Yu Zhang, author, professor of international management and passionate entrepreneur, has been active as an entrepreneur in both China and Germany for 20 years. She is an expert in economic cooperation and relations between China and Germany/Europe. She is a member of various supervisory and advisory boards of both German and Chinese companies from a wide range of industries, including automotive, logistics, renewable energy, education and healthcare. She has already provided strategic support for the success of many large and medium-sized companies. She has a large network at economic, political and social level in both countries and is a sought-after speaker. Her latest practical business book “China and Germany 5.0” with contributions from 20 top managers was published in 2019 in German and Chinese (“Cohesion 5.0: Sino-German Prospects”). In interviews, lectures and talks, she inspires her audience with an in-depth, authentic insight into Chinese business practice.