AmCham Next Generation

What will AmCham look like over the next 25 years?

What if you were part of its Founding Generation?

Apply HERE.

In the year it celebrates its 75th anniversary, AmCham Portugal is launching AmCham Next Generation.

We are looking for the young professionals who will form the Founding Generation of this new community.

It is not an event.

It is the Founding Program of AmCham Next Generation.

By taking part, you will not just be attending a meeting. You will be one of the members of the Founding Generation, the first group of young professionals who will help define the topics, the initiatives and the identity of this community for the years to come.

We want to hear your ideas.

We want to understand what you expect from organizations like AmCham.

We want to build this program with you.

Goal

To create a space for active listening that helps us understand what young professionals expect from organizations like AmCham and turns them into active participants in its evolution.

Who it is for

• Young professionals aged between 22 and 35.
• Ideally with 1 to 10 years of professional experience.
• Employees of member and non-member companies.

• Young people with leadership potential, curiosity, critical thinking and a desire to contribute to the future of the business community.

Format

• Around 50-80 young professionals.
• Half a day, with lunch and a guest speaker – the President of AmCham.
  • Opening about AmCham – a talk by a young guest speaker in a prominent position – Small working tables on a range of topics – presentation and discussion of each table’s conclusions – closing with another inspiring guest speaker, followed by lunch.

When

Late October – early November 2026.

AmCham Next Generation Manifesto

The conclusions of the meeting will give rise to the AmCham Next Generation Manifesto, a set of concrete recommendations that will be presented to the Board of AmCham Portugal and will serve as the basis for the future development of the initiative.

What participants will gain

By joining the Founding Generation of AmCham Next Generation, participants will have the opportunity to:

• take part in an exclusive meeting;
• contribute to the AmCham Next Generation Manifesto;
• influence the community’s future initiatives and activities;
• develop their network of contacts;
• keep an ongoing connection with AmCham through initiatives that will be created in the years to come.

Applications are open until September 20.

Selection criteria: The selection will seek to ensure diversity of sectors, companies, professional experience, gender, areas of expertise and perspectives, so as to create a representative and enriching group.

This will not just be the first edition.

It will be the founding moment of a community we want to see grow over the coming decades.

Those who join the Founding Generation of AmCham Next Generation will be linked to the origins of this initiative and will be invited to take part in future meetings, projects and opportunities for involvement.

A few years from now, when the community has hundreds of members, there will always be a group that can say: “We were here from the very beginning.”

That will be the legacy of the Founding Generation.

If you are between 22 and 35, curious, a critical thinker and keen to be part of something from day one, apply to join the Founding Generation of AmCham Next Generation.

Participation is free of charge.

An invitation to companies

Give your young professionals the opportunity to join the Founding Generation of AmCham Next Generation!

By encouraging your employees to take part, your company will be investing in the development of its talent, giving them a unique experience of learning, networking and contact with business leaders, while allowing them to help build the AmCham of the next 25 years.

Applications HERE.