OSU Portland Center 555 SW Morrison Street, Portland, OR 97204 Portland OR

Co-creAIt is an unconference about Humans and Generative AI collaborating at work. The event is for brand-side digital leaders, agencies, consultants, developers, and other creative professionals. The event is presented by the Digital Strategy Exchange.

As an unconference, there are no speakers or panelists (you've probably heard a lot from several AI experts already). INSTEAD, each attendee is an equal participant in the various topic discussions, which the attendees decide on together at the start of the event. It's the most interactive and collaborative event type.

NOTE: Each attendee will get a box lunch at the event.

TESTIMONIAL from Co-creAIt 2025 attendee:

"Having never attended an “unconference” before, Co-CreAIt was a breath of fresh air. It brought together a mix of AI-curious folks—technologists, filmmakers, and business leaders across a wide range of industries and skill levels. Everyone felt genuinely welcome. The format felt laid-back and fluid, unlike a typically rigid event. I met some really interesting people and left inspired. It’s exciting to see a community like this starting to take shape in Portland. Looking forward to the next one!"

Garett Stenson, Founder & Head of Strategy, db clay, Founder, MIXED* AI film festival

You've put in the time to learn and use some GenAI tools. Now's the time to gather with your peers in these essential discussions about the pros & cons of humans and GenAI working together, best practices, etc.

EVENT PRODUCER

This is the 2nd Co-creAIt event produced by Steve Gehlen & co-produced by Al Partridge. Steve is the past producer of Cre8con, the Portland Creative Conference (2008-2019), the Cre8Camp unconference services, Inverge: the interactive convergence conference, the Internet Strategy Forum Summit, and founder of the Digital Strategy Exchange, a new professional development network for brand-side/in-house digital leaders.

PRESENTED BY: Digital Strategy Exchange, a new professional development network for brand-side/in-house digital leaders or individual consultants with 10+ years of brand-side experience.

For information about how to join the Digital Strategy Exchange, visit https://digitalstrategyexchange.com

Thanks to a grant from US Bank, OEN is proud to announce a partnership with Oregon State University to pilot our Startup Series in a hybrid (part online, part in person) platform. This partnership allows us to scale this critical program to entrepreneurs across the state. OSU is a leading provider of online content and their expertise, combined with OEN’s stellar network of instructors/mentors, will provide a top-notch program accessible to anyone, anywhere.

Do Excel spreadsheets make your heart skip a beat? Are you embarrassed to admit that you’re not sure what a hashtag is? No entrepreneur can be expected to know it all. Our 10-week Startup Series covers the nuts and bolts of the areas in which you may lack expertise, including business structure, financial management, sales & marketing strategies, fundraising, and more. As an added benefit, each participant will be paired with a mentor, as well as have access to a mentor in each specialty for the duration of the 10-week series.

In addition to formal instruction in weekly classes, each participant in OEN’s Startup Series will have access to a network of mentors covering each of the session topics below. Our mentors have agreed to provide guidance during the full 10 weeks of this program. Have a burning funding or accounting problem? No need to wait until week 7, just email one of our mentors. A full mentor list will be provided on the first day of class.

Scholarship Opportunity: SPOTS FILLING UP FAST! If you would like to be considered for a scholarship for the Startup Series, please complete this form below. Thank you to US Bank and Columbia Bank for sponsoring these scholarships!

Deadline to apply for scholarships is March 25.