EVENT DETAILS

Name: Let’s Talk Accelerators

Date: Friday, December 12, 2025

Time: 9:00am–12:00pm

Location: Metro Region Innovation Hub

Agenda:

• 9:00–9:30 – Arrival, check-in, networking
• 9:30–10:00 – Group Chat 1
• 10:00–10:30 – Networking + Office Hours with Group 1
• 10:30–11:00 – Group Chat 2
• 11:00–11:30 – Networking + Office Hours with Group 2

You’ll Meet:

Group Chat 1 (9:30–10:00):

• Juan Barraza – Latino Founders
• Katharine Reinhold – Built Oregon
• Knowledge Murphy – Northwest Xcelerator
• Charlie Hersman – Oregon Pride in Business
• Arsh Haque – PSU Business Accelerator

Group Chat 2 (10:30–11:00):

• Josh Carter – Upstart Collective
• Heather Ellis – Oregon Bioscience
• Leo Ochoa – VertueLab
• Jack Phan – Oregon AI Accelerator

Moderator:

Eileen Brewer

Also meet:

Matt Wilbur – PDX-based sales consultant
*also available for office hours

This event is part of Startup Cafe .

This event is in conjunction with Propel PSU.

Additional Information:

• Coffee and donuts provided
• No preparation required—just bring questions

This Hub programming is supported by funding from Business Oregon.