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The stage is set for Open Atlas Summit 2026. This week, we're spotlighting the speaker lineup, including former USCIS leaders, top founders, and investors, plus a special call for employers hiring at the Startup Job Fair.

The Open Atlas Weekly Bulletin

The Stage Is Set for Open Atlas Summit 2026

The Speakers Everyone Is Waiting to Hear

Employers: Meet Some of the Best Immigrant Talent in One Room

Now, onto the newsletter.

OPEN ATLAS SUMMIT 2026​
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​The Stage Is Set for Open Atlas Summit 2026​

The stage is set for Open Atlas Summit 2026 by Manifest. On August 21–22 in Milpitas, California, high-skilled immigrants, founders, engineers, students, investors, attorneys and operators will come together for two days focused on navigating careers, immigration, startups and life in America.

Momentum around this year’s Summit has continued to build, with coverage across publications, growing interest from the immigrant community and particularly strong demand around the Startup Job Fair. Day 1 will bring together job seekers, builders and employers, while Day 2 will feature 80+ speakers across practical conversations on immigration, hiring, fundraising, AI, wealth building, personal branding and entrepreneurship.

​Reserve your spot​

SPEAKERS

​Former USCIS Leaders, Founders, Investors and Experts Take the Stage​

Some of the most anticipated conversations at Open Atlas Summit will bring attendees face-to-face with people who have worked inside the institutions, companies and industries immigrants are trying to navigate. Former USCIS leaders Ricky Murray, Michael Valverde and April Padilla will bring an inside perspective on how USCIS operates, adjudication and immigration policy changes.

The lineup also includes Finn Reynolds of Lawfully, presenting immigration trends based on data from 2M+ immigrants; Mani Krishnan of Shastha Foods on building an immigrant-led business; Prabakar Sundarrajan of The Fabric on scaling startups; Preetha Ram of Pier 70 Ventures on reinventing a career in America; and former NASA Chief Technologist Raj Pai alongside Anshu Agarwal of Converge VC for a conversation on AI, space and deep-tech startups.

Attendees will also hear from investors and founders including Jyotika Gupta of Z21 Ventures, Dhravya Shah of Supermemory and Craig Montuori of gener8or, alongside immigration attorneys and specialists covering O-1, EB-1A, NIW, H-1B alternatives, EB-5, consular processing, layoffs, adjustment of status and immigration litigation.

Beyond immigration, sessions will tackle the questions shaping immigrant careers and businesses right now: How do you get hired by FAANG companies? How do immigrant founders pitch VCs? When does returning to India make sense? How do immigrants build wealth in America? What happens to careers as AI changes the workplace?

These are designed to be practical conversations with people who have actually built, invested, hired, adjudicated and advised in these spaces.

​Reserve your spot​

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​STARTUP JOB FAIR

​Employers: Meet Some of the Best Immigrant Talent in One Room​

The Open Atlas Startup Job Fair by Manifest is inviting employers to meet ambitious international students, engineers, coders, founders and builders in Milpitas on Friday, August 21.

Participating employers will also have access to standout builders from the AI for Social Good Hackathon, including highly engaged candidates who have spent months building solutions across immigration, healthcare, education, financial inclusion, careers and newcomer settlement.

For companies actively hiring, this is an opportunity to meet a concentrated pool of high-skilled immigrant talent without adding another recruiting cost. Employer participation is free, and booth space is complimentary.

If your company is looking for engineers, technical talent, operators or entrepreneurial candidates, come meet them in person.

Employer booth space is limited.

​Register as an employer​

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👉 Want to put yourself in front of 40,000+ high-skilled immigrants? Just hit reply to start a conversation.

Until next week, stay awesome.

Yours truly,

Team Open Atlas 💙

💡 None of the information shared in this newsletter is meant to be legal advice. If you're looking for legal advice, speak to a lawyer.

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