Ladw - Lateinamerika-ausschuss Der Deutschen Wirtschaft

Name

Ladw - Lateinamerika-ausschuss Der Deutschen Wirtschaft

Legal name

Lateinamerika-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft (LADW)

Website

https://ladw.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Association Services (Bilateral Business Policy Advocacy)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Bilateral economic cooperation
• Business policy advocacy
• Industry committee representation
• Trade promotion services
• Market intelligence publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership-based representation: LADW operates as a committee under the BDI, funded through membership contributions from leading German companies with Latin America interests. It does not sell commercial products or services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LADW is a non-profit business committee hosted by the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) in Berlin that bundles the competence of German industry to advance economic cooperation between Germany and Latin America. It represents the interests of leading German companies vis-à-vis political and economic partners in both regions through advocacy, intelligence, and event-driven engagement, including high-calibre events, delegation trips, CEO roundtables, and the annual Deutsch-Brasilianische Wirtschaftstage (DBWT). Its deliverables include the CEO Agenda publication, the monthly Latin America Brief newsletter, and direct representation in intergovernmental commissions.

Product overview

LADW (Lateinamerika-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft / Latin America Committee of German Business) is a business association/gateway organization hosted by the Federation of German Industries (BDI) in Berlin. It is not a technology product company but rather a business committee that facilitates economic cooperation between Germany and Latin America. Its offerings include the LADW website and information platform, the CEO Agenda publication outlining strategies for German-Latin American economic cooperation, the monthly Latin America Brief newsletter providing political and economic analysis, and the organization of the annual Deutsch-Brasilianische Wirtschaftstage (German-Brazilian Economic Meeting).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CEO Agenda für die Zusammenarbeit mit Lateinamerika und der Karibik (CEO Agenda) A strategic publication developed by LADW presenting the economic potentials of Latin America, providing strategies and approaches for German companies' diversification, and recommendations for expanding cooperation with the region, intended for political and economic decision-makers.
• Latin America Brief A monthly newsletter providing analysis of trends in politics and business across Latin America, authored by Alexander Busch (Handelsblatt/NZZ correspondent), intended for German industry and political decision-makers tracking the region.
• Deutsch-Brasilianische Wirtschaftstage (DBWT) Annual German-Brazilian Economic Meeting organized jointly by BDI and CNI with significant contributions from LADW, bringing together business leaders and policymakers from both countries, hosted at Hannover Messe.

Quantifiable outcome

• 244,000 employees in Brazil alone; ~70 billion EUR annual revenue in Brazil; Brazil is the fourth-largest market outside Europe for German industry.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLADW is hosted by BDI in Berlin. BDI is the umbrella organization of German industry and industry-related services, speaking for over 100,000 enterprises with around 8 million employees. LADW is an initiative of BDI and benefits from its institutional infrastructure, network, and policy access.
• Latin America Initiative of German Business (LAI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLADW is a co-sponsor/träger of the Latin America Initiative of German Business (LAI), together with leading German business associations. LAI is a multi-stakeholder initiative to strengthen German-Latin American economic relations.
• Deutsch-Brasilianische Industrie- und Handelskammer (AHK Brasilien)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe German-Brazilian Chamber of Industry and Commerce operates in São Paulo and supports bilateral business cooperation. LADW's Managing Director Rafael Haddad previously worked at this chamber before founding the BDI Brazil Board and joining LADW.
• Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI) - BrazilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNI is Brazil's main industry confederation. Together with BDI and LADW, CNI organizes the annual Deutsch-Brasilianische Wirtschaftstage (DBWT), the largest bilateral economic event between Germany and Brazil.
• BDI Brazil BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe BDI Brazil Board was founded in 2010 to represent German industry interests in Brazil. LADW's Managing Director Rafael Haddad was its founding Managing Director before transitioning to lead LADW from 2015.
• Deutsch-Brasilianische Gemischte Kommission (DBGK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe German-Brazilian Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation meets in the context of the DBWT. LADW Chairman Thomas Schmall serves as Co-Chairman for the German business side. This commission provides the formal framework for intergovernmental economic dialogue.
• Lateinamerika Verein e.V. (LAV)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Association for Latin America (LAV) is a complementary organization focused on German-Latin American economic relations. Arthur E. Darboven, Chairman of LAV, participates in LADW as a guest member. LADW and LAV jointly published recommendations for German policy in 2022.
• Chile-Germany Business CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chile-Germany Business Council was established in November 2022 through a Memorandum of Understanding signed between BDI and SOFOFA (Chile's industrial federation). LADW participates in this bilateral business council framework.
• Hannover MessecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLADW co-organizes the Deutsch-Brasilianische Wirtschaftstage (DBWT) at Hannover Messe, the world's leading industrial technology trade fair. The 42nd edition took place April 19-20, 2026 at Hannover Messe with over 700 participants.
• Deutsch-Brasilianische Agribusiness-InitiativemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerA bilateral initiative for cooperation in agriculture between Germany and Brazil. LADW participates in the annual meetings of this initiative, including a 2026 signing ceremony for a Farmers Exchange Program MOU.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI): German federal agency for international market entry and investment promotion; provides market intelligence and trade-promotion services that complement LADW's policy advocacy function for German companies.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI): LADW's parent and host organization; umbrella association representing 100,000+ German enterprises and providing the institutional infrastructure, policy access and member network that LADW operates within.
• Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag (DIHK): Umbrella organization of the 79 German Chambers of Industry and Commerce abroad (AHKs); operates the global AHK network that delivers bilateral business services complementary to LADW's advocacy role.

Regional players

• Consejo Empresarial Iberoamericano (CEIB): Ibero-American Business Council linked to Ibero-American summits; provides a pan-regional platform of Latin American and Iberian business organizations that overlaps with LADW's bilateral remit from the Latin American side.

Direct peers

• Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft: BDI's regional business committee covering Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia; analogous structure to LADW, comparable staff scale, and serves as a regional peer for benchmarking bilateral advocacy effectiveness.
• Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft: German business association representing German corporate interests vis-à-vis African markets; structurally similar to LADW as a bilateral/regional industry intermediary with comparable advocacy, events and delegation mandate.
• Asien-Pazifik-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft (APA): BDI's bilateral committee for the Asia-Pacific region; structurally identical to LADW as a regional business committee of German industry hosted within BDI, providing a directly comparable operating model.
• Lateinamerika Verein e.V. (LAV): German business association focused on German-Latin American economic relations; operates as a complementary organization to LADW and already partners with it on joint policy recommendations. Most direct comparator in mission and constituency.
• Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI) - Brazil: Brazil's principal industry confederation and LADW's principal counterpart organization; co-organizes the DBWT and represents the Brazilian industrial counterpart constituency that LADW engages.
• Deutsch-Brasilianische Industrie- und Handelskammer (AHK Brasilien): German-Brazilian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in São Paulo; operational counterpart on the ground in Brazil supporting bilateral trade and member services, already closely tied to LADW through shared personnel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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