Global Accelerator Council

A Peer Network For Leaders Building Global Expansion Pathways

The Global Accelerator Council (GAC) exists to support the people behind the programs, the ones designing, funding, and delivering global expansion initiatives for founders.

Designed For

  • Accelerator and incubator directors

  • Government and economic development leaders

  • Program managers responsible for export, soft-landing, or international scale

  • Ecosystem builders designing founder pathways into the U.S. market

Opportunities To

  • Share best practices openly

  • Pressure-test program design

  • Learn from peers operating in different regions

  • Build trusted relationships with Silicon Valley ecosystem leaders

How The Council Operates

  • Membership is curated to maintain a high-trust, peer-level environment.

  • Sessions are discussion-driven, not presentation-heavy.

  • The focus is on best practices, real world insights.

  • Members are encouraged to share openly and contribute actively.

  • We actively discuss opportunities for cross border collaborations and ways to leverage each other’s networks

What Members Receive

  • Quarterly virtual roundtables
    Facilitated peer discussions on successful program structure, market access models and emerging trends.

  • Program feedback and benchmarking
    Share challenges, receive input, and learn how other ecosystems structure their expansion initiatives.

  • Collaboration and partnership opportunities
    Discover opportunities to co-design programs, refer founders, or collaborate across regions.

  • Access to the Connection Silicon Valley network
    Guaranteed connections to mentors, experts and investors to support your programming.

  • Annual Global Accelerator Summit ticket
    One complimentary ticket per member organization to attend the Global Accelerator Summit in Silicon Valley.

(Membership is extended by invitation. Accepted members are subject to an annual membership fee)

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