Mark Breslin  ·  Breslin Ventures

Thinking that
moves business
forward.

Strategic & AI advisory. Executive coaching. Independent NED. Public speaking. For organisations and leaders who want clarity, not just technology.

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Mark Breslin - AI Strategist and Executive Advisor

About Mark

Former Chief AI Officer.
Independent advisor to boards, founders and leaders wanting to make a step change in growth.

I've spent my career at the sharp end of technology, strategy, and transformation. Most recently as Chief AI Officer of Informa PLC and Chief Product & Technology Officer of Informa Tech, part of one of the world's largest B2B media and events businesses. I was one of the first Chief AI Officers in the FTSE100.

I co-founded Amplifi, an applied AI partner that helps companies turn their data into revenue, intelligence and products.

I also work through Breslin Ventures, advising boards, C-suite leaders, and founders on AI strategy, executive leadership and how to drive growth. What I offer isn't another consultant with a slide deck. It's structured thinking, hard-won experience, and an honest conversation about where you are and where you and your business want to get to.

Chief AI Officer, Informa PLC (FTSE100)
Chief Product & Technology Officer, Informa Tech
Co-Founder, Amplifi - The Applied AI Partner
Palantir UK Services Partner
Anthropic UK Partner Network
Board member, Bridged Media & Mastodon C
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How I work

Four distinct ways
we can work together.

01

Coaching & Mentoring

A hybrid model that blends coaching techniques with direct mentoring and business expertise. For senior professionals who want more than a listening ear - they want a thinking partner who's been there.

02

Strategic & AI Advisory

Practical AI and digital strategy for boards, executive teams, and leadership groups. I've built AI functions from the ground up inside complex organisations. I know what works and what doesn't.

03

Non-Executive Director

Available for NED roles where deep technology, AI, and digital expertise genuinely matters. I bring a founder's candour and a FTSE-level understanding of governance, risk, and transformation.

04

Public Speaking

Keynotes and panels on AI strategy, digital transformation, and the future of work. Direct, provocative, and grounded in real delivery. No platitudes. No theatre. Just ideas that hold up.

Coaching & Mentoring

Not just coaching.
Thinking built for leaders.

Most coaching assumes you have all the answers inside you. Sometimes you do. But often what you actually need is someone who can facilitate your thinking and share hard-won perspective from the front line - someone who has been in the room you're trying to get into.

My approach is hybrid by design. I use structured coaching techniques alongside direct mentoring grounded in real commercial experience. That combination - mindset work and business context together - is what makes it different.

Reframing & Perspective

The most valuable shift isn't solving the problem - it's changing how you see it. I help you move from perception (how things feel) to perspective (how they actually are). That single shift changes what you decide to do next.

Future Self Leadership

Walk in the shoes of the leader you will be in five years. Not as aspiration - as an operating instruction. What would that version of you decide right now? We make that your default mode, not a future ambition.

In-the-Moment Clarity

Through techniques including real-time situational assessment and creative visualisation, I help you develop the ability to step outside yourself during high-stakes conversations and moments - and read what's actually happening, not just what it feels like.

Commercial Grounding

Mindset work without business context is hollow. Every session is grounded in the real world - P&L, stakeholder dynamics, board-level decisions, and the commercial pressures that most coaches have never experienced first-hand.

Who this is for

Senior leaders ready to think differently about where they're going.

I work with C-suite and senior professionals across technology, media, financial services, and professional services. Many are navigating transitions - into new roles, through organisational change, or towards something they haven't quite named yet.

I also work with a small number of founders and early-stage business leaders who want experienced input alongside structured coaching - people who need both the framework and the perspective.

How we work

Engagements are typically monthly retainers or fixed-duration programmes. I keep the number of active clients deliberately small - this work requires genuine attention, not volume.

Public Speaking

On stage. On the record.
No filler.

I speak on AI strategy, technology leadership, and the gap between AI hype and AI reality. My sessions are built on what I've actually done - standing up AI functions, advising boards, and watching which ideas survive contact with organisations.

I'm available for keynotes, fireside conversations, panel moderation, and conference programming globally.

The State of Enterprise AI AI Strategy for Boards & Leadership Teams Building an AI Culture That Lasts From Hype to Delivery: What Actually Works The Future of B2B Media & Events Leading in the Age of Intelligent Machines

Recent stages

The AI Summit London Separating Myths from Reality: The State of Gen AI in the Enterprise
The AI Summit New York Enterprise AI: From Pilot to Production
The AI Summit Cape Town AI Strategy & Digital Transformation in Emerging Markets
Salesforce Trailblazers London AI & the Future of Enterprise Technology
Salesforce World Tour London Trailblazer Fireside Chat - AI & the Future of Enterprise Technology
SISO CEO Summit AI Strategy & the Events Industry
AGBI - Innovation, Investment & AI in Saudi Arabia AI Infrastructure & the GCC Opportunity
Amplifi

Where AI means business

Visit Amplifi

Amplifi is the Applied AI Partner for ambitious enterprises. I co-founded Amplifi alongside CEO Ben Fogarty and a team of 30 brilliant professionals located across the UK, Australia and Vietnam.

Amplifi combines strategic advisory with hands-on delivery capability, helping clients move from AI aspiration to real commercial outcomes. Our engagements span AI strategy, data architecture, Palantir Foundry implementation, and agentic AI deployment.

We don't do proof of concept. We deliver proof of value.

30+ Professionals
3 Continents
2 Tier 1 Partners
Palantir UK Services Partner Anthropic UK Partner Network

Clients & organisations worked with

Confidential - Investment Banks

Get in touch

Let's talk.

Whether you're thinking about an advisory engagement, a coaching programme, an AI Literacy programme, a board role or a speaking invitation, I'll always be happy to chat.

Current availability

Taking on a limited number of new engagements. Advisory, coaching, NED, and speaking enquiries welcome.

I reply to every serious enquiry, personally.