The GILD Network
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The GILD Network is the broader community of senior technology and product leaders. Register free to request Forum seats and join other GILD experiences.
GILD Membership
When the decision matters, know who to call.
GILD gives senior technology and product leaders an ongoing network of peers, conversations, and firsthand experience they can draw on throughout the year.
Join curated GILD Forums, build relationships with leaders facing similar challenges, and tap into the network when you or your team are working through an important decision.
Companies represented in GILD rooms
Who GILD is for
Built for leaders responsible for consequential technology decisions.
GILD brings together senior operators with meaningful responsibility across engineering, product, AI, data, security, infrastructure, platform, and technology strategy.
That includes leaders inside larger organizations as well as technical founders and CEOs who remain directly involved in product and technology decisions.
Admission is based on operating responsibility, firsthand experience, and the ability to contribute as a peer. Not title alone.
- CTOs
- CPOs
- CIOs
- VPs & Heads of Engineering
- VPs & Heads of Product
- Heads of AI
- Heads of Data
- Heads of Platform & Infrastructure
- Heads of Security
- Engineering & Product Directors
- Technical Founders
“GILD is a great network without any implied marketing.”
Srini KattaCTO, Qubit GuardWhy Membership
More than access to events.
A single conversation can be useful. An ongoing network becomes a resource. GILD Membership combines recurring experiences, trusted relationships, and a way to activate the network when you or your team need relevant perspective.
Recurring access to GILD Forums
Members receive earlier RSVP access and ongoing eligibility to attend standard GILD Forums across active markets throughout their Membership term. Go where the conversation is relevant, whether that Forum is in your home market or another active GILD city. Forum attendance remains capacity-dependent.
Build relationships that become more useful over time
The strongest professional relationships rarely come from one introduction. GILD creates repeated opportunities to learn from senior peers, compare experiences, and build relationships with people facing similar technology and organizational decisions.
Find someone who has lived the problem
Tell GILD what you are trying to figure out. We look across the network for people with relevant firsthand experience and help facilitate a useful, double opt-in connection when a strong match exists.
For you and your leadership team
Give more of your technology leaders a network they can learn from.
GILD Membership does not have to stop with the CTO. Companies can sponsor Membership for qualified leaders across engineering, product, AI, data, platform, infrastructure, security, and other technical functions.
A CTO might participate alongside VPs and Directors of Engineering. A CPO might include product leaders responsible for different parts of the organization. Each leader builds their own relationships, joins conversations relevant to their role, and brings outside perspective back into the company.
Sponsor one leader or build a stronger external network across your leadership team.
“What stood out immediately was the ability to move beyond theory and hype.”
Adam MartinezPrincipal Program Manager, JabilThe GILD Forum
The room is built for useful conversation.
GILD Forums bring senior technology and product leaders together around the decisions, implementations, and problems they are dealing with now.
A Conversation Starter brings useful firsthand experience into the room. The conversation then moves into smaller discussions where peers compare what they have tried, what worked, what failed, and what they would do differently.
Senior peers. Practical conversation. No panels. No pitches.
Network Activation
The value is knowing who to call when an important decision needs to be made.
Not every useful answer lives in a report, a search result, or a software review. Sometimes the most valuable person to talk to is someone who has already made the decision you are facing. Tell GILD what you are working through. We look across the network for relevant firsthand experience and help connect you when there is a genuinely useful match.
- Who has implemented this technology at scale?
- Who evaluated this vendor and decided against it?
- Who has redesigned engineering workflows around AI?
- Who has reorganized a technical team through this transition?
- Who has dealt with this security or infrastructure problem?
- Who has faced a similar product decision?
How Network Activation works
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Tell us what you are working through
Give GILD enough context to understand the decision and what kind of experience would actually help.
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We look for relevant experience
We search across Members, the broader GILD Network, prior Forum participants, and other trusted people in the network.
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We reach out privately
Potential peers are contacted first. We do not surprise people with introductions or unnecessarily expose sensitive information.
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Connect when it makes sense
If both sides want the conversation, GILD makes a warm introduction and lets the relationship develop naturally.
You / Your Team → GILD → Relevant Peers
No directory dumps. No forced introductions. Relevance first.
“It was incredibly valuable to hear from industry leaders how they're practically thinking about deploying AI.”
Josiah BryanCTO, Precina HealthBuilt around trust, not prospecting.
Introductions are consent-based.
Private Member needs are used to support Members, not create hidden lead lists.
Participant contact information is not sold or broadly distributed as sponsor inventory.
Sponsorship does not influence GILD recommendations.
Forums are built for peer conversation, not prospecting.
GILD Network + GILD Membership
Two ways to participate in GILD.
GILD Membership
Make GILD an ongoing resource
Members have an active 12-month relationship with GILD. Membership includes earlier Forum RSVP access, ongoing eligibility to attend standard GILD Forums across active markets, and Member services including Network Activation. Companies may sponsor Membership for one leader or several.
Network participants request seats. Members have ongoing eligibility to RSVP.
Why companies sponsor GILD
Give your technology leaders a stronger network outside your company.
Your technology leaders make decisions with significant consequences. What should we build? What should we buy? Where should we invest? How should we adopt AI? How should the team change? Who has already tried this? Internal experience matters. So does access to strong operators outside the company who have faced similar decisions. GILD gives technology leaders a network of peers, firsthand experience, and recurring conversations they can draw on as they lead.
Better-informed decisions
Give leaders access to firsthand operator experience before they commit significant time, budget, or organizational change.
Stronger technical leadership
Expose CTOs, VPs, Directors, and other senior operators to experienced peers outside the company who can expand their perspective.
More value across the team
Sponsor several qualified leaders so the company is not dependent on one executive to bring every outside relationship and insight back into the organization.
GILD Membership is typically sponsored by the Member's company. If you want GILD for yourself or your leadership team but do not control the budget, we can help you make the internal case and speak with the appropriate decision-maker once you bring us into the conversation.
Membership options
Find the Membership fit for you or your team.
GILD Membership is available for qualified leaders individually and through company-sponsored participation across a leadership team.
Individual Membership
For qualified leaders
Build trusted peer relationships and access relevant GILD experiences.
Team Membership
For leadership teams
Extend GILD participation across qualified leaders in your organization.
Company Membership
For growing organizations
Talk with GILD about a Membership approach for your technology or product organization.
Getting Membership
Whether you control the budget or need approval, start here.
I want GILD for myself or my team
If someone else approves the budget, tell us what you are considering. We can provide information you can share internally and join the conversation with your CEO or budget owner when useful.
I can approve the investment
If you are a founder, CEO, CTO with budget authority, or another decision-maker, you can explore Membership directly for yourself or leaders on your team.
Membership FAQ
A few useful details.
What is GILD Membership?
GILD Membership is a 12-month relationship for senior technology and product leaders who want recurring access to GILD Forums, trusted peer relationships, and Member services such as Network Activation.
Who is GILD for?
GILD is built for senior leaders responsible for consequential technology and product decisions, including CTOs, CPOs, CIOs, VPs and Heads of Engineering and Product, Heads of AI, Data, Platform, Infrastructure and Security, experienced technical Directors, and technical founders. Title alone does not determine eligibility.
Can my company sponsor several leaders?
Yes. Companies may sponsor Membership for multiple qualified leaders across their technology and product organization. Each participant must independently qualify for GILD.
I'm a CTO. Can my company sponsor me and members of my leadership team?
Yes. A company may sponsor its CTO alongside qualified VPs, Heads, or Directors across engineering, product, AI, data, platform, infrastructure, or other relevant functions.
What if I want Membership but do not control the budget?
That is common. GILD Membership is typically sponsored by the Member's company. We can provide information you can share internally and speak with your CEO or budget owner once you bring us into the conversation.
I'm a founder or CEO. Can I purchase directly?
Yes. Qualified technical founders, CEOs, and other leaders with budget authority can purchase Membership for themselves and sponsor qualified leaders at their company.
Can Members attend every GILD Forum?
Members may RSVP for standard GILD Forums across active markets and may attend an unlimited number during their Membership term. Individual Forums remain subject to capacity.
What is Network Activation?
Network Activation is GILD's concierge process for helping Members find relevant peers and firsthand experience when an important problem or decision arises.
Can my company reassign a Membership?
Yes. When a company purchases a Membership, the seat belongs to the company and may be reassigned during the existing term. The replacement leader must independently qualify for GILD.
GILD Membership
Tell us what Membership could look like for you or your team.
Whether you are exploring GILD for yourself, several leaders on your team, or someone else in your organization, tell us a little about what you are considering. We will follow up with Membership information and next steps.
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