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BAB Accelerate
Build a Network to Grow Your Transatlantic Business
BAB Accelerate is a targeted business networking community offering insights and connections for middle market companies, growth businesses and startups looking to establish a transatlantic footprint.
With events held regularly in the US, UK, and also virtually, BAB Accelerate sessions feature inspirational guest speakers from our network such as CEOs, Founders, Entrepreneurs and Funders offering practical and personal insights to the entrepreneurial audience in attendance. Attendees can expect a comfortable, collaborative, and casual networking environment as they learn how to thrive in the transatlantic business community and beyond.
Series Sponsor

London Accelerate Networking Reception with Casual Films, in association with Indiana Economic Development Corporation. Hosted by Faegre Baker Daniels.
Accelerate Steering Committee
Chair

Roger Barton
Barton LLP

Nick Barton
The Barton Partnership

Abigail Greystoke
The British International School of New York

Allan Rooney
Rooney Law

MaryLee Sachs
Brandpie

Erik Schmidt

David Timms
Chelsea Football Club

Martin Wise
RelPro

Christy Woskobojnik
Dyke Yaxley, LLC
Recent Event Highlights
BAB Accelerate Workshops for UK-Inbound Companies
Sponsored by JetBlue – This series of videos features expert insights on a range of essential topics for any businesses looking to set up shop in the United Kingdom.
Sessions include:
- Talent: Acquisition and Management
- Presented by Nicholas Barton, Founder & CEO, The Barton Partnership
- Immigration Summary for UK-Inbound Companies
- Presented by Ross Kennedy, Senior Client Manager, Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law
- Legal Considerations of Doing business in the UK
- Presented by Simon Walsh, Partner, Oury Clark Solicitors
Immigration Summary for UK-Inbound Companies
Presented by Ross Kennedy, Senior Client Manager, Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law
Talent: Acquisition and Management
Presented by Nicholas Barton, Founder & CEO, The Barton Partnership
Legal Considerations of Doing business in the UK
Presented by Simon Walsh, Partner, Oury Clark Solicitors
In-Person Networking Receptions in New York and London
In Autumn 2021, BAB’s offices in New York and London were both delighted to welcome back friends and members for in-person networking sessions as part of the Accelerate program.
Many thanks to our hosts Laura Devine Immigration (in New York) and Deloitte (London) and our sponsors for helping make these events possible.
Accelerate Workshop for Inbound US Companies
In Autumn last year, BAB ran two workshop sessions aimed at US-inbound companies who were looking to hit the ground running as they expanded operations across the Atlantic.
Spread across two days, these workshop sessions covered everything from successfully marketing your business to a US audience, the legal considerations for doing business in the US, to navigating the American tax system, and even hiring and managing American talent.
We were delighted to be joined by a range of expert speakers from our network including:
- MaryLee Sachs, US CEO, Brandpie
- Rik Haslam, Executive Creative Partner, Brandpie
- Roger Barton, Managing Partner, Barton LLP
- Jonathan Kitchen, Partner, Barton LLP
- Kenneth Rashbaum, Partner, Barton LLP
- Ian Shane, Partner, Barton LLP
- Julio Jimenez, Principal, Marks Paneth LLP
- Len Adams , Founder & CEO, ACG Resources
You can watch the sessions from both days on our YouTube channel using the links to the left
Many thanks to our sponsors: Barton LLP; Brandpie, and JetBlue.
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Accelerate Workshops
Our Accelerate Workshops offer a unique opportunity for attendees to gain hands on, practical knowledge for expanding and growing their business across the Atlantic.
These workshops are led by industry experts to allow attendees to take a deep dive into the granular details of what it takes to expand your business across the pond, and each session offers concrete takeaways and actionable ‘to-do’ items.
In-Person Networking
BAB’s Accelerate series is a fantastic opportunity for networking with like-minded individuals and businesses.
As both the UK and US continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, BAB will begin to transition more events from their current virtual format, to in-person events with face-to-face networking.
Check BAB’s Upcoming Events page regularly to join our next Accelerate event, or sign up to our Mailing List.
Pictured (left): London Accelerate Networking Reception hosted by Deloitte – November 2021, (right): New York Accelerate Networking Reception hosted by Laura Devine Immigration – September 2021