SAP Connect 2026 in Las Vegas: The Smart Base Camp Is Right Across from the Convention Center

By Aref Adibi | Broker Associate | Las Vegas Commercial Realty, Inc.

In a little over a week, the Las Vegas Convention Center becomes the center of the enterprise software world. SAP Connect Las Vegas 2026 runs October 5–7, and the people walking through those West Hall doors aren't there to browse. They're CIOs, CFOs, supply chain chiefs, and transformation leads who arrive with back-to-back meetings, vendor evaluations, and a stack of decisions that need to be made before they fly home.

That creates a very specific problem. A badge gets you into the keynote. It doesn't get you a quiet room for a 9:00 AM call with your board, a place to huddle your team after a session, or a professional address to host a client who's also in town.

That's a very different kind of problem for a very different kind of company — one that's already spending real money flying teams into Las Vegas year after year for events like this one. For a company in that position, the smarter move isn't finding a room for the week. It's asking why it doesn't already have a permanent office in the corridor where its industry keeps showing up.

That's the case for 101 Convention Center Drive, and we happen to sit directly across from the convention center.

What Is SAP Connect Las Vegas 2026?

SAP describes the event as a three-day, in-person gathering for business and technology leaders, with keynotes, customer stories, networking, and sessions focused on AI in the workplace, data integration, and business process optimization. A virtual component runs on October 6 and 7 for remote attendees, and a Partner Summit takes place on October 5, ahead of the full event.

The footprint matters for anyone planning logistics. According to SAP's attendee information, the conference spans the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Fontainebleau, and Resorts World. The LVCC's West Hall serves as the primary venue for keynotes, the show floor, theaters, and breakouts across three floors, while the Fontainebleau and Resorts World host complementary programming, including the Partner Summit and a Celebration Night. SAP notes complimentary shuttle service between all three venues, and lists the Fontainebleau at roughly a 5-minute walk from the LVCC and Resorts World at roughly 10 minutes.

In other words: everything happens within a compact corridor, and 101 Convention Center Drive sits in the middle of it.

The Companies Shaping the Conversation

SAP Connect is about the whole SAP ecosystem: the software, the partners who extend it, and the customers who run their businesses on it. At SAP Sapphire in Orlando earlier this year, SAP outlined its "Autonomous Enterprise" vision under CEO Christian Klein, introducing a unified SAP Business AI Platform and announcing or deepening 11 strategic technology partnerships.

Those partnerships read like a who's who of the technology industry, and the leaders behind them are the people setting the direction attendees will be debating all week:

• SAP, led by CEO Christian Klein, who framed the company's shift from software vendor to "business AI company."

• NVIDIA, led by CEO Jensen Huang, whose OpenShell runtime is now the secure environment for SAP's Joule Studio agents.

• Microsoft, led by CEO Satya Nadella, with Microsoft Fabric Connect and agent-to-agent interoperability with Copilot.

• Google Cloud, part of Alphabet under CEO Sundar Pichai, bringing Gemini Enterprise into SAP's customer experience stack.

• Amazon Web Services, led by CEO Matt Garman, with zero-copy access to SAP data through Amazon Athena.

• Anthropic, led by CEO Dario Amodei, whose Claude models became a key reasoning layer inside SAP's AI products.

• Palantir, led by CEO Alex Karp, whose AIP platform is being packaged for AI-supported cloud ERP migration.

• Accenture, led by CEO Julie Sweet, named as the first major services partner for that SAP-Palantir migration offering.

• Mistral AI (CEO Arthur Mensch) and Cohere (CEO Aidan Gomez), supporting sovereign model options on SAP's cloud infrastructure.

• ServiceNow, led by CEO Bill McDermott, who ran SAP for nearly a decade before taking the helm at ServiceNow, a constant presence in any enterprise software conversation.

Around them sits a deep bench of SAP partners, consultancies, and security and data specialists, from firms like SecurityBridge (CEO Jesper Zerlang) and Spyglass MTG (CEO Dori Albert) to the customers who take the stage to show how these tools work in the real world, like H&M Group, whose digital leadership demonstrated an in-store AI agent at Sapphire.

To be clear: these are the leaders and companies at the center of SAP's ecosystem. We're not claiming every one of them will be walking the LVCC floor in October, only that this is the world SAP Connect belongs to, and that the teams orbiting it will need places to work.

Why 101 Convention Center Drive Is the Right Base Camp

Proximity is the headline. 101 Convention Center Drive sits directly across from the Las Vegas Convention Center campus, close enough that a team can leave a West Hall session, be at their desks in minutes, and be back for the next keynote without a rideshare, a shuttle wait, or a parking hunt.

And unlike a windowless hotel meeting room, select suites at 101 offer something no shuttle bus can: views of the convention center and the Sphere. For a team hosting a client between sessions, or an executive who wants a working space with some of the most recognizable skyline in Las Vegas, that view does a lot of the talking before the meeting starts.

A long term address in the middle of the enterprise world…

Here's the bigger opportunity most companies overlook during a week like SAP Connect: while they're in town for the show, they're also standing in one of the most connected commercial corridors in the country — and a lot of them will leave Las Vegas without ever considering it as a place to actually put down roots.

For a company running SAP, partnering with SAP, or building the AI infrastructure sitting underneath it, a long-term office lease at 101 Convention Center Drive solves a problem that a hotel suite never will: a permanent, professional address inside the district that hosts this industry's biggest annual gatherings, year after year. Instead of re-booking a temporary setup every time a major show comes back to the LVCC, a company with a regional office, a customer success hub, or a sales and partnerships team here has a home base that's already positioned exactly where the industry keeps showing up.

That's a real strategic advantage for the kind of company SAP Connect draws to Las Vegas. A systems integrator or consultancy running implementation teams in and out of town all year benefits from a permanent floor instead of a new short-term booking each trip. A cloud infrastructure or AI company expanding its enterprise sales presence in the western U.S. gets a Las Vegas headquarters inside the exact corridor where its customers and partners gather. And for any company already active in the SAP ecosystem, being able to say "come by our office, it's across the street from the convention center" is a very different pitch than "meet us at our hotel."

101 Convention Center Drive has spec suites and headquarter sized spaces available and ready for exactly this kind of tenant — modern, move-in ready, and sized to grow with a team rather than box it in. For a company weighing whether to keep flying teams in for every Las Vegas event or finally establish a permanent presence in the district, this is the moment to have that conversation.

The timing works in attendees' favor. 101 Convention Center Drive has just opened new training and conference rooms, giving teams real corporate meeting space near the Las Vegas Convention Center without the markup or booking friction of a resort ballroom.

For an SAP Connect week, that might look like:

• A pre-conference team briefing in the conference room before the Partner Summit on October 5.

• A half-day working session in the training room, where a team can unpack the morning's keynote and decide what to act on.

• A client or partner meeting in a professional setting, without forcing anyone to compete for a lobby table at a busy hotel.

• A quiet space to take the calls that don't stop just because you're at a conference.

Anyone who's tried to park near a major LVCC event knows how quickly on-campus lots can fill. Metropolis parking is available at 101 Convention Center Drive, offering close access to the West Hall, exactly where the SAP Connect keynotes, show floor, and breakouts are concentrated. For teams driving in, that can be the difference between walking into the keynote on time and circling for a spot.

Long conference days run on good food, and Siegel's Bagelmania sits almost directly across the street at 252 Convention Center Drive. A Las Vegas institution since 1989, it's known for New York-style boiled bagels and scratch-made deli classics, and it offers a catering menu built for corporate meetings and group orders. A team meeting at 101 can have fresh bagels and hot coffee in minutes, instead of settling for whatever's fastest.

A Sample SAP Connect Day at 101

Here's how a visiting team might actually use the building:

1. 7:30 AM: Park at the Metropolis garage, grab bagels and coffee from Bagelmania across the street, and settle into the conference room for a team briefing.

2. 9:00 AM: Walk over to the LVCC West Hall for the keynote.

3. Midday: Duck back to 101 to host a client at your company's own office, then return for afternoon breakouts.

4. Late afternoon: Use the training room to debrief the day's sessions and decide next steps with your team.

5. Evening: Head to a partner reception or Celebration Night, a short trip away.

None of it requires a car, a shuttle schedule, or a leap of faith about whether a lobby will have an open table.

Book Space Before the Week Fills Up

SAP Connect is one of several major events that keep the Convention Center District busy through the fall, and meeting space near the LVCC tends to disappear quickly once a show week gets close. If your team is coming to Las Vegas for October 5–7, the time to lock in a conference room or training room is now, not the Friday before.

But if your company is doing enough business in this ecosystem to justify more than a week-long visit, it's worth a bigger conversation. Every trip back to Las Vegas for a show like this is a small reminder of how much a permanent, well-located office could simplify — for your team, your clients, and your recruiting story. 101 Convention Center Drive has space available now for companies ready to make that move.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where is SAP Connect Las Vegas 2026? October 5–7, 2026, across the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Fontainebleau, and Resorts World. The LVCC's West Hall hosts the primary keynote, show floor, and breakout sessions, and a Partner Summit takes place on October 5.

Is there office space near the SAP Connect venue? Yes. 101 Convention Center Drive sits directly across from the Las Vegas Convention Center and has move-in ready spec suites available for companies looking to establish a long-term presence in the district, along with newly opened training and conference rooms.

Can my company lease a long-term office at 101 Convention Center Drive? Yes. The building has spec suites and headquarter space available for lease now, sized for growing teams and ready for companies establishing a permanent Las Vegas presence — including systems integrators, consultancies, and technology companies active in the SAP ecosystem.

Is there parking near the LVCC West Hall? Metropolis parking is available at 101 Convention Center Drive, providing close access to the West Hall, and can be a useful alternative when on-campus lots fill on show days.

Are there views of the Sphere from 101 Convention Center Drive? Select suites offer views of the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Sphere. Contact our team to ask about specific availability.

Where can I get food or coffee for a meeting at 101? Siegel's Bagelmania is almost directly across the street at 252 Convention Center Drive and offers a catering menu for corporate meetings and group orders.

Details for SAP Connect, including venues, dates, and schedules, are subject to change. Confirm current information at sap.com/events/connect before you travel.

Bringing a team to Las Vegas for SAP Connect — or thinking about a long-term office in the Convention Center District? Reach out to our team to talk about leasing available spec suites, or to reserve meeting and training space at 101 Convention Center Drive.