The flagship event for founders ready to accelerate their startup.
OpenAI Founder Day is an intimate gathering combining hands-on demos, product deep dives, and practical guidance for building with OpenAI APIs and models.
You will have the opportunity to hear directly from OpenAI leaders, see new capabilities in action, and have space to ask questions, share feedback, and get tailored support for scaling your company.
*The event venue will be announced closer to the event date.
Turn model progress into business impact.
OpenAI Founder Day is where we break down what’s new, what’s possible, and what actually matters for startups. Understand how to build with the latest releases and translate them into momentum.
Agenda
Arrivals and networking
Opening keynote: OpenAI on the Future of AI
OpenAI Technology Roadmap & Live Demos
OpenAI Technical Deep-Dive Sessions (Choose One) A) Codex: Maximizing Developer Productivity B) Designing Multimodal Experiences That See, Hear, and Respond
Networking with the OpenAI Team
Build community with top builders and the OpenAI team.
Connect with founders who are pushing the frontier, compare approaches, and learn what’s working across the ecosystem.You’ll also get direct time with the teams shaping the APIs, evaluations, and developer experience.
Accelerate with technical tips and resources.
Leave with practical patterns, model choices, and implementation tactics that you can apply immediately. We’ll share best practices we see from top-performing startups and the shortcuts that help teams ship faster.
Speakers
Marc Manara
Head of Startups, OpenAI
Thomas Jeng
Head of Startups, APAC, OpenAI
Yuha Han
Account Director, OpenAI
Jaewon Lee
AI Deployment Engineer, OpenAI
Teri Yu
Multimodal API Product, OpenAI
Wulfie Bain
Applied AI Lead for Startups, International, OpenAI
