2022 AmChampion Award Nominees

AKD Brussels is a medium-size business law firm, established in January 2019. The Belgian business law practice has doubled in size since 2019, and it has the ambition to expand further through organic growth and lateral hires. Among the firm’s clients are domestic business clients, public sector clients and international clients doing business in Belgium (and/or the Netherlands or Luxembourg). Among its international clients are several large multinational corporations including many Fortune 500 companies.

Werner Heyvaert, Partner at AKD, is Vice-Chair of our Legal & Taxation Committee, and he has contributed to many of our advocacy initiatives over the past year. Werner and his colleagues also participate in many of the LTC’s Subcommittees.

For over 50 years, Odgers Berndtson has helped organizations all over the world and here in Belgium find the best leaders to drive their transformational agendas. They are a global executive search, talent assessment and leadership development firm. They transform clients’ performance and candidates lives by building outstanding leadership teams. They form strong relationships with talented people, clients seeking to find them, and between their own teams who connect them together.

David Webber, Partner at Odgers Berndtson, is Chair of our Human Capital & Talent Committee, where he leads our efforts to make Belgium a more attractive location to hire, retain and grow talent.

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

Tijs Neutens and Koen Raeymaekers, of Amgen, together lead our Personalized Healthcare Subcommittee, which this Spring successfully organized a three-part event series. Amgen has also supported our work on integrated care.

With more than 120 lawyers in Belgium, Linklaters offers unrivalled depth and breadth. They have specialists for all the legal needs that arise for the corporations, financial institutions and governments they advise. The Belgian team is closely integrated within the global platform. It provides access to insights and developments across the globe and integrated legal expertise.

Over the past year, Linklaters lawyers in our Human Capital & Talent and Legal & Taxation Committees have contributed to many of our policy activities and shared their knowledge on a variety topics. 

A leading audit and consulting practice in Belgium, Deloitte offers value added services in audit, accounting, tax and legal, consulting, financial advisory services and risk advisory services.

In Belgium, Deloitte has more than 6,000 employees serving national and international companies, from small and middle-sized enterprises, to public sector and non-profit organizations.

Their purpose statement, “to make an impact that matters,” informs their business decisions, guides their operational strategies, and steers their activities as corporate citizens.

A Group Patron member and Diamond Sponsor, Deloitte is represented on our Board of Directors, all of our policy-focused Committees and our Young Professionals Committee! 

At PwC, their purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. They’re a network of firms in 152 countries with more than 328,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. They’re a community of solvers, and they combine human ingenuity, experience and technology innovation to deliver sustained outcomes and build trust.

PwC, a Group Patron member and Diamond Sponsor, is represented on our Board of Directors and no less than four other Committees, including our new Sustainability & Innovation Committee.