Wenpei(Viola) Lin Brachwitz

Public Affairs | EU Battery & Energy Policy | Europe–China Strategy | Bridging Regulatory Complexity & Industrial Reality | Author of the VIEF Framework

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Senior Public Affairs & Policy Strategist | EU Battery & Clean Energy Policy | Europe–China Industrial Engagement | Berlin-based I help global technology companies build and protect their license to operate in Europe — at the intersection of EU regulation, geopolitics, and industrial strategy. What I do Over a decade in public affairs, government relations, and strategic communications — currently embedded in the EU's battery and electrification ecosystem. My work spans: - Regulatory navigation: EU Battery Regulation, Net-Zero Industry Act, energy storage policy (Germany, Brussels) - Stakeholder strategy: EU institutions, national ministries, industry associations, media - Executive positioning: translating geopolitical complexity into actionable leadership decisions - Cross-border alignment: bridging corporate HQ logic with European institutional expectations I am fluent in the languages this work actually requires — Chinese, German, and English — and in the institutional logics that rarely appear in policy documents. My edge Most Europe–China public affairs breakdowns are not failures of intent. They are failures of institutional translation: reading the wrong signals, at the wrong speed, through the wrong frame. I specialize in exactly that gap — the trust deficits, communication asymmetries, and regulatory blind spots that derail otherwise sound strategies. Beyond the role I am the author of the VIEF Framework — a strategic model for Chinese companies integrating into European industrial systems, grounded in institutional economics and intercultural management. I am developing this toward academic publication and teaching. Currently open to: Senior Public Affairs, Policy Strategy, or Government Relations roles — Europe-based, ideally at the intersection of clean technology, industrial policy, or Europe–Asia engagement. 📩 Open to conversations.

Experience

  • Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (Germany )
    • Director Public Affairs CATL Europe
      Jan 2025 - May 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Manager Government Affairs
      Jan 2022 - Mar 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      1. Government Relations: EU, Germany/Berlin+Thuringia+Bayern, Hungary etc. 2.Policy Analysis & internal Consulting & Implementation about German Supply Chain Act, CSRD, Battery Regulation, Foreign Subsidies Regulation, etc. 3. Stakeholder Engagement with associations. 4. Intergrity Supervisor since Sept. 2023 5. Crisis Management & Communcations. 6. Corporate Communication 7. Special Projects. IAA Mobility 2023. 8. Member of the Sustainability Management Committee. 9. Human Right Officer for Germany until 30.06.2026

  • Geschäftsführerin at Zhongde Metal Group GmbH
    Jan 2015 - Jan 2022 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    1. Aufbau und Gründung der GmbH 2. Koordinierung aller sämtlichen Kooperationen und Kommunikationen für die deutsch-chinesische Projekte 3. Umbau der Geschäftsbereich und Aufbaue neuer Strategie, im Zusammenhang mit dem Titel "China SME Center Germany" von dem chinesischen Ministerium für Industrie und Informationstechnik.

  • Executive Assistant to the Chairman at ZhongDe Metal Group Co.,Ltd
    Jul 2013 - Dec 2017 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Unterstützung des Vorstandens zur Kommunikation, Projektentwicklung und Kontaktpflege mit Deutschland

  • Executive Assistant to the Chairman at Hebei liyimeng Cashmere Product Co, Ltd
    Jul 2011 - Jul 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    中外合资公司组建以及初期运营管理,涉及羊绒制品生产全产业链相关业务,财务,法务,进出口,营销,生产等相关工作协调管理 Sämtliche Koordinierung für den Aufbau und die Führung eines Joint Venture zwischen China und der Schweizhebei , bzw. sämtliche Arbeit bei der Durchführung der Geschäfte, Finanzwesen, Export, Gesetzliche Angelegenheiten, zum Teil Marketing und Vertrieb sowie Produktion für FTC-Cashmere