Giles Bourne

CEO, BluGlass Limited
Giles is a senior executive and technology leader who is passionate about helping disruptive technologies commercialise breakthrough IP globally. Giles is the Managing Director of semiconductor innovator, BluGlass Limited (ASX:BLG), a Non-Executive Director of Australia's newest technology scale up fund and advisory business, Scalare Partners and also a Non-Executive Director of Ybern (a previous ATC finalist).
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Giles has more than 20 years of international business development experience gained in the clean tech, technology and manufacturing sectors. He is a specialist in developing offshore opportunities, securing expansion capital and establishing international partnerships, JVs and licensing deals for Australian business.
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In 2013, BluGlass Limited was crowned Australia's best technology company, taking the top honours at the Australian Clean Tech Competition - now the Australian Technologies Competition (ATC). In 2014, Giles joined the Judging Panel of the ATC.
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Giles is both a founder and Non-Executive Director of Scalare Partners, a technology innovation partner that funds, resources and helps scale exceptional game-changers who are preparing to disrupt globally - enabling a smarter, cleaner, more connected future. Scalare's long term, hands-on partnership model provides early stage investments and critical resources to emerging tech companies.
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