OpenAI x Granite Asia Builder Workshop

​A hands-on session for Seed–PreA technical founders and CTOs exploring how reasoning models, multimodal AI and Codex can accelerate product development.

​Participants will receive complimentary Codex access and OpenAI API credits, with prizes for the best demo.

​4:00 – 4:10 PM

​Welcome & Opening Remarks
Granite Asia

• ​Why this moment matters for AI-native startups

• ​Granite Asia’s perspective on the next generation of AI builders

​4:10 – 4:35 PM

​Inside OpenAI’s Latest Developer Stack
Thomas Jeng, OpenAI
Weiran Sun, OpenAI

• ​Reasoning models and what they unlock for developers

• ​Multimodal capabilities and real-world applications

• ​The rise of AI agents and autonomous workflows

• ​Examples of startups building on OpenAI

​4:35 – 5:00 PM

​Founder Conversation: Building AI-Native Startups Today

​Speakers:

• ​Yinghui Kuang, Granite Asia

• ​Thomas Jeng, OpenAI

• ​Willie Wee, Founder of Tech in Asia

​Discussion topics:

• ​What technical founders should focus on when building AI products today

• ​Lessons from companies scaling with foundation models

• ​Where the next generation of AI startups will emerge

​5:00 – 5:10 PM

​Break + Team Formation

​Participants can form small groups or build individually.

​5:10 – 6:15 PM

​Builder Sprint: Prototype with Codex

​Participants build a quick prototype using:

• ​Codex

• ​OpenAI APIs

• ​Reasoning or multimodal capabilities

​OpenAI engineers will circulate to help teams build.

​Suggested build themes:

• ​AI agents for workflow automation

• ​multimodal copilots

• ​developer productivity tools

• ​vertical AI applications

​6:15 – 6:40 PM

​Lightning Demo Session

​Selected teams present 3-minute demos of what they built.

​Prizes awarded for:

• ​Most creative use of Codex

• ​Best product concept

• ​Most technically impressive build

​6:40 – 7:00 PM

​Closing & Networking

• ​Prize announcement

• ​Informal networking with OpenAI team and Granite Asia