PORTLAND URBAN MOBILITY INNOVATION SUMMIT
VertueLab and Prosper Portland host the Urban Mobility Innovation Summit
A half-day working summit in Portland bringing together founders, manufacturers, ecosystem partners, policymakers, and other key stakeholders in zero-emission mobility and urban mobility innovation. The session will feature lightning talks, problem validation, and an optional hands-on working session to help shape next-step projects, programs, and initiatives for Portland’s urban mobility ecosystem.
The session will begin with a founder and partner lightning talks to share what is being built, where momentum already exists, and where friction is slowing progress. From there, we’ll move into a problem validation and refinement discussion to identify the most important challenges and opportunities facing the city, startups, suppliers, and emerging companies in this space.
After lunch, participants who are able to stay engaged more deeply will join a hands-on working session to help map next steps and begin shaping potential projects, programs, or initiatives that could continue beyond the summit.
Why attend?
Join this summit if you want to help shape what urban mobility innovation can look like in Portland in practical terms. Especially relevant for:
Founders and startup leaders
Manufacturers, fabricators, and suppliers
Mobility operators and service providers
Clean transportation and climate ecosystem partners
Public sector and policy leaders
Community and economic development leaders
What to expect:
Founder and partner lightning talks
Problem validation and refinement discussion
Lunch and networking
Working session to map next steps (optional)
Early drafting of potential projects, programs, and initiatives (shared with all attendees)
Opportunity to stay involved after the summit
Agenda:
8:30 – 9:00 Welcome and networking
9:00- 10:00 Lighting Talks
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:30 Small group work to refine ecosystem challenge areas
11:30 – 12:00 Pick up Lunch and form groups
12:00 – 1:15 Develop project concepts in small groups
1:15 – 2:00 Report out and feedback on project concepts