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US Investment Award: FORD OTOSAN
Regional Hub Award: CORTEVA
Sustainability Award: PEPSICO
Diversity & Inclusion Award: UPS
Innovation Practice Award: DOW
Export Award: GÜLSAN HOLDING
TR Investment in US Award: KORDSA
Turkish Start-up Award: BLINDLOOK
Honor Award: Rahmi Koç, Honorary Chair, Koç Holding
AmCham Turkey is pleased to announce the launch of I AmChamPion Awards 2021!
The Awards Program was initiated in 2019 to highlight and encourage companies that sustain bilateral economic development between Turkey and the U.S.
In the 3rd year of the Awards Program, some of the best examples of Turkey-U.S. economic cooperation will be awarded in 8 categories!
Please submit your applications online via the below links designed for each category. You can apply to more than one category by October 15, 2021.
Categories Open for U.S. Companies
1- U.S. Company’s Investment Decision with the Highest Impact in 2020 – U.S. Investor Champ of the Year
2- U.S. Company’s Regional Hub with the Highest Impact in Turkey
3- The U.S. Company for Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability – Green Champ of the Year – NEW CATEGORY
4- The U.S. Company for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion in Turkey – D&I Champ of the Year
5- The U.S. Company for Outstanding Innovation Practice in Turkey
Categories Open for Turkish Companies
6- The Turkish Company for Outstanding Contribution to Turkey’s Exports with a Partner U.S. Company
7- The Turkish Start-up for Outstanding Global Expansion Through Partnership with U.S. Companies – Turkish Startup Champ of the Year
8- Turkish Company’s Investment Decision in the U.S. with the Highest Impact in 2020 – Turkish Investor Champ of the Year – NEW CATEGORY
PROGRAM CALENDAR
Online Application: September 21 – October 15, 2021
Evaluation*: October 15 – November, 2021
Awards Ceremony: December 3, 2021
* Award applications will be evaluated by Technical Committee Members and Jury Members respectively.
PROGRAM SPONSORS
Headline Sponsor: UPS
Category Sponsors: Citibank, Corteva, General Electric, MetLife, Mondelez International, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Viatris
Brand Sponsor: Abbott, Boeing, Coca-Cola, NielsenIQ
JURY MEMBERS
Tuncay ÖZİLHAN – Anadolu Group, Chair (Head of the Jury)
A. Burak DAĞLIOĞLU – Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, President
Atalay GÜMRAH – Eczacıbaşı Group, CEO
Ümran BEBA – August Leadership, Partner
Heather BYRNES – Regional Senior Commercial Officer, Eurasia and Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, U.S. Embassy Ankara
Prof. Dr. Ersel AYDINLI – Turkish Fulbright Commission, Executive Director
Hakan GÜLDAĞ – Dünya Newspaper, Chair
Açıl SEZEN – Bloomberg HT, Editor-in-Chief
Şelale KADAK – Freelance Journalist
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Sertaç YERLİKAYA – TÜBİTAK TÜSSİDE, Chief Senior Researcher
Serdar İBRAHİMCİOĞLU – Bilişim Vadisi, General Manager
Konca ÇALKIVIK – SKD, Secretary General
Yeşim MÜFTÜLER SEVİĞ – KAGİDER, Secretary General
Yasemin ESENLİK – Presidency Investment Office, Overseas Offices Unit Manager
Eli LOVELY – Foreign Commercial Service Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce
Please e-mail to info@amchamturkey.com in case you need any further details.
