Markus Herrmann Chen (China Macro Group)

Markus Herrmann Chen is a cross-cultural China analyst, strategy consultant and mediator, advising international corporate, investment and public sectors on China’s evolving political economy, specialized in assisting strategic decision-making of governance, executive and functional bodies regarding business engagement in the Chinese market, across key management issues such as strategy, partnerships, negotiations, risk management and resilience, or HQ-subsidiary alignment, as well as collaborating with Chinese companies and organizations more generally.

Prior to CMG, Markus worked as Government Affairs Director with Bayer MaterialScience in China and as Management Consultant with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in its Shanghai, Hong Kong and Zurich offices. Moreover, he is the Strategic Advisor Europe to Caixin Global, China’s leading financial media group, a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network and he is a member of the advisory board of CEIBS Zurich / Europe. Markus holds law degrees with specialization in public-, international- and WTO-law from the Universities of Geneva and Berne, plus, he studied Mandarin at Peking University as a resident student.

Jack Lee (China Macro Group)

As an Analyst at the China Macro Group, Jack is specialized in geopolitics with a strong focus on Chinese foreign policy, US-China relations as well as Southeast Asian affairs. His professional background spans market analysis, policy research and editorial work with roles at both academic and industry institutions. Immediately prior to CMG, Jack interned at Airbus China’s CEO/COO’s office. Fluent in multiple languages, Jack is adept at bridging cultural and analytical perspectives to effectively interpret Chinese political and economic developments.

Jack holds a BA (Hons) in International Relations with French from the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, School of Politics and International Relations, and an MA in Law in Political Science at the School of Social Sciences at Tsinghua University.

Niclas Frederic Poitiers, Ph.D. (Bruegel)

Niclas Poitiers is a Research Fellow at Bruegel. He specialises in international trade, global value chains and industrial policy. He is also the manager of Bruegel’s team of Research Assistants and Research Analysts. His research covers topics such as economic security, critical raw materials policy, trade conflicts, chip policy and trade barriers in the European single market. Niclas holds a PhD in Economics from the Universitat de Barcelona, where he also taught as adjunct lecturer, and was a Visiting Researcher at Northwestern University.