Three days at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando for services-led, cloud-focused MSPs, built around peer boardrooms, keynotes and the Solutions Pavilion. Here's the agenda by person, the receptions, hotels nearby 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.
The Channel Company (Channel@Work) · Windsong Ballroom 3-4, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Meal packing for charity the evening before NexGen. Registration required, with a $49 participation fee that goes to the charity.
Details ↗The Channel Company · Grand Cypress Portico & Terrace
Appetisers and drinks to kick off the evening, on the official agenda.
Details ↗The Channel Company · Windsong Ballroom 5-12
Evening reception among the sponsor booths, with a raffle draw at 7pm.
Details ↗The Channel Company · Grand Cypress Ballroom A-F
The closing awards, celebrating standout people and solutions from the event.
Details ↗The Channel Company · Grand Cypress Ballroom A-F
Starts straight after the XCellence Awards. Flannel optional, flip-flops encouraged.
Details ↗Hosting something? Send it to events@thelanyardhq.com and we'll add it.
1 Grand Cypress Blvd, Orlando, FL 32836, USA
Sources: Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress fact sheet (February 2026), Hyatt meetings and Disney shuttle pages, NexGen venue 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.
Free to wander: shops, restaurants, bars and live music by the water. The resort's free shuttle runs there.
About 7 by car or Hyatt shuttle min from the venue
More ↗Runs 27 August to 21 November 2026: global food and drink marketplaces around the park, plus the Eat to the Beat concerts.
About 16 by car; the Hyatt shuttle also runs to EPCOT min from the venue
More ↗Select nights from 28 August to 1 November 2026, and Monday 19 October is a Scream Night.
About 18 by car min from the venue
More ↗Right on site: a white sand beach, paddleboats, kayaks, canoes and nature trails for a breather between boardrooms.
On site min from the venue
More ↗36 holes of Jack Nicklaus-designed golf, plus an eight-hole pitch and putt, if you can squeeze in a round.
On site min from the venue
More ↗Richard Blais's Florida kitchen inside the resort, a 2025 Michelin recommended restaurant. Good for a client dinner.
On site min from the venue
More ↗Checked 14 October 2026.
Orlando International Airport (MCO) is 18 miles from the resort, about 25 minutes by car (Hyatt). A taxi takes about 25 minutes and costs roughly $60; Uber puts its average for the route at $44. Hosted attendees have travel arranged by The Channel Company; sponsors book their own.
The resort is a Walt Disney World Gateway Hotel, with a free daily shuttle from the lobby to Magic Kingdom (Ticket & Transportation Center), EPCOT and Disney Springs. Most nearby hotels are a short drive or rideshare away. Valet and self-parking are available at the resort for a fee.
You need an approved ESTA or a US visa before you travel, and your passport must be valid for the whole stay. Apply only on the official ESTA website or app. An ESTA may not cover all business travel, so check the rules if you're travelling for a US company.
October in Orlando averages about 28°C by day and 20°C at night, with rain on about 8 days in the month (Weather Spark). Hurricane season runs to 30 November.
The currency is the US dollar. The resort has an ATM and currency exchange.
There's an optional self-led 1-mile walk or 3-mile run at 6:15am on Monday 19 October, meeting in the Grand Cypress Ballroom Foyer.
Posts from people who were there, shown as they appear on LinkedIn. From the last 19 months only.
