Daniel Saunders is Chief Executive of L Marks, an investment and advisory firm that specialises in applied corporate innovation.

Having created over 30 innovation programmes for market-leading organisations, including BMW Innovation Lab, Hangar 51 from IAG and EDF Blue Lab, L Marks is the UK’s largest operator of corporate accelerators. L Marks has partnered with some of the most high-profile brands, including Arsenal FC, British Airways and Lloyd’s, and established a channel for these businesses to access technological innovations from start-ups and scale-ups from around the world. Headquartered in London, UK, L Marks also has offices in Manchester, Madrid, Tokyo and Columbus, Ohio.

Prior to L Marks, Daniel served as Chief of Staff at the Israeli Embassy, a senior analyst at Global Research and Consulting, and a software engineer at Symbian Software.

A technologist by training, Daniel is a keen advocate of authentic innovation and has invested in 34 early-stage companies globally.