EmpowerUS - AmCham Austria

Empower US

MentorUS

MentorUS is a mentoring program for top talents of AmCham Austria member companies with a minimum of 5 years of working experience, who get nominated by their companies.

MentorUS brings together a senior and diverse pool of Austro-American business leaders with highly regarded employees who are or strive to be in a leadership/management role.

By participating in the Program, selected mentees of AmCham Austria will have the opportunity to gain meaningful insights by engaging with senior business leaders from diverse backgrounds over a period of 9 months. This unique experience will enable the participants to broaden their perspectives and enhance their understanding of various business practices and grants access to ConnectUS events, providing an excellent opportunity to expand their professional network.

Our MentorUS mentors 2025/26

Roman Biller

Vice President, Oracle EMEA-East

Monika Brodey

Executive Coach; Supervisory Board Member, KapschTrafficCom

Christine Catasta

Chair-woman, BIG; several supervisory board roles

Beatrix Praeceptor

CEO of Greiner Packaging

Jean-Pierre Kallanian

Coach, EPIConsulting

Patricia Helletzgruber

Senior Advisor External Relations bei Peter Drucker Society Europe

Katja Otter

Key Account Enterprises at ABA – Austrian Business Agency

Christiane Noll

Managing Director, Avanade Austria

Marco Porak

Country General Manager & Director of Technology, IBM Austria

Péter Kiss

International Business Development Consultant, Freelancer and formerly KPMG

Francine Brogyányi

Managing Partner at Dorda

Dagmar Dvorakova

CEO
and co-owner, AQUILIA GROUP

Angelika Sommer-Hemetsberger

Member of the Board of Executive Directors, OeKB

ConnectUS

ConnectUS is the premiere Networking Program of AmCham Austria and its member organizations. The aim of the initiative is to enable new connections and foster professional relationships within the next generation of leaders across various businesses sectors in Austria with close ties to the US for the sake of promoting women’s empowerment and gender equality.

ConnectUS is a high-end AmCham member-nominated program, whose quality largely depends on the personality and engagement of the selected participants. Nominees should be young professionals with a minimum of 4-5 years of working experience who are not only top talent but have demonstrated future leadership potential in their respective organizations.

Participants in this program will enjoy a host of exciting benefits. They become part of a hand-picked community of inspiring professionals, embracing a unique opportunity to network and build relationships with some of the brightest talent across different organizations. Furthermore, with the series of events held in Vienna, participants will experience insightful and interesting talks on female-relevant topics by inspiring diverse speakers.