Klaus G. Göken, Patent Attorney and Partner at Eisenführ Speiser, spoke about the special significance of IP for hidden champions and startups in a lecture for students in the “European/Asian Management” MBA program at the International Graduate Center (IGC) of Hochschule Bremen – City University of Applied Sciences.

A special highlight for the students we welcomed to our offices in Bremen on April 30, 2026: Joining us via video as a guest lecturer was the “hidden champion” icon Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hermann Simon, who, as co-founder of the globally active management consultancy Simon-Kucher, has played a pivotal role in shaping the concept of “hidden champions”—mid-sized global market leaders with little recognition outside their respective fields—and in analyzing the distinctive characteristics of hidden champions.