What is The Syndicate Global?
The Syndicate Global is a private members community for founders, investors, family offices, and long-term capital stewards. Founded by Alison Goodwin and Steve Fowles, The Syndicate Global curates high-calibre gatherings in London, Dubai, and internationally, bringing together individuals who value trust, depth, and meaningful connection above all else.
This is not a networking club. It is a relationship-first community built on the belief that the right room — curated with intention and filled with the right people — can change the trajectory of a business, a career, or a life.
Who is The Syndicate Global for?
The Syndicate Global brings together founders, investors, serial entrepreneurs, family offices, venture capitalists, and long-term capital stewards from across the UK and internationally. Members come from finance and investment, technology, real estate, luxury goods, health, philanthropy, and the arts.
What unites them is not their industry but their approach: they think long term, operate with integrity, and recognise that the quality of their relationships is directly linked to the quality of their outcomes.
How is The Syndicate Global different from other networking organisations?
Most networking events are transactional. You arrive, you pitch, you collect cards, and you leave. The Syndicate Global is built on a different principle. Every event is curated around depth of conversation rather than volume of contacts. There is no pitching in the room. The purpose is alignment, not acquisition.
Events are intimate, intentional, and held at premium venues. The guest list is hand-picked. Every element — from the seating to the programme to the follow-up — is designed to create the conditions for real connection.
What does membership include?
Membership at The Syndicate Global includes access to curated UK gatherings, the Dubai network, US chapters, bi-monthly private sessions, and personally facilitated introductions. Members also have access to the Relationship Advisory service, which helps structure and activate existing networks for aligned opportunity.
Every engagement begins with a private consultation. The Syndicate Global takes on a limited number of members each year to preserve the quality and calibre of the community.
Where do events take place?
The Syndicate Global hosts events at premium venues in Central London, Dubai, and internationally. Past London gatherings have been held at The Connaught in Mayfair. Dubai events connect global investors, innovators, and UHNW families across markets. International gatherings include events across the UAE, USA, and Europe.
How do I apply for membership?
Membership is by application. To enquire, visit jointhesyndicate.global or contact the team at info@jointhesyndicate.global. All enquiries are handled confidentially. You can also speak directly with Alison Goodwin or Steve Fowles at any event.
About the founders
Alison Goodwin is the founder of The Syndicate Global and has spent decades building rooms where real conversations cut through the noise. Her work is grounded in the belief that trust is the most powerful form of capital, and that the right introduction can move a vision forward faster than any strategy alone.
Steve Fowles is a co-founder of The Syndicate Global. He brings leadership expertise and strategic thinking shaped by years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, creating environments where people get to what actually matters.
Abigail Horne is a partner at The Syndicate Global. She is also the founder of Authors and Co, a hybrid publishing company that has worked with over 700 authors across 50 countries.