and to generate awareness about the programs and benefits the EACCNY and its membership have to offer.

The committee assists the EACC in providing its members and the larger EACC audience with timely & relevant information and resources on matters affecting businesses engaged in transatlantic trade and investment across the various constituencies the EACC serves.

It’s goals are to:

  • Contribute to and participate in transatlantic business activities, member development & engagement in accordance with the EACC strategic priorities
  • Help raise the profile and visibility of the EACC and its thought-leadership on transatlantic trade & investment matters locally, nationally and internationally within the targeted business community and its larger constituency
  • Identify relevant & timely issues affecting business relations between the US and the European Union and develop informative programs to educate the EACC membership about topics relevant to their industries
  • Inform US executives about relevant regulatory issues in Europe and how they affect trans-Atlantic business transactions

Committee Responsibilities 

  • Meet at least quarterly as a committee to identify, plan, and accomplish programs and activities for the EACC event committee with the support of the EACC staff
  • Help identify and gain access to thought-leaders in our community to serve as speakers and panelists; Support EACC’s media outreach for some of the larger events
  • Participate in  annual committee leaders’ meetings and EACCNY’s strategic meeting
  • Identify prospective members within the target audience of the committee and engage them with the goal to get involved and join the EACC
  • Engage in a regular discourse with the EACC Staff and program committee to help identify relevant topics and regulatory and legislative changes and business matters that could affect cross-border transactions
  • Initiate a dialogue with the relevant subject matter experts who can share their knowledge and present at EACC seminars

UPCOMING EACC EVENTS

INVITATION ONLY | Private Breakfast with Benjamin Angel – Update on the Global Minimum Tax

EACCNY is organizing a private discussion with Benjamin Angel, the Director for ‘Direct Taxation, Tax Coordination, Economic Analysis and Evaluation’ in DG TAXUD. This Directorate is in charge of a number of sensitive policy issues related to direct taxation, such as OECD/G20 discussions, non-cooperative jurisdictions and tax havens, tax avoidance and tax evasion, business taxation (including taxation of the digital sector) and tax cooperation between Member States (including the code of conduct). The focus topic of this meeting will be the Global Minimum Tax.

Webinar | Doing business in the United States: what you need to know about the US Start-up Ecosystem

The webinar series ‘Embracing global markets’ is a specialty workshop series developed by the European American Chamber of Commerce for the European Enterprise Network (EEN). The webinars have been developed exclusively for the 'Enterprise Europe Network' by the EEN USA consortium, comprised of EACC New York, EACC Texas and EACC Carolinas and feature subject matter experts on a variety of topis relevant to companies expanding into the US market.

    Events Committee Members

    Richard Altieri
    Founding Member
    ALTIERI & PARTNERS

    Malcolm Pobjoy
    Executive Director, US Market Management
    OSBORNE CLARKE LLP

    Dr. Heike Wagner
    Partner
    CMS LEGAL

    Stephanie McGlynn
    Tri-State Market Development Leader
    RSM US LLP

    Heide Moeller
    Tax Practice Leader
    BDO US

    Dr Eckart Gottschalk [Proxy]
    Partner
    CMS Legal