Asociación Iberoamericana de Cámaras de Comercio

What Asociación Iberoamericana de Cámaras de Comercio does

Asociación Iberoamericana de Cámaras de Comercio (AICO) is a private non-profit federation founded in 1974 that serves as the institutional convener for chambers of commerce across 23 Iberoamerican countries (Latin America, Spain, and Portugal), headquartered in Mexico City. The association's core function is to provide a unified platform for cross-border business integration among its member chambers, delivered through recurring General Assemblies and Council Directives (the 51st gathered 550+ participants across 20+ countries; the 52nd had 250+ congressists from 12 countries), five standing working commissions covering E-commerce, Tourism, Ports/Customs, Training, and AICO-Africa relations, plus two digital assets — AICO-CONNECTAMERICAS (a business networking and matching platform) and Campus AICO (a training and education portal launched in late 2025).

AICO's revenue model is essentially an institutional association model built on three pillars: (1) recurring membership subscriptions paid by affiliated national and local chambers of commerce, (2) event-based registration and sponsorship fees from its assemblies, councils, and commission events, and (3) corporate sponsorships (e.g., GRUPO AZVI as of May 2024) plus formalized cooperation agreements with multilateral bodies such as CAF (Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, MOU July 2024), CONCAMIN, AFRICO, ICC, WCF, and Eurochambres. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The organization is staffed by a 9-employee Secretariat General in Mexico City and is governed by a rotating Presidency elected from member chambers; the current president is José de Jesús Rodríguez (2026-2028 term), following Natalio Mario Grinman (2024-2026) and Francisco Herrero (2020-2024). AICO also acts as a regional anchor for the CIAC (Inter-American Commission of Commercial Arbitration), extending its services into international arbitration and dispute resolution.

Name

Asociación Iberoamericana de Cámaras de Comercio

Legal name

Asociación Iberoamericana de Cámaras de Comercio

Website

https://aico.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Asociación Iberoamericana de Cámaras de Comercio (AICO) is a Mexico City-based non-profit federation founded in 1974 that convenes chambers of commerce across 23 Iberoamerican countries, delivering cross-border business networking, training, arbitration, and assembly programming through its member chamber network, AICO-CONNECTAMERICAS platform, and Campus AICO education portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ciudad de México

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: AICO generates revenue through membership fees from affiliated chambers of commerce across Iberoamerica. Chambers become members (socios) by paying annual subscriptions to the association.
2. Event participation fees: Revenue is generated through registration fees for assemblies, council meetings, conferences, webinars, and business networking events organized by the association.
3. Sponsorship and corporate partnerships: Corporate sponsors like GRUPO AZVI contribute financially in exchange for association membership and promotional visibility among the Iberoamerican chamber network.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AICO is a federation of Iberoamerican chambers of commerce that provides membership, business networking, international trade facilitation, training, and arbitration services across 23 countries in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal. The association operates digital platforms such as AICO-Connectamericas for business matching and Campus AICO for professional development, while organizing annual General Assemblies, Council meetings, and specialized working commissions covering topics like e-commerce, tourism, ports/customs, and entrepreneurship.

Product overview

AICO operates as a unified association offering its members a portfolio of platforms and programs. The core offerings include AICO-CONNECTAMERICAS, a business networking platform, and Campus AICO, a training and education platform. Supporting these platforms are event programs encompassing General Assemblies, Council Meetings, and specialized Commission Events covering trade topics. Communication services include a periodic newsletter and digital news updates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AICO-CONNECTAMERICAS A networking and business connection platform that enables business meetings and commercial relationships between companies across Iberoamerica, serving member chambers and their affiliated businesses.
• Campus AICO An educational platform offering training programs, courses, webinars, and professional development activities for member chambers, their affiliates, and businesses across the Iberoamerican region.
• Commission Events Specialized working commissions organizing events covering topics including E-Commerce and Platform Economies, Tourism, Ports and Customs, Training and Entrepreneurship, and AICO-Africa Relations.
• General Assemblies and Councils Annual assembly meetings and board councils bringing together chamber members from across Iberoamerica to discuss regional business integration and policy, gathering hundreds of business leaders from 20+ countries.
• AICO Newsletter A periodic electronic newsletter delivering news about the association, member chambers, and business opportunities to subscribers across the Iberoamerican business community.

Quantifiable outcome

• 550+ participants from 20+ countries at the 51st General Assembly
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• AFRICO – Asociación Iberoafricana de Cámaras de ComerciocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024AFRICO (Asociación Iberoafricana de Cámaras de Comercio) is an entity constituted to promote and strengthen commercial, business and investment relations between Spain, Portugal and West Africa. AICO collaborates with AFRICO for the LIV General Assembly in Valladolid, with 8 African countries participating.
• CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el CaribecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2024Memorándum de Entendimiento signed July 10, 2024 in Seville, Spain between AICO and CAF. The agreement establishes a collaboration framework to strengthen AICO as a platform for Iberoamerican business sector integration, contributing to regional competitiveness and consolidating relationships between CAF and Iberoamerican Chambers of Commerce.
• GRUPO AZVIminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 May 2024GRUPO AZVI joined AICO as an associate member and sponsor. The collaboration agreement aims to promote GRUPO AZVI's development in Iberoamerica with AICO's support while GRUPO AZVI provides financial contribution to AICO. GRUPO AZVI is a centenary multinational innovative group with experience in infrastructure construction and services.
• CONCAMIN – Confederación de Cámaras Industriales de los Estados Unidos MexicanoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAICO and CONCAMIN strengthened their strategic alliance to promote business development in Iberoamerica. Leaders José de Jesús Rodríguez (AICO) and Alejandro Malagón (CONCAMIN) met to identify areas of strategic cooperation with emphasis on strengthening business ties, exchanging best practices, and generating joint initiatives for economic growth in Mexico and the Iberoamerican region.
• ICC – Cámara de Comercio InternacionalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAICO works with ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) which was founded in 1919 and represents approximately 45 million companies worldwide. ICC creates rules governing international trade such as Incoterms and maintains the International Court of Arbitration in Paris. AICO's Josep Santacreu was elected President of the Spanish Committee of ICC.
• WCF – World Chambers FederationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAICO participates in the World Chambers Federation, a global forum of chambers of commerce from 150 countries. AICO leaders engage with WCF for international chamber collaboration and best practice exchange.
• EurochambresmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAICO participates in Eurochambres activities through its Spanish chamber members, engaging with European chamber networks for cross-continental business cooperation and policy dialogue.
• CIAC – Comisión Interamericana de Arbitraje ComercialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAICO holds joint events with CIAC (Inter-American Commission of Commercial Arbitration), organizing conferences on international arbitration and dispute resolution in Iberoamerica alongside its assemblies and council meetings.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• World Chambers Federation (WCF): Global chamber federation spanning ~150 countries; AICO actively participates in WCF for international chamber collaboration. Operates the same meta-chamber model as AICO but at global rather than Iberoamerican scope.
• Eurochambres: European federation of chambers of commerce; AICO engages with Eurochambres through its Spanish member chambers. Closest regional functional peer with similar chamber-of-chambers structure for cross-border business integration.
• Consejo Empresarial Iberoamericano (CEIB): Iberoamerican business council organized under SEGIB; directly parallel to AICO as a regional business integration platform. Closest peer in mission and geography, operating under a different institutional umbrella.
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): Global federation of chambers of commerce and business associations; AICO explicitly partners with ICC and AICO's Spanish committee president sits on ICC's Spanish committee. ICC is the closest functional analog as a multi-country business federation.
• World Trade Centers Association (WTCA): Global network of trade-focused organizations providing business matchmaking and events. WTCA operates a comparable international B2B networking and convening model to AICO's Connectamericas and assemblies.
• AFRICO (Asociación Iberoafricana de Cámaras de Comercio): Africa-Spain/Portugal chamber federation and AICO's strategic partner; AFRICO is the structural peer for AICO's Africa outreach, and the two organizations co-organize cross-continental assemblies.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Largest national chamber federation globally with deep international programming; broader and better-resourced than AICO, but operates a parallel convening, policy advocacy, and member-services model for U.S. and global businesses.
• Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales (CEOE): Spain's principal employers' federation, overlapping with AICO through Spanish member chambers. Operates at national scope but shares the convening, policy, and member-service model applied at Iberoamerican scale by AICO.

Others

• CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe: Latin American multilateral development bank; AICO's 2024 MOU partner. Functions as a strategic ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor, but a key channel for SME financing tied to AICO's chamber network.

Emerging players

• Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI): India's largest business chamber federation now participating in AICO's LIV Assembly. Represents an emerging-market chamber federation counterpart whose growing ties to AICO mirror AICO's cross-continental expansion strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AicoCamaras
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjp-WgE5HNKoFmkpwECvsYw
• Facebookfacebook.com/AICO.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asociaci%C3%B3n-iberoamericana-de-c%C3%A1maras-de-comercio-ac

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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