The American European Community Association (AECA) was founded in 1981 as an independent, non-partisan, non-profit international association. AECA provides a neutral forum in Brussels, the political capital of Europe, for lively and informed debate on key current policy issues for senior members of the international business, political, government and diplomatic communities. AECA is principally a membership organization and we aim to provide our members with unique opportunities to engage in meaningful debates on a wide range of policy issues that contribute to real outcome for a better world. Twice per month, we organize high-level conference-luncheons for senior business leaders from various industries and policy-makers to meet and exchange views in an open and confidential way. Our keynote speakers typically include European Commissioners, Director Generals, Ambassadors, Ministers and CEOs, providing our members with unique opportunities to engage in meaningful dialogues that contribute to shape a better world. High quality has always been the hallmark of AECA’s programme of round-table debates, as evidenced by the very highest-level speakers that our forum attracts.