Two days at the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier in North Vancouver, where MSPs, IT leaders and vendors from Canada's west share one main stage. Here's the agenda by role, the evening socials, the area and how to get there.
Every session, day by day, tagged for the person it suits: your sales lead, your tech lead, your second in command (2IC), or the whole team. Tap a name to see just their day.
Tags show who each session suits: Sales your sales lead, Tech your tech lead, 2IC your second in command, Everyone the whole team. ★ Featured: the keynotes and the sessions led by people in our preview. Agenda from the organiser's app, checked 14 October 2026.
Agenda from the organiser. Always check their app on the day.
The official evenings and the ones vendors are hosting around it. Some are invite-only, so check the link.
ChannelNEXT · Expo Hall, Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier
On the official agenda. Delegates meet the vendors over an open bar and a reception-style dinner, with prize giveaways. Food and drinks are included in the ticket.
Details ↗ChannelNEXT, co-sponsored by HOVR · A local pub, a 2-minute walk from the venue
Drinks and late-night snacks. Vendors with special sponsor badges carry drink tickets, and HOVR's CEO launches its Vancouver ride-share service here.
Details ↗ChannelNEXT · A nearby bar or pub, to be confirmed
Relaxed networking after the close. The organiser says some vendors also host private dinners, details to be announced.
Details ↗Hosting something? Send it to events@thelanyardhq.com and we'll add it.
138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver, BC V7L 0B1, Canada
Sources: Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier website (home and meetings pages), TransLink SeaBus page
Where to stay, where to eat, where to take a call, and what to see. Tap a pin for details.
Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap. Walking times are from TfL and the hotels where we have them, otherwise estimated from distance. Hotel prices are the cheapest public rate for one adult across the event nights, checked 14 October 2026; we re-check them the week before.
A public gallery on the waterfront, admission by donation. Open Wednesday to Sunday 10:00-17:00, so catch it on Sunday 25 October.
2 on foot min from the venue
More ↗More than 60 locally owned businesses in a waterfront public market with one of the best views of the Vancouver skyline.
3 on foot min from the venue
More ↗Ride the Skyride up the North Shore mountains. Bus 236 runs from Lonsdale Quay straight to the Skyride stop.
About 25 (bus 236 from Lonsdale Quay) min from the venue
More ↗The famous suspension bridge over the Capilano canyon, on the same bus 236 route from Lonsdale Quay.
Under 25 (bus 236 from Lonsdale Quay) min from the venue
More ↗The whistling steam clock on Water Street, built by Raymond Saunders in 1977, in Vancouver's original neighbourhood.
About 20 (SeaBus to Waterfront, then a short walk) min from the venue
More ↗Checked 14 October 2026.
Take the Canada Line from YVR to Waterfront Station (about 25 minutes), then the SeaBus to Lonsdale Quay (12 minutes). The hotel is a 2-3 minute walk from the SeaBus terminal. One fare covers both if you tap the same card within 90 minutes. Journeys from YVR add a CAD 6.50 AddFare on top of the zone fare: on a weekday before 6:30pm this is a 3-zone trip, CAD 6.70 by contactless card; after 6:30pm and at weekends every trip is 1-zone, CAD 3.50.
Taxis leave from Arrivals Level 2. YVR's flat zone fares stop at the inlet (CAD 46 to Canada Place and downtown), so a ride to North Vancouver goes on the meter, with a CAD 4 airport charge added. Tips are extra. North Shore Taxi is one of the licensed YVR operators.
From Waterfront it sails every 10 minutes at weekday peaks, every 15 minutes the rest of the day and every 30 minutes late at night. The last weekday sailing from Waterfront is 1:22am, so a downtown hotel works fine after the evening socials.
Contactless debit and credit cards and phone wallets work at every SkyTrain and SeaBus gate. A single fare is CAD 3.50 for 1 zone, CAD 5.10 for 2 zones, and a DayPass covering all zones costs CAD 12.55.
October on Vancouver's harbour averages about 14°C by day and 9°C at night, with rain on around 17 days of the month (Environment Canada 1991-2020 normals). Bring a waterproof.
Day one starts at 10:00 on Monday 26 October, with breakfast treats from 9:00. Day two opens with the Mastermind Breakfast at 8:00 on Tuesday 27 and officially adjourns at 16:30, with a casual meet-up from 18:00. Paid extras listed on the agenda's Pre-Day tab: an AI Digital Twin workshop (10:00-14:00, CAD 695) and a Mastermind Peer-Group (14:00-16:00, CAD 495); contact ChannelNEXT for details.
ChannelNEXT's group rates at the venue (CAD 259 standard, CAD 289 Superior Harbourview) were bookable until 5 October 2026 through the link in the registration email. Room rates in BC carry 3% MRDT, 5% GST and 8% PST.
Word for word from public posts. Tap through to read the whole thing.
“Thanks to Julian Lee and his team for significantly raising the bar and providing a venue for MSP's in Canada to unite under.”
“Julian Lee thank you for hosting such an incredible event and getting together the best MSPs in the region.”
“Thank you ChannelNext Events for a fantastic event in Calgary!”
“Two days filled with meaningful conversations, new connections, and many learnings from leaders in the IT services and channel community.”
“It felt incredibly good to be back in a room with MSPs and channel resellers”
“This is always a great opportunity to connect face-to-face with Canadian Resellers, MSPs, Channel Partners and industry leaders.”
Posts from people who were there, shown as they appear on LinkedIn. From the last 19 months only.
