Susann Lüdtke

CEO & Founder, L.I.A.
Lüdtke Intelligence & Analytics

More than 10 years ago, Dr. Susann Lüdtke has been researching technicalstandards with a focus on China and beyond. Lüdtke’s research emphasizes thechallenges of stakeholders such as the industry, government, and academiawhen engaging in standardization and is also concerned with risks deriving fromdeviating technical standards. In 2020, Lüdtke published "The Secret ofLobbying in China"– a result of extensive field research in China. Dr. Lüdtke hasan educational background in China Business and Economics. She achieved herdoctoral degree in Economics and has been working as a temporary researchfellow at different universities. She gathered experience as an automotiveindustry consultant in agile project management and digital transformation.

After 6+ years working as a consultant for patent data analytics and IPmanagement, Lüdtke has officially launched her brand-new consultancyservices in high-tech standards and emerging disruptive technologies in 2025.The name is: Lüdtke Intelligence Analytics – L.I.A. – for short. L.I.A. providesStrategic Foresight for Geo-Tech Risks using Decision Intelligence withStandards & Innovation Analytics. Fields of expertise span current topics andtrends on future technologies, including (but not limited to) semiconductorsand quantum technology, autonomous systems, electro-mobility, robotics,crypto standards, and AI. Anything that is bound to substantially change theworld in the coming years is on her radar and thus a requirement for her clientsto de-risk and stay ahead of the curve. Her keynotes, workshops, and in-depthdata analytics driven studies pay attention to emer-ging internationalchallenges for the innovation-standardization nexus.

The mission of L.I.A. is to empower Europe for the geo-technologicalcompetition by unveiling risks and trends of all kinds, adhering to the principle: 'If you're not at the table, you're at risk of being on the menu.