Mark is a Chartered Civil Engineer and specialist in developing and commercialising innovative products and services in the maritime sector, as it faces the challenges of decarbonising and adopting new technologies around digitisation and autonomy. Mark provides strategic leadership to the maritime team who are engaged across our initiatives addressing challenges in: DECARBONISATION With Climate change being the challenge of our time and 95% of all UK trade reaching us through shipping, see how we are working alongside industry on its journey to Net Zero. DIGITISATION The advent of 5G, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data open up huge opportunities for the maritime sector, see how we are transforming the industry to drive efficiency in operations, save cost and enable safer working environments. LOGISTICS The maritime sector is at the heart of the UK's supply chain, see how we are bringing together SME's and industry from across all modes of transport to drive standardisation, efficiencies and innovation across the logistics sector. Prior to joining the CPC, Mark spent 6 years with Innovate UK KTN, as a Knowledge Transfer Manager in the Infrastructure and Energy team, leading work on the transition to net zero in construction, defence, energy and maritime sectors. This built on his former role as the Regional Manager (South West) and Innovation Lead for the Built Environment at Innovate UK (2010-2015) after migrating from the world of sustainable development and regeneration as the Professional Services Manager at the SW RDA (2004-2010). Prior to joining the public sector Mark worked as a projects manager for design consultants and civil engineering contractors predominantly in the water, power and infrastructure sectors. “I thoroughly enjoy working with the diverse range of cutting edge technologies and approaches inching their way in to the mainstream and addressing some of greatest global challenges.”