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Venue and logistics

venue-and-logistics.md

GTM2026 — venue, logistics, program facts (hand-maintained · read once per run)

Sources: attendgtm.com (home, /faqs, /register, /sponsors, /circles, /womens-summit, /new-york-attractions), pavilion-circles-day-guide.netlify.app (/, /cro, /cmo, /revops, /ceo — organizer's Circles day guide, checked 2026-09-23), organizer Wed/Thu agenda sheet (2026-09-23), theglasshouses.com, business.nyctourism.com, bizbash.com, joinpavilion.com. Checked 2026-09-22/23. Items marked verify were not stated by an official page.

The event in one paragraph

Pavilion GTM Summit, Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2026, The Glasshouse, New York. "Come for the strategies. Stay for the conversations." ~1,000 VP+ GTM operators in B2B tech and SaaS; every attendee is vetted for VP-level or above. Pavilion frames it as "the room for people in the arena" — the one thing AI can't do is lead. Four days: Women's Summit (Mon), Circles (Tue), two GTM main days (Wed–Thu). All-day programming each day plus after-hours events.

Venue — The Glasshouse

  • Address: 660 12th Avenue, Floor 6, New York, NY 10019. West Side Highway between W 48th and W 49th St, Hudson Yards / Hell's Kitchen waterfront. Phone +1 212 242 7800, info@theglasshouses.com.
  • Scale: 75,000 sq ft total (50,000 event level + 25,000 ancillary). Two main halls: The Suite (14,000 sq ft, 1,850 theater / 1,380 cocktail) and The Studio (10,900 sq ft, 1,500 theater / 1,050 cocktail), joined by an acoustic retracting partition. 30 ft ceilings, 49 programmable chandeliers, floor-to-ceiling glass, 360° city and Hudson River views.
  • Outdoors: two open-air terraces flow directly from the main event space — the natural place for breaks and calls.
  • Rooms used by GTM2026 (from the session export): Main Stage, Spotlight Stage, Breakout 1, Breakout 2, Exhibitor Hall (Wed–Thu). Tuesday Circles run in parallel across Main Stage, Breakout 1, Breakout 2 and the 5th Floor Breakout Room. Spotlight Stage sits in or beside the Exhibitor Hall; Spotlight talks run during breaks.
  • VIP lounge exists on-site (full bar, private space); GTM2026 VIP tickets add lounge access, a private snack bar and exclusive events.
  • Green rooms with shower suites — irrelevant to attendees unless speaking.
  • Accessibility: elevators to Floor 6 (venue is a modern build); no published accessibility statement from the organizer verify.

Getting there

  • Ride-share drop-off (official): 12th Ave & W 48th St.
  • Subway: closest is 50 St (C/E) at 8th Ave, ~12–15 min walk west; 42 St–Port Authority (A/C/E/N/Q/R/W/1/2/3/7) ~15–20 min verify. Nothing runs to 12th Ave itself.
  • Bus: M50 and M12 stop at W 49th St & 12th Ave, 2 min walk.
  • Airports (official estimates): LGA ~25 min (closest), EWR ~45 min, JFK ~45–60 min (best for international).
  • Parking: commercial garages along W 43rd–W 50th between 10th and 12th Ave verify; expect Manhattan rates.
  • Weather: late September NYC, typically 60–72°F / 16–22°C, terrace-friendly; carry a layer.

Hotels and travel

  • Official guidance: book through Navan Edge (flights, hotels, trains in one place; $100 Amazon gift card incentive after the trip). No named room block on the public site verify.
  • Practical radius: Hell's Kitchen / Hudson Yards / Midtown West hotels are a 10–20 min walk; anything near Times Square or Penn Station is a short ride.

Tickets

  • Paid event; Standard and VIP. VIP adds lounge access, private snack bar, exclusive events. Prices not published on the public site — the register page routes to the form.
  • Included with every ticket: keynotes, breakouts, roundtables, community events, breakfast, lunch, snacks, daily networking happy hours.
  • Circles and Women's Summit are separate purchases, first come first served.
  • Non-refundable after Aug 23, 2026. Transfers to qualified executives allowed up to 7 days before.
  • Dress: business casual.

Pre-conference days

  • Women's Summit — Mon Sep 28. 150 seats, executive women only, VP+. Peer-designed workshops, small-group sessions, stories from women in the seat, an offsite tradition (spa last year). 2026 sponsors: QuotaPath, Captivate Talent, N.Rich, Navan Edge, Blueprint, Sendoso. Prior year: 100 CSAT.
  • Circles — Tue Sep 29, four parallel tracks, one per attendee, VP+/CXO only. Shared shape: check-in, breakfast and booths 08:00–09:00; programming 09:00–17:00; everyone joins the GTM2026 Opening Reception in the Exhibitor Hall afterwards (guide says 17:25–18:30; the export says 17:00–18:00 — treat the start as "after your Circle closes"). Full session rows in day-tue.md, ids cg-*.
    • CEO Circle · Breakout 1 · 100 seats · host The Pipeline Group · co-sponsors Oracle NetSuite, ChartMogul · for CEO / President / Founder · "GTM strategy from the top. How do you align four functions under one number?" · keynote + talks + investor session format. Opens with Seamus Ruiz-Earle (The Pipeline Group), closes with Aled Miles, "The Transformational CEO".
    • CRO Circle · Breakout 2 · 100 seats · host Force Management · co-sponsors Captivate Talent, The Pipeline Group · for CRO / VP Sales / Head of Revenue · "Pipeline. Forecasting. Board pressure. Comp structure." · MC Brian Walsh (Force Management) · four working blocks (Role & Team · Build vs Buy · What You Own · How You Sell), each Talk → Table work → Re-share; feature talk on CRO comp & equity; board-room simulation wrap.
    • CMO Circle · Main Stage · 100 seats · host Influ2 · co-sponsors Infuse, AirOps · for CMO / VP Marketing / Head of Growth · "Pipeline contribution. Brand vs. demand. AI in the marketing stack." · MC Kathleen Booth (Sequel.io) · four blocks (People · Tech · Ownership · Motions), each a talk then a quadrant build at tables then re-share; closes with "The CEO is in the Room" (Rich Gardner, Pavilion).
    • RevOps Circle · 5th Floor Breakout Room · 65 seats · host 1mind · co-sponsor ChartMogul · for COO / VP RevOps / Head of Operations · "The tech stack. The data. The attribution arguments." · MC Josh Carter (1mind) · four blocks (Trust · Calibration · Architecture · Operationalize), same talk → quadrant build → re-share rhythm; closes with "The Judges Are in the Room".

Main days (Wed Sep 30 – Thu Oct 1)

  • Daily shape: Wed — breakfast & registration 08:00, Sam Jacobs opens 09:00 ("The Decade Ahead"), keynotes morning, breakouts in three rooms through the afternoon, breaks and lunch in the Exhibitor Hall with Spotlight Stage talks, founders panel 16:15, Day 1 close 16:50, Welcome Reception 17:00–18:30. Thu — breakfast 08:30, welcome 09:00 from the Pavilion NYC co-chapter heads, Geoff Moore fireside 09:15, closes with Closing Remarks 15:45–15:55; no evening event published. Organizer sheet (Sep 23) and export disagree on two Wed 14:15 breakout rooms — see notes on 439523 / 439520. Exact rows in day-wed.md / day-thu.md.
  • Headline keynotes: Geoffrey Moore (author, Crossing the Chasm — fireside with Sam Jacobs, Thu), Nick Mehta (co-founder, ex-CEO Gainsight — fireside with Sam Jacobs, Thu), Jamie Domenici (CMO, Klaviyo). Sam Jacobs (CEO, Pavilion) opens and closes each day.
  • Exhibitor Hall: ~60 sponsors, heavily AI-GTM tooling. Spotlight Stage runs 15–20 min vendor sessions during breaks.

Sponsors (official list, 2026-09-22)

  • Diamond: Lightfield. Platinum headline: Luster AI.
  • Platinum tier as listed: Infuse, Influ2, Docket, 1mind, Force Management, The Pipeline Group, Rev-logic, CommonRoom, 11x, Relevance AI, Swan, Dust, Mural, Navattic, Outreach, Sumble, Zapier, Zig, Fullcast, KrisAtWork, Storylane, Nue, Mash, Vendelux, Aurasell, G2g, Clozd, Von, Nooks, Ascent Cloud, Landbase, QuotaPath, UserGems, Oracle NetSuite, Aristan, Spike AI, Toptal, AirOps, Opine, Responsive, Mindmatrix, Qobra, Tario, FunnelX, CaptivateTalent, Lative, Spara, IBISWorld, Centralize, Goody, Airspeed, Multiply, Vector, Navan, Aircall, N.Rich, ChartMogul, Othello, Blueprint Expansion, Tapistro, Braindate.
  • Clusters useful for the Explore feed: AI agents & automation (11x, Relevance AI, Swan, Dust, Nooks, Zapier, AirOps, 1mind, Spike AI, Landbase, Aurasell, Spara) · pipeline & forecasting (Fullcast, Nue, QuotaPath, Outreach, The Pipeline Group) · data & intent (CommonRoom, Sumble, Vendelux, N.Rich, Clozd, Tapistro) · demand & ABM (Influ2, Infuse, Docket) · enablement (Force Management, Storylane, Navattic) · talent & advisory (Toptal, CaptivateTalent).

Around the venue (official recommendations)

  • Coffee within 10 min: Culture Espresso (72 W 38th), Blue Bottle Bryant Park (54 W 40th), Gregorys (327 W 39th). Note these are Midtown, not on 12th Ave — closer coffee is inside the venue at breaks.
  • Dinner: Briciola (370 W 51st, wine bar, small groups) · Kochi (652 10th Ave, Michelin Korean tasting) · Tavola (488 9th Ave, Italian) · 5 Napkin Burger (630 9th Ave).
  • Rooftops / evening: The Press Lounge, Pier 57 Rooftop Park, The Skylark, Arlo Midtown Rooftop, City Winery Hudson River.
  • If there's time: the High Line, Edge at Hudson Yards, Summit One Vanderbilt, Central Park, Broadway, Knicks/Rangers at MSG.

Not published anywhere official (as of 2026-09-22)

Ticket prices · hotel room block · check-in / badge pickup hours · dietary and accessibility statements · event app · recording policy · a hackathon or AI Genius Bar · any Swan booth location. Say "not published" rather than guess; re-check on refresh.