The American Chamber of Commerce in Croatia (AmCham) held an Annual General Assembly meeting, which featured the presentation of the activities of the Chamber and the financial report. Also, the members elected three members to the Board of Governors of the Chamber who will serve two-year terms:

• First Vice President: John Mathias Gašparac, Country Managing Partner, PwC Croatia
• Second Vice President: Stjepan Roglić, Supervisory Board Vice President, Orbico
• Untitled Governors: Bojan Poljičak, Country Manager, Adcubum.

AmCham has again marked an increase in membership this year, and it represents companies which employ over 91,000 people in Croatia, which proves the continuous quality of its work. Companies based in the US and Croatia as well as other international companies from more than 20 countries comprise more than 298 members of the American Chamber of Commerce. As the oldest foreign chamber in Croatia, for over 24 years AmCham has been strongly contributing to the improvement of business operations by advocating the best business practices as well as a range of recommendations for making Croatia an attractive investment destination, and it has been distinguished as one of the most successful business organizations of the Croatian private sector. These are exceptional results, especially considering that AmCham is an independent, non-profit, and non-governmental organization funded exclusively by its members.

During 2022 AmCham has continued its efforts to advocate for public policies and published 16 position papers on topics including the sustainable and competitive definition of electricity prices, prevention of undeclared work as well as compulsory health insurance. The work on the recommendations of necessary reforms in the area of economy has continued as well, especially regarding the recommendations for the tax system reform and the improvement of legal and health systems.

AmCham’s detailed position papers on certain topics are published on the Chamber’s webpage.

During 2022 AmCham has organized 80 own events. Among other things, these events include conferences on the future of healthcare, the role of tax policies in challenging times, the future of digitalization in Croatia, business sustainability with ESG principles as well as event with Marisa Lago, the U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce.

In December, AmCham will also organize an event with the Minister of Finance, Marko Primorac, who will give his speech on economic trends in 2023, as well as the impact of achieving the ministry's set goals on the Croatian economy.

In 2022 AmCham has continued with the tenth generation of the socially responsible program for young leaders, AmCham Talents, the fourth generation of the program “Boardroom Discussions: Digital Transformation from CEO Perspective”, which was recognized as the most creative and innovative program of 2021 by AmChams in Europe. The program is intended for the higher managers of the member companies of AmCham who are interested in learning about trends in digital transformation.

After a short break caused by the epidemic, AmCham again this year organized a business delegation to the USA (Boston and New York) for the board members of AmCham member companies to have the opportunity to see the digital transformation at its source. American Chamber of Commerce business delegations provide an in-depth look at some of the most exciting and successful transformation processes in a variety of industries.

Furthermore, in cooperation with AmCham Finland, in 2022 AmCham Croatia has continued with the program Launchpad USA which helps Croatian companies make their first steps on the US market.