FORMATION CEREMONY OF THE EMAAC ASSOCIATION

We are delighted to announce the official inauguration of EMAAC and the start of the association’s activities.

EMAAC (Empresarios México Alemanes Asociación Civil) has been created by the Alumni that have participated successfully in the ´Fit for Partnership with Germany` program. It is a completely private initiative, organized as a non-profit association and supported by the GIZ in Germany and INADEM, the Mexican counterpart in this program. The idea was to provide a platform for cooperation and exchange between the five generations of Mexican companies that took part in the program so far and of cause for all those that are still to come. What drove the development of EMAAC was the need to offer sustainable support beyond the program. More than one hundred entrepreneurs have taken advantage of the program and are looking for business opportunities in Germany.

The association was created in august 2015 with about 40 founding members in two sessions; one was celebrated in the offices of INADEM and with Enrique Jacob as witness and the second session in the German Embassy in Mexico City, hosted by Martina Klumpp, Deputy Chief Director of Economic Affairs and Global Section.

EMAAC´s goals is to create synergies for companies of the same sector as for example automotive, aerospace, food industry, services and jewelry.One of the most important tasks of the association is to build strategic bridges between both countries and to serve as a one-stop-shop for its members. Luis Pedraza, president of EMAAC said: “we are happy to open a new chapter in the bilateral economic relations between Germany and Mexico and support especially small and medium sized companies in their internationalization process.”

Carola Muschke
Operative Director EMAAC