PANEL 01
REAL BUILDERS
Real people. Real ideas.
Real impact.
HACKUNION FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE
Build. Learn. Explore. Ship.
A multi-campus builder experience by HackUnion where students, developers and creators come together to learn, experiment and ship.
This edition explores Open Payments — open, interoperable payment infrastructure and what builders can create with it.
WITH SUPPORT FROM
THE WEEK IN MOTION
PANEL 02
OPEN PAYMENTS
Open infrastructure for
the next generation of builders.
PANEL 03
COLLABORATE
Connect. Collaborate.
Create together.
PANEL 04
OPENBUILD WEEK 2026
A community-powered week
of building and shipping.
THE IDEA
Why OpenBuild Week exists.
Technology communities should be more than places to attend events.
OpenBuild Week was created by HackUnion to bring builders into the same space to learn, experiment, collaborate and actually create — across campuses and communities.
BUILDERS SHOULD LEAVE WITH SOMETHING THEY DID.
THIS EDITION
Open Payments × Open Building
OpenBuild Week 2026 explores Open Payments — open, interoperable payment infrastructure and the possibilities it creates for builders.
WITH SUPPORT FROM
THE AGENDA
One week. Six ways to build.
01
OPEN
Open the week to new ideas, people and possibilities.
02
LEARN
Learn through talks, workshops and hands-on sessions.
03
EXPLORE
Discover Open Payments and what open infrastructure makes possible.
04
BUILD
Turn ideas into working projects with other builders.
05
MENTOR
Get feedback, guidance and support from experienced builders.
06
SHIP
Show what you built, share it with the community and take it further.
THE ROADSHOW
One week. Multiple campuses. One builder-first experience.
Lords Skill Academy
18 Jul 2026
Lords Skill Academy
COMPLETED
Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology (VJIT)
25 Jul 2026
VJIT
COMPLETED
CMR Institute of Technology (CMRIT)
25 Jul 2026
CMRIT
COMPLETED
Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology
03 Aug 2026
Sreenidhi
COMPLETED
Vardhaman College of Engineering
21 Aug 2026
Vardhaman
COMPLETED
Lords Institute of Engineering & Technology
03 Sep 2026
Lords IET
COMPLETED
Grand Finale Hackathon
26 Sep 2026
Grand Finale Hackathon
DESTINATION
BUILT DURING OPENBUILD WEEK
Projects built by students
during OpenBuild Week.
A collection of projects, experiments and ideas that came out of the campus build experience.
ON THE GROUND
Campus recap videos
See what happened when builders came together on the ground.
Upcoming
FINALE
Builders Day: The Grand Hackathon
26 Sep 2026
A full-day builder celebration with project demos, final judging, and the next chapter of OpenBuild Week.
Recap coming soon
Campus Recap
Campus 06
Lords IET
03 Sep 2026
Final roadshow stop focused on live demos, collaboration, and shipping momentum.
Campus recap →
Campus Recap
Campus 05
Vardhaman
21 Aug 2026
Community build energy, demo walkthroughs, and shipping progress.
Campus recap →
Campus Recap
Campus 04
Sreenidhi
03 Aug 2026
Deep work sessions, mentor loops, and project clarity milestones.
Campus recap →
Campus Recap
Campus 02
VJIT
25 Jul 2026
Hands-on sessions with rapid prototyping and peer feedback across teams.
Campus recap →
Campus Recap
Campus 03
CMRIT
25 Jul 2026
Focused builder conversations and practical execution check-ins.
Campus recap →
Campus Recap
Campus 01
Lords Skill Academy
18 Jul 2026
Kickoff build sprint with team formation, workshops, and first project demos.
Campus recap →THE WEEK IN MOMENTS
A week worth remembering.
Moments from campuses, builders, workshops and everything that happened along the way.
MENTORS & SPEAKERS
Mentors and speakers
shaping every
roadshow stop.
Meet the people guiding build sprints, sharing practical playbooks, and helping teams ship stronger outcomes during OpenBuild Week.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
FEATURED SPEAKER
Mujahid Ahmed
Product Leader @ Microsoft & Startup Advisor
Date:
Speaker sharing practical insights and real-world playbooks for builders.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Satpal Singh
Director of Technology, Optum Global Solution
Date:
Speaker sharing practical insights and real-world playbooks for builders.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Khaja Moinuddin Mohammed
Senior Solutions and Platform Architect
Date:
Speaker sharing practical insights and real-world playbooks for builders.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Vineel Reddy Pindi
Community Manager at Interledger Foundation
Date:
Speaker sharing practical insights and real-world playbooks for builders.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Krishna Tangirala
Executive Director, Software Engineering at Wells Frago
Date:
Speaker sharing practical insights and real-world playbooks for builders.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Afnan Abdul Vasay
GitHub Campus Expert
Date:
Speaker sharing practical insights and real-world playbooks for builders.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Satish Reddy
Founder & CEO - Xbattery
Date:
Speaker sharing practical insights and real-world playbooks for builders.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Titus Thomas
CTO - Nexigence AI
Date:
Speaker sharing practical insights and real-world playbooks for builders.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Vadranam Manikanth
Data Scientist (BI) - Paypal
Date:
Speaker sharing practical insights and real-world playbooks for builders.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Ayan Masood
Software Engineer
Date:
Speaker sharing practical insights and real-world playbooks for builders.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Varsha Verma
Infra Cloud
Date:
Speaker sharing practical insights and real-world playbooks for builders.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Poushali Chattopadhyay
DevSecOps
Date:
Speaker sharing practical insights and real-world playbooks for builders.
MENTORS
Alina Abreeq
Product Mentor
Engineering mentor focused on architecture reviews, code quality, and delivery speed.
Arfina Javeed
Engineering Mentor
Engineering mentor focused on architecture reviews, code quality, and delivery speed.
Ashish Malla
Mentor
Mentor supporting teams with practical guidance through build and demo milestones.
Dawood
AI Mentor
AI mentor guiding teams on model selection, prompt workflows, and evaluation loops.
Kafia Kauser
Mentor
Mentor supporting teams with practical guidance through build and demo milestones.
Mohammad Danish
Mentor
Mentor supporting teams with practical guidance through build and demo milestones.
MUDIT KHATER
Mentor
Mentor supporting teams with practical guidance through build and demo milestones.
Rayeesa Mahmood
Mentor
Mentor supporting teams with practical guidance through build and demo milestones.
Syed Imaaz Ali
Mentor
Mentor supporting teams with practical guidance through build and demo milestones.
Yousha Khan
Mentor
Mentor supporting teams with practical guidance through build and demo milestones.
OPEN PAYMENTS RESOURCE HUB
Everything you need to keep building.
Explore the resources behind OpenBuild Week — from Open Payments documentation and tutorials to GitHub repositories, session recordings and presentation slides.
Open Payments Documentation
Understand the concepts, protocols and building blocks behind open payment infrastructure.
Read DocsBuild with Open Payments
Step-by-step guides and practical tutorials to help you start building.
Explore TutorialsBuild on GitHub
Explore repositories, examples and projects from the OpenBuild Week ecosystem.
View GitHubWatch the Sessions
Revisit talks, workshops, demos and conversations from OpenBuild Week.
Watch RecordingsSession Slides
Browse the presentations, resources and references shared by our speakers and mentors.
COMING SOON SLIDES LINK WILL BE PUBLISHED SOON.PARTNERS
Partners powering
each OpenBuild Week
roadshow stop.
Explore ecosystem partners, technology partners, hiring partners, community partners, and campus partners supporting builders across every stop.
Interledger Foundation
Ecosystem Partner
GitHub
Technology Partner
GreatHire
Hiring Partner
Nexigence AI
Hiring Partner
CodeQuesters
Community Partner
Code With Harry
Community Partner
DevQueens
Community Partner
GDG LIET
Community Partner
Hackerabad
Community Partner
ICS
Community Partner
Sreenidhi Photo
Community Partner
LIET
Campus Partner
LSA
Campus Partner
VJIT
Campus Partner
Interledger Foundation
Ecosystem Partner
GreatHire
Hiring Partner
Nexigence AI
Hiring Partner
GitHub
Technology Partner
CodeQuesters
Community Partner
CodeWave Hub
Community Partner
DevQueens
Community Partner
GDG LIET
Community Partner
Hackerabad
Community Partner
ICS
Community Partner
Sreenidhi Photo
Community Partner
LIET
Campus Partner
LSA
Campus Partner
VJIT
Campus Partner
❤ COMMUNITY APPRECIATION
The People Behind the Week
Community Champions
The people from the community who helped make OpenBuild Week happen.
Afnan Abdul Vasay
GitHub Campus Expert, DevRel
Ashish
Student & GitHub Campus Expert
Hafsa Sadaf
Student
Dr. KSRK Sarma
HOD of CSD Department @VJIT
Vineel Reddy
Community Manager @Interledger Foundation
"Every successful OpenBuild Week is a reflection of the people who work behind the scenes. Your support, dedication, and belief in our community have made a lasting impact. Thank you for building with us."