Dr Martin Valenti is a serial disruptor and award-winning sustainability practitioner with extensive experience in strategic business engagement and innovation.  For over 30 years he has worked in a variety of senior management roles shaping and delivering inclusive growth initiatives and directing major collaborative projects. He has successfully delivered high profile projects for the Scottish Government on climate change and sustainability.

He played an instrumental role in setting up Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group and co-created the award winning 2050 Young Leaders Climate Group. In 2018 he created the Vacant & Derelict Land taskforce to transform how Scotland deals with its post-industrial legacy to make more use of land for commerce and for communities. Martin is currently head of climate enterprise on secondment at Scottish Enterprise, driving forward a new direction to make climate emergency a climate opportunity for solutions and strategic lead for COP 26.