MEMBERSHIP
AECA is a membership organization. Access to AECA activities is by invitation only and participation is exclusively reserved for senior members of the international business, government, institutional, diplomatic and academic communities. Most members, invitees and supporters are CEOs, senior officials and C-level public affairs professionals representing a wide variety of backgrounds and functions within their companies and organisations.
It is usual for us to also invite a small number of non-members to each AECA meeting, providing an opportunity to experience our organization’s events, which have a particular format and quality. This, together with the richness of the content and cultural mix, makes the networking opportunities at AECA events much sought-after and highly-valued.
“AECA is clearly a unique forum where business leaders can meet not only their colleagues, but also – which is rare – the heads of the large European and American multinationals, together with government officials, politicians and members of the diplomatic corps. It is a meeting place which represents a variety of cultures, making it an interesting and valuable experience for business leaders."
Baron Luc Bertrand, Chairman of the Board Ackermans & van Haaren, Board Member AECA
AECA MEMBER COMPANIES AND ORGANISATIONS
3M
AIM (European Brands Association)
Accenture
Ackermans & van Haaren
Acumen public affairs
Afore Consulting
Allianz
Amazon
ArcelorMittal
Barclays Bank
Bartholomew Advisors
BAT
BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe)
BDO Global
Boeing
BMS (Bristol Myers Squibb)
Brussels Diplomatic Academy (VUB)
Brunswick Group
BSEF (The International Bromine Council)
Capgemini
Coca-Cola Services
Dekra
Deloitte
Dentons Global Advisors Europe
Dow Chemical Company
EDSO for Smart Grids
Eli Lilly
ENGIE
EUROBAT
EuroCommerce
ICA Europe - International Copper Association Europe
Expedia
ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemicals
FIPRA
FleishmanHillard
Front Partners sa
FTI Consulting
General Electric (GE)
HSBC Group
Holcim
IBM
IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry)
Illumina
Indra
International Paper
Intesa Sanpaolo
John Deere
J.P. Morgan
JTI
Loyens & Loeff
META
MasterCard
Microsoft
Moody’s Corporation
MPA (Motion Picture Association)
MSD
Oracle
ORGALIM
P&G (Procter & Gamble)
Pangea Public Affairs
Pfizer
Siemens
Siemens Energy
Sopra Steria Benelux
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
SWIFT
Syngenta
Temasek
Teneo
The Walt Disney Company
Tobacco Europe
TotalEnergies
TÜSİAD (Turkish Industry & Business Association)
Umicore
Volvo Group
Warner Bros Discovery
10 reasons why joining AECA makes sense:
1. Exclusive programme of high-level round-table meetings in the political capital of Europe
2. Top quality speakers addressing key topics and global, transatlantic and EU policy issues
3. A neutral forum for senior business leaders and policy-makers to meet and discuss in confidence (“Chatham House Rule”)
4. Candid insights, informative discussions with a select group of participants
5. Cross-sector membership - unrivalled opportunity to build a network
6. Platform to provide a sounding-board to policy-makers
7. Opportunity to shape and host future events
8. Punctual lunch-time meetings organised to AECA’s renowned high standards
9. Bi-annual ambassadorial briefings on the priorities of the incoming EU Presidency in the presence of incoming and outgoing ambassadors
10. Annual Receptions held in prestigious venues around Brussels
The annual membership fee contributes to the costs of preparing and organizing the events of the association and to the management of the AECA secretariat.
For information about membership, please contact the AECA office either by e-mail: info@aeca.org or by telephone: +32 (0)2 344 59 49