Liu Lidan is the Founder of Monkey Technology, Associate Professor at the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University, and was selected as one of the successful female entrepreneurs in the EY Asia-Pacific region for the year 2024. Under the leadership of Liu Lidan, HOTO Monkey Technology combines innovative design with cutting-edge technology, breaking through the traditional pattern of the tool industry. She founded Monkey Technology in 2016, and the products have been sold to 56 countries and regions, winning the trust of more than 5 million users worldwide. She was a partner of designaffairs China, an innovation design consulting firm, which was acquired by Accenture in 2018. Liu Lidan has been invited multiple times to serve as a judge for iF Design Award and the German Braun International Design Award.