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Co-Founder & CEO
As the Co-Founder of Lucas Bond Consulting and the venture consultancy Colab-8, Phil brings extensive executive experience in scaling early-stage tech ventures and unlocking multimillion-pound growth capital. He specialises in bridging human capabilities with emerging technology adoption.
Practical GuideAI Regulation
What the EU AI Act is, how it reaches UK businesses despite Brexit, what applies and when, and the practical steps worth taking now.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO
ExplainerAI Adoption
A chatbot tells you something. An AI agent does something. What agents are, why adoption is accelerating and what real incidents teach about the risks.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO
ExplainerAI Governance
Governance and compliance are often treated as the same thing. They are not, and mixing them up leads businesses to invest in the wrong thing first.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO
OpinionAI Governance
Most AI tools are wrappers on the same few models. Whether you get value from them depends on the governance foundation underneath, not the wrapper.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO
ExplainerAI Regulation
Every EU AI Act milestone, updated for the July 2026 Digital Omnibus: what already applies, what starts next and who each date affects.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO
Practical GuideAI Governance
Clients, public buyers and insurers now ask how suppliers use AI. What a credible AI risk statement contains, the mistakes to avoid, and a template.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO
OpinionAI Governance
One AI disclosure question on a tender form now decides whether SMEs stay in the running. Most do not know it, and unmanaged AI is costing them bids.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO
AnalysisAI Governance
AI governance is usually filed as a compliance cost. The evidence says it is an investment, and that the cheapest time to make it is now.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO
AnalysisAI Governance
AI started as an IT project. Now it is a question of strategy, people and accountability. How AI leadership is changing and what the role must cover.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO
AnalysisAI Adoption
AI adoption is rising fast, returns more slowly. The strongest recent research, rated for reliability, and why governance links to better results.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO
Practical GuideAI Governance
A calm, practical response framework for UK businesses after an AI-related data incident, from the first hour to the lessons learned.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO
Case StudyAI Governance
An illustrative example of how a larger professional services firm could move from scattered AI pilots to board-level oversight, auditable evidence and trained staff.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO · 14 Oct 2026
How-toShadow AI
A step-by-step way to find out which AI tools your business actually uses, without a big project or making anyone feel watched.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO · 14 Oct 2026
Practical GuideAI Governance
A practical, no-jargon guide to putting AI governance in place in a 50 to 250 person firm. Five building blocks, who owns what, and where to start.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO · 14 Oct 2026
OpinionAI Governance
Most AI conversations start with fear. We think they should start with control. Why governance and enablement belong together, and what that looks like day to day.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO · 14 Oct 2026
AnalysisAI Regulation
The EU’s AI Omnibus moved some AI Act deadlines and softened others. Here’s what changed, what didn’t, and what it means if you’re a UK business.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO · 14 Oct 2026
ExplainerShadow AI
Shadow AI is the AI your people use without the business knowing. Here’s what it is, why it happens, and the calm first steps to bring it into view.
Phil Evans
Co-Founder & CEO · 14 Oct 2026