Our Team


Extensive experience, fresh perspectives


Björn Conrad

CEO


Björn Conrad, CEO and co-founder of Sinolytics, has almost two decades of China experience. He is a recognized expert on China’s economic, industrial and technology policy as well as its digital transformation.

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Mirjam Meissner

Managing Partner


Mirjam Meissner, Managing Partner, is a renowned expert on market governance and industrial policy in China.

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Dr. Jost Wübbeke

Managing Partner


Dr. Jost Wübbeke is Managing Partner at Sinolytics and a leading expert of China’s economy and industrial policy.

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Luisa Kinzius

Director


Luisa Kinzius, Director, is responsible for Sinolytics projects that help clients to revise and adjust their strategic positioning in China.

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Jingwen Tong

Project leader and Head of Beijing office


Jingwen Tong, Project Leader, tracks China’s regulatory and policy development on trade and technology, covering a wide range of topics from the Greater Bay Area mega-project to the new eCommerce law.

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Bin Yan

Project Leader


Bin Yan, CFA, is a specialist on China’s economic policies and financial market dynamics, providing regulation monitoring and advising clients on China strategy formulation and opportunity / risk assessment.

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Sishi Xie

Project Leader


Sishi Xie, Project Leader, advises clients on how to build resilient compliance systems suitable to China-specific regulatory challenges, such as the Social Credit System.

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Martin Catarata

Senior Consultant


Martin Catarata, Senior Consultant, is a China policy expert with a focus on China’s industrial policy, geo-economic investments abroad, emerging cybersecurity regulations, as well as US-China decoupling.

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Mengying Tao

Senior Consultant


Mengying Tao, Senior Consultant, closely observes China’s market access policies and regulations, particularly technical barriers to trade, with a focus on the automotive sector.

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Mirko Zumholz

Consultant


Mirko Zumholz, Consultant, specializes in China’s regulatory compliance, advising international companies on topics such as cyber security and the Corporate Social Credit System.

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Wenkang Li

Consultant


Wenkang Li, Consultant, specializes in China’s market compliance, cybersecurity compliance, and MLPS.

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Yanlai Xu

Associate


Yanlai Xu, Associate, focuses on data and privacy compliance, including personal information protection and cross-border data transfer regulation.

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Frank Mattimoe

Associate


Frank Mattimoe, Associate, researches and monitors geopolitical policy and strategy development.

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Tian Qiu

Associate


Tian Qiu, Associate in the regulatory compliance team, assists German-based international companies in navigating the Chinese regulatory and compliance climate.

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Weiqing Zhu

Associate


Weiqing Zhu, Associate, supports the regulatory compliance team with research and analyses drawing on an expert background in information and data science.

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Bowen Han

Associate


Bowen Han, Associate, focuses on geopolitical assessment and industrial policy analysis in China.

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Sitong He

Associate


Sitong He, Associate, has experience in government affairs with expertise in stakeholder management, strategic communication, and project management.

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Dr. Sarah Hanisch

Consultant


Dr. Sarah Hanisch, Consultant, provides in-depth research and analysis on economic and industrial policies in China and Germany and their implications for the corporate sector.

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Kai Sandbrink

Associate


Kai Sandbrink, Associate, combines his technical and scientific background with expertise in China Studies to carry out his consulting work.

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Benedict Kroll

Associate


Benedict Kroll, Associate, provides insight and research skills on Chinese and German law as well as law comparison. He specializes in company law, labor law, and public law.

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Rui Zhuang

Associate


Rui Zhuang, Associate, carries out cross-sectoral research and analyses on China policy, regulatory and economic developments, supporting Sinolytics consultancy projects.

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Yicheng Chen

Associate


Yicheng Chen, Associate, researches and analyzes China's regulartory issues and challenges.

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Fynn Heide

Associate


Fynn Heide, Associate, carries out consulting work and research on Chinese industrial and cybersecurity policy.

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