AmCham Brief June 2013

Dear AmCham members,

AmCham Young Professionals program was overall a fantastic experience. The program offers its participants an excellent opportunity to meet new people and establish business connections with talented and ambitious individuals. I was impressed by the level of enthusiasm and determination of the participants to make the most out of the opportunities provided by the program. I am confident that I do not speak just for myself when I say that thanks to the program I have established both personal as well as business connections that will only grow stronger in the years to come.

The formal program itself enables its participants to gain knowledge and experience pertinent to the modern business environment in an interesting and interactive way at workshops and lectures. The quality of lectures and workshops exceeded my expectations and it would be unfair to the rest of the lecturers and presenters if I tried to pick out the one that impressed me the most. Even though in some topics presented I had already had more experience and knowledge than in the others, each session proved to be both interesting as well as useful in terms of clearly presented implications for everyday business practice.

Another privilege I was able to experience was the selection process for AmCham Top Potential of the Year 2013. When selected for the final I did not know what to expect and decided to enjoy it, not take it as a competition. The “speed dating” experience, with ten proven and experienced interviewers, was challenging but enjoyable. And after the selection of five super finalists the game became even more fun with the task to make a one minute long movie about ourselves. This experience was something completely new for me. But, undoubtedly, the pinnacle of the program was the final event, where certainly none of the finalists had expected we would be required to prove ourselves that far »out of the box« by singing, dancing, drawing and acting. The event achieved its goal because I am sure I speak for all the super finalists when I say we had a great time and, after summarizing the feedback I received, I am safe to say that the audience did not suffer too much. To be the one selected as the 3rd generation Top Potential was simply just the icing on the cake.

The Top Potential award did not go unnoticed among my friends, colleagues and superiors. It certainly is an honor and in a way a big responsibility, because »a potential« is something that needs to be developed and improve in many ways to achieve true success. And, as a sort of a representative of an entire generation after winning the award, I can promise that we will do everything in our power to achieve it.

In the end I would like to thank Ajša, Maja and the rest of the AmCham team for putting a lot of effort and enthusiasm in the program and I certainly must not forget our colleague, Uroš Žust, whom I believe we all need to thank that the informal gatherings were at least as frequent, pleasant, and successful as the formal part of the program.

Blaž Jakič, Zavarovalnica Triglav, Top Potential of The Year 2013

AmCham Slovenia:US Family Sports Picnic, 4th July

We are very excited about this year's picnic and we are looking forward of meeting you there. Have you signed up yet? If not, please do so at the latest by Friday, 21 June. You can also forward the invitation to your colleagues, but only those that you like of course J More

Registration fee: 20 EUR/person, children under 15 free.

Register here!

Special offer for our members! Buy 10 + get 2 for free. For orders please contact nina.irt@amcham.si

Part of the funds collected from the admission fees will be devoted to charity. 

U.S.-Slovenia Business Bridge

AmCham Mentor – Mentee seminar

AmCham Regular Annual General Assembly

AmCham Regular Annual General Assembly will be held in September. There will be two open position in the Board of Governors and position of AmCham President is open for (re)-election.  

Citation from AmCham Slovenia Bylaws:

»Any representative of the member of AmCham has the right to run for the member of the Board and be elected. A candidacy is valid if supported in writing by at least seven members; the Board is also allowed to propose candidates.

The names of the candidates must be known to the members at least five days prior to the relevant General Assembly meeting with the elections for new Governors on the Agenda. The same rules apply for the candidacy for the President of the Board.

An individual will be elected to the position of the Board member in a secret ballot at the General Assembly meeting. Election procedure shall be separate for the election of President and the election of Governors; President is elected from one list of candidates, Governors from the other«.

In case you would be interested to run please let us know: ajsa.vodnik@amcham.si

Be Part of Our Project »Giving Back to Community«!

New: AmCham Work group for Corporative Ethics and Transparency

AmCham Business Breakfast in June

Professional Update on new Labor Relations Act – ZDR-1ZDR-1

AmCham Slovenia hosted prof. dr. Ivan Svetlik, the Candidate for the University President

Start of 4th generation AmCham Young Professionals Program

Council approves launch of trade and investment negotiations with the United States

AmCham Slovenia supports publishing of the book The World Trade Organization and State Sovereignty by Irena Peterlin, PhD

Business Organizations Announce Alliance For Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

AmCham Slovenia- honorary sponsor of The Business Triple Run 2013- congratulates to the winners

We are welcoming new members

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Odvetniška pisarna Martelanc in Čamber Pavli d.o.o.

Tenzor d.o.o.

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