Alberto Martellini is a business and finance professional with over two decades of international experience. He holds an MBA from Warwick Business School, and UK EIS/SEIS investments accreditation in early-stage businesses. His proven expertise lies in strategy development and data analytics, having worked with private, governmental, and non-profit clients. He is presently an Innovation and Growth Advisor at Innovate UK Business Growth (part of the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) and the Enterprise Europe Network (part of the European Commission). He previously held a commercial leadership position at American Express and was an associate at a boutique management consultancy specialised in cash management. Alberto is an advocate of sustainable development and has served as a Non-Executive Director at a credit union (KSCU now Wave Community Bank) and a community energy society (Kent Community Energy), both of which are regulated social enterprises.