About
Built from both sides of the corridor
Our founding story
Mirai Consulting was founded by Matt Więckowski and Zekai Xu — a Polish-Chinese partnership forged at Lund University in Sweden, with roots reaching to Fudan University in Shanghai and Zhejiang University in Hangzhou.
Matt brings strategy consulting experience from Shanghai, Geneva, and the Nordic tech ecosystem. Zekai brings deep research expertise on Chinese diaspora communities in Europe and years of cross-cultural program coordination. Together, they saw the same gap from both sides of the corridor: organizations crossing between China and Europe don't just need advice. They need someone who coordinates, translates — not just words, but systems and cultures — and makes things actually happen.
The name Mirai (未来) means 'future' — a deliberate choice for a firm that helps clients build what comes next, across borders.
Our mission
We believe cross-border business works best when both sides truly understand each other — not just the words, but the systems, cultures, and unspoken expectations.
Operating principles
- 1.Commercially useful, compliance-oriented
- 2.Multilingual in everything we do
- 3.Local depth, corridor-wide perspective
- 4.Trusted coordination — we make things work, not just advise
Our team
The founders
Matt Więckowski
Founder & Managing Director
Matt is a strategy consultant with cross-border experience spanning China, Sweden, Switzerland, and Poland. He holds a double Master's from Lund University and Fudan University in Shanghai, combining development studies with Chinese sociology. His career includes strategic analysis for an AI-driven energy supply chain platform in Shanghai, private sector partnerships at UNHCR in Geneva, and business development for Nordic tech companies. He speaks English, Polish, Swedish, Mandarin Chinese, and French.
Lund University · Fudan University · UNHCR Geneva
Warsaw, Poland
Zekai Xu
Co-founder & China Director
Zekai is a researcher and cultural strategist with deep expertise in Chinese diaspora communities across Europe. He holds a Master's in Social Anthropology from Lund University, where his research focused on Chinese immigrant experiences in Sweden through extensive ethnographic fieldwork. He studied sociology at Zhejiang University, one of China's top institutions, and has published on Chinese parenting, migration, and identity at international academic conferences.
Lund University · Zhejiang University · Published researcher
Shanghai, China
Why this team
Our founders combine strategy consulting, academic research, and lived cross-cultural experience across five countries. Matt's career spans AI-driven supply chain strategy in Shanghai, UN partnerships in Geneva, and Nordic tech business development. Zekai's published ethnographic research on Chinese communities in Europe gives Mirai an evidence-based understanding of the people and cultures we serve — not just the markets.
Credentials & affiliations
Fudan University
Lund University
Zhejiang University
UNHCR Geneva
Nordic tech
Published research
University of Warsaw
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