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Open Atlas Summit 2026
India Community Center, 525 Los Coches Street, Milpitas, CA, USThis 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.)
Our meetup members get a discount.
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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 decisionsIf you would like a demo or marketing table, please send an email message to:
siliconvalleysponsor@gmail.com
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Open Atlas Summit 2026 Tabler
1 attendeeMeet New People! Saturday Night Networking!
Panera Bread, 20807 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA, USThis event is in Cupertino:
Panera Bread
20807 Stevens Creek Blvd. #100
Cupertino, CA 95014Look for the MEETUP sign!
Come out and meet new people!
Network, socialize and connect!
This event is free to attend.
Please register here:
Meet New People! Saturday Night Networking Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Attendees must purchase their own liquid refreshments and food.
There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business and social networking.
Build your business and social network - face to face! (in-person)
Come out and enjoy a great evening of good food, liquid refreshments, and connecting.
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee, friend, or tennis partner!
Getting away from a screen for a few hours will do you some good!
: -)
Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers - Internet entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, mobile app coders, attorneys, bloggers, academics, financiers, marketing professionals, community organizers and investors.
This event is organized in collaboration with other groups!
@ideatoipo
www.idea-to-ipo.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjYga11avYH_CUpC0BSyDng
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Look for the MEETUP sign!
Organizational Sponsor:
Startup House
Need a place to stay short term in Silicon Valley?
Stay at Startup House in Palo Alto - the heart of Silicon Valley - for as low as $50 a night!
-Network, socialize and connect with entrepreneurs all over the world!
-Enjoy social events and startup and venture capital-related programming!
- Have access to world class amenities, iconic tech companies, top tier venture capital firms, Stanford University, etc. - all within walking or biking distance!For more info, visit:
https://startuphouse.carrd.co/1 attendee
Meet New People!! Sunday Night Networking!
Panera Bread, 2002 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, USThis event is organized in collaboration with many other groups!
Look for the MEETUP sign!
Organizational Sponsor:
Startup House
Need a place to stay short term in Silicon Valley?
Stay at Startup House in Palo Alto - the heart of Silicon Valley - for as low as $50 a night!
-Network, socialize and connect with entrepreneurs all over the world!
-Enjoy social events and startup and venture capital-related programming!
- Have access to world class amenities, iconic tech companies, top tier venture capital firms, Stanford University, etc. - all within walking or biking distance!
For more info, send an email message to:
siliconvalleystartuphousing@gmail.com
Put this in the subject header:
Silicon Valley Startup Housing
Look for the MEETUP sign!
Come out and meet new people!
Network, socialize and connect!
This event is free to attend.
Please register here:
Attendees must purchase their own liquid refreshments and food.
There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business and social networking.
Build your business and social network - face to face! (in-person)
Come out and enjoy a great evening of good food, liquid refreshments, and connecting.
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee, friend, or tennis partner!
Getting away from a screen for a few hours will do you some good!
: -)
Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers - Internet entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, mobile app coders, attorneys, bloggers, academics, financiers, marketing professionals, community organizers and investors.
This event is organized in collaboration with other groups!
@ideatoipo
www.idea-to-ipo.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjYga11avYH_CUpC0BSyDng
(videos of online events)
Look for the MEETUP sign!
1 attendee2 Hours to Freedom: Build a Fleet of AI Agents for Work (August)
·OnlineOnlineThere are many groups promoting this event.
Our meetup group is participating by promoting this event.
This event is organized by Albert's List.
This is an online event.
Attendees can be located anywhere in the world!
There is a cost to attend this event.
Our Meetup members get 25% OFF with Code MEETUP
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2-hours-to-freedom-build-a-job-hunt-ai-agent-with-claude-tickets-1995045218955?discount=IDEATOIPO&keep_tld=true
Take back your week and become more efficient
In this hands‑on session, you’ll use Claude or ChatGPT to build a fleet of AI agents that will save you time instead of creating busywork, especially if you work in a white collar setting. Agents provide nearly 99% cheaper cost over human hours, but still require human oversight to be meaningful and powerful.
We'll and you will walk away with:- A personal branding agent that will help you write your LinkedIn posts for you based on your interests and career focus.
- A competitive intelligence agent that will tell you what your competitors are doing—and how you can respond.
- A content creation agent that will create a script for you that you can then use on YouTube, without having to do hours of research (if we have time).
- An understanding of how easy it is to get started with AI.
Together, these agents can save you up to 15 hours of work, saving you nearly 40% of your work week so you can focus on distribution and engagement.
This session will be recorded. All registrants receive:- The recording.
- Links to an example project that they can fork.
- Written setup instructions and troubleshooting tips.
This workshop will give you the beginner tools you need to become AI-fluent, especially if you're looking to increase your views, be more efficient at work, or go to a networking event with something to share.
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