Petri Peltonen is Finland’s SME Envoy within the EU SME envoys, an institutional advisory group that promotes SME friendly regulation and policy making in all EU countries. He is also Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. In this capacity, he oversees the policy development and implementation in the sectors of economic growth, enterprise and innovation, as well as foreign direct investments. Prior to taking his current position in 2016, Petri Peltonen was Director General of the Enterprise and Innovation Department at MEAE and the Technology Department at the Ministry of Trade and Industry.