The global Developer Camp community is coming to Manila for the first time, bringing its well-known three-day hackathon and collaborative impact innovation experience to The Astbury in Poblacion, Makati this March 6 to 8, 2026.
Developer Camp Manila 2026 invites experienced and emerging technologists, founders, creatives, entrepreneurs, investors, and community leaders at varying stages of their journeys to come together and transform bold ideas into fundable works that contribute to the flourishing of both people and planet.
Technology as a Driver for Human Flourishing
As technology continues to rapidly redefine jobs, products, and entire industries, talent and ideas need more than digital platforms. They need living communities where innovation can be supported through inception, testing, refinement, and launch.
Developer Camp addresses this challenge by creating a space where ideas are rapidly prototyped, collaborative problem-solving is encouraged, and meaningful mentorship accelerates real progress, not just pitch decks.
Developers, entrepreneurs, and creatives gain exposure to new technologies, cross-disciplinary thinking, and the support to build real applications that matter, guided by Silicon Valley tech experts themselves.
Developer Camp focuses on creating real-world applications that demonstrate how technology can change lives. By aligning innovation with human connection and collective health, dignity, and prosperity, the program supports a Future of Work where progress serves communities and creates lasting, shared impact.
About Developer Camp
Founded in 2007, Developer Camp has evolved from a local community gathering into a global hackathon series spanning more than eight countries. The event is rooted in diversity, inclusion, cooperation, and shared learning.
Over the past 18 years, Developer Camp has hosted events around the world where engineers, designers, and entrepreneurs collaborate to bring ideas to life in a three-day format that blends cooperation, competition, and community support.
Attendees gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and connections with peers and industry leaders, all while embracing open innovation and shared contribution.
The Four Pillars of This Year’s Hackathon
Developer Camp Manila is guided by four core pillars that shape how technology is built, applied, and scaled. These pillars reflect a commitment to creating solutions that improve everyday life, support sustainable systems, and generate long-term value for individuals and communities.
Future of Work
How can work be made more meaningful, equitable, and empowering for everyone?
Climate and Regeneration
How can technology help humanity live in right relationship with Earth’s natural systems? How can solutions accelerate ecological regeneration and strengthen planetary resilience for all life, including humanity itself?
Health and Human Potential
How can systems be created that support holistic well-being and unlock full human potential?
Collective Prosperity
How can economic systems be redesigned so that wealth and opportunity are created and shared more equitably? By promoting ethical development and collaboration, Developer Camp supports solutions that contribute to economic resilience and long-term prosperity for many, not just a few.
Success Stories of Tech Giants
Developer Camp’s legacy includes contributions to globally recognized innovations. Projects and technologies associated with past camps include foundations of OAuth, Square, Temple Run, and TestFlight, demonstrating how community-driven ideation can evolve into influential technology products.
At its latest VisionDevCamp event, Developer Camp hosted the world’s largest gathering of Apple Vision Pro developers and featured immersive AV and AR applications showcasing novel uses of spatial computing and mixed reality.
What to Expect This Year
Developer Camp Manila will kick off on March 6 with a welcoming keynote and matchmaking session, followed by an intensive 48-hour hackathon experience running through March 8. The schedule balances structured sessions with open collaboration, including technical Q&A and design thinking sessions, Lunch and Learn discussions with industry experts, day and night hack blocks, and final demos, judging, and an awards ceremony.
Participants will tackle challenges spanning machine learning, software engineering, product design, open-source tools, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies such as blockchain, AI, and AR/VR.
A Career and Community Opportunity
Beyond coopetition, Developer Camp Manila offers invaluable opportunities for personal and professional growth. For many participants, the event is not just about building a prototype but about forming connections that outlast the weekend, discovering collaborators, and gaining visibility with experts and peers from around the globe.
Participants experience firsthand how community-backed innovation can transform ideas into impactful ventures, while also connecting with global tech entrepreneurs and mentors in ways rarely found elsewhere.
Developer Camp is organized by a distinguished group of leaders in the global tech and innovation space, including Dom Sagolla, co-creator of Twitter and founder of AI software company Gray Whale; Anna Spisak, founder of Embodied Future; Paula Rosales, award-winning event producer and professional kiteboarder; Suzan Mac Cormac, global strategist; and Giselle Tomimbang-Mercado, event producer and entrepreneur.
At the culmination of the event, judges will recognize outstanding projects and contributors during the awards ceremony.
Awards and Recognition
Winners earn not only prizes but also exposure to sponsor networks, peer recognition, and connections to a global ecosystem of supporters and collaborators. Many past participants have gone on to build impactful products and teams long after the event concludes.
How to Join Developer Camp
Early-bird tickets are officially on sale starting at PHP 600 per ticket. The full three-day experience, including food and beverages, workspace, and access to sponsor technology, costs PHP 3,000. Tickets can be purchased through the official registration link.
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