
Giles Blackburn
AI / Technology Expert
Giles is a technology leader and AI builder with 30 years of experience turning technology into a genuine engine for business growth. Across a career spanning the BBC, major financial institutions, and a decade building his own businesses, he has delivered AI and digital transformation at the highest levels. He advised the boards at Associated British Foods and Clarion Events on Innovation, managed a £200m+ technology supplier portfolio at the BBC, and negotiated contract realignments worth over £60m.
What sets Giles apart is that he builds as well as advises. He is Founder and CTO of Insightflow, the AI Experience Platform which he designed and built from the ground up, that enables organisations to deliver unique, personalised AI experiences to their customers without writing software. That hands-on experience means he understands AI not as a strategy exercise but as something that has to work in the real world, at scale, with real commercial pressure behind it.
That combination shows up in his results. As Fractional CTO for NAB Show, one of the world’s largest broadcast technology events, he unified nine fragmented data platforms into a single customer data layer covering 500,000 contacts and 70,000+ attendees. For Informa, he deployed AI-powered analytics that processed 300,000 pieces of feedback in four hours instead of four weeks. For Mastercard, he implemented AI decision automation that turned expert knowledge into a scalable, repeatable model.
Giles now brings that blend of boardroom credibility, deep technical capability, and hard-won AI delivery experience to businesses that want to move from AI ambition to measurable results, without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
If you’re a business leader who knows AI should be working harder for you but isn’t sure where to start, or a growing business that needs technology leadership tied to commercial outcomes, Giles is the person to speak to.
