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Open Atlas Summit 2026

Sat, Aug 22 · 8:00 AM PDT

India Community Center, 525 Los Coches Street, Milpitas, CA, US

This event is organized by Open Atlas.

Our meetup group is collaborating by promoting this event.

In order to attend, please register here:

Open Atlas Summit 2026: The #1 Conference for High-Skilled Immigrants (Presented By Manifest) · Luma

(Only Saturday tickets are available. Friday is sold out.)

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## Open Atlas Summit 2026

​🎤 Speakers (so far) include:
​• Deedy Das, Partner at Menlo Ventures
• Mani Krishnan, Founder & CEO of Shastha Foods
• Finn Reynolds, Head of Insights at Lawfully
• Nupur Dave, NRI expert and author
• Priyanka Vergadia, Sr. Director at Microsoft
• Abhijay Vuyyuru, AI Product Manager at YouTube
• Veeraj Gadda, Solutions Manager at PayPal
• Kamal Singh, Partner at Westbridge Capital
• Jyotika Gupta, Partner at Z21 Ventures
• Preetha Ram, Managing Partner at Pier 70 Ventures
• Dhravya Shah, O-1 Recipient at 19 y/o. Founder at Supermemory
• Sagnik Basu, Exec Producer at Washington Post
• Bob Webber, Immigration Attorney
• Phuong Le, Partner at KLDP
• John Pratt, Litigation Attorney
• Duden Freeman, Former Consular Officer
• Ricky Murray, Former Head of EB5 at USCIS
• Michael Valverde, Former Associate Director of Field Operations at USCIS
• April Padilla, Former Head of EB1A at USCIS
• Shev Dalal, Former Deputy Chief Counsel at USCIS
​New speakers announced weekly.

📅 Programming
​Three tracks running across two full days:

• ​Track 01 - Founders & Builders: Fundraising, GTM, and the visa playbook for immigrant founders going from idea to Series A.
• ​Track 02 - Career & Craft: Senior IC and EM panels on big tech, comp negotiation, and navigating layoffs on a work visa.
• ​Track 03 - Visas & Belonging: Frank conversations with immigration attorneys, former USCIS officers, O-1 and EB-1A recipients.

​Plus a job fair, founder lounges, and the kind of late-night conversations you can't get on a Zoom.

​✅ Why You Should Attend

• ​Build your network with 1,000+ high-skilled immigrants. Founders, engineers, attorneys, and investors
• ​Get real answers on visas, green cards, fundraising, and career growth. From people who've been through it.
• ​Find your co-founder, your next investor, or your next hire
• ​Learn from 50+ speakers who walked the same path you're on
• ​Leave more connected, more informed, and more equipped than when you arrived

## ​What to Expect

​Saturday, August 22
A full day of keynotes, fireside chats, workshops, and tactical sessions across immigration, careers, startups, money, AI, admissions, and life after the visa grind.
​Topics will include:
​• Admissions and getting into top schools
• FAANG hiring, layoffs, and career growth
• Startup fundraising and building as an immigrant founder
• J-1 and cap-exempt H-1B pathways
• O-1, EB-2 NIW, and EB-1A
• E-2, EB-5, and alternative immigration options
• Wealth building, taxes, and long-term financial planning
• Personal branding and standing out in tech
• Creator careers and non-traditional paths

## ​Legal Lounge

​Attendees will also have access to one-on-one attorney consults designed for high-skilled immigrants navigating major career and life decisions in the U.S.
​Consults will cover:
​• Starting a company as an immigrant
• Protecting your IP and founder interests
• Visa strategy and immigration planning
• Understanding your options before making major career or life decisions

If you would like a demo or marketing table, please send an email message to:

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Open Atlas Summit 2026 Tabler

Investor Panel: Investor Overview + Elevator Pitches #6

Thu, Aug 27 · 6:00 PM PDT

5 Palo Alto Square, Palo Alto, CA, US

This event is organized in collaboration with many groups.

This is an in-person event.

There is a cover charge for this event.

A "YES" RSVP on our meetup site does not confirm your reservation.

In order to attend, please register here:

Investor Panel: Investor Overview + Elevator Pitches #6 Tickets, Thursday, August 27 • 6 PM - 9 PM | Eventbrite

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Venue:

Snell and Wilmer
5 Palo Alto Square
(Ground Floor Event Center)
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306

A panel of investors will discuss the latest trends in startup funding and outline what they invest in and what they are looking for in a startup.

Pre-selected entrepreneurs will then pitch to the panel, followed by questions and feedback from the panel.

The pitch format is:
Two minutes, no slides, followed by four minutes of Q & A / feedback from the panel.

Audience members (even those who are not pitching) will benefit from the insights offered by the investor panelists and will learn more about the Silicon Valley startup investment ecosystem.

All attendees will have an opportunity to interact with investor panelists during the networking portions of the event before and after the program.

Agenda
6:00 PM to 7:00 pm Check In, Food, Networking
7:00 pm to 8:40 pm Program
8:40 pm to 9:00 pm Networking
After Party

Panelists:
(More panelists TBA.)

### Carlos Vadillo- Rodriguez, MIT Angels

### Priya Balachandran. Angel Investor

### Piyush Malik, Founder and Managing Partner, Piyush Ventures

### Shawn Trabanino, Venture Partner, Berkeley Ventures

### Toby Levy, Investor, Alumni Ventures

### Ben Haskell, Senior Investment Director, Lam Capital

Moderator:
Roger Rappoport, Partner, Snell and Wilmer

If you would like to pitch to the investor panel in the official pitch line up, send an email message to:

pitchanddemo@gmail.com

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Th 8/27/26 Elevator Pitches - Pitch Applicant

Additionally, there will be startup demo tables and tables for startup service providers.

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