Mark is an experienced technologist, early corporate successes led him to form his own enterprise software company, while also leading an advanced engineering company to its M&A. A former Senior Adviser at UK trade & investment, where he used his time to build contacts in technology, IoT and Smart cities sectors, as well as the investment and accelerator environment. The role facilitated a good understanding of the London technology environment. He has continued supporting ideas, Start-ups and Scale-ups with several of his own investments and ventures, including an exclusive Fintech accelerator programme, The Fintech Power50, and running the Operations & Editorial functions at The Fintech Times, a global multimedia news outlet centred around the world’s first leading Fintech newspaper.