SAVE THE DATE:

14th Annual Business Expo West will be April 10, 2025 at Portland Community College’s Willow Creek Opportunity Center!

Join us as we bring the collaborative community together to educate, ignite, and advance STEAM (Science, Technology, Arts, and Math) Growth!

  • Diverse audience of students, workforce, leaders, and educators
  • Workshops & resources
  • Networking and collaboration
  • Expert presenters and business leaders
  • Not your traditional tradeshow – A Summit of Collaborative Minds

You Will Not Want to Miss Some Amazing Speakers Doing Great Things in the Industry and Our Community

So far in the lineup as featured speakers/topics:

  • Barbi Alexander discussing DBE and Workforce efforts on the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project
  • Representatives from Alteristic to share on the Green Dot strategy as a solution-based tool for creating a respectful workplace
  • Representatives from OHSU to present on the OHSU Respectful Worksite Climate Scale
  • Amy James Neel sharing on Portland Community College’s workforce and equity strategies and results
  • And others to be announced!

There is still time to get involved in the Expo and offer your insights! We are still seeking more speakers and session leaders to help make in impact at this year’s Business Expo West STEAM Pathways Summit! This year’s Summit is focused on Innovation, Access, and Education. Our team has identified some topics within those themes, listed below, but we are open to other ideas.

Ready to share your knowledge and inspire others? We’re looking for passionate individuals to lead engaging sessions and workshops. Nominate yourself or someone you know to become a topic or session leader!


An evening to purposefully grow:  

  • Build relationships and make a difference together
  • Be a part of positive impact
  • LEAD with Purpose and go to the next level
  • Quadruple Bottom Line (QBL):  People, Planet, Profit, Purpose

Other things to look forward to:

  • Hear from incomparable speakers
  • Gain valuable knowledge in the education sessions
  • Meet business leaders & professionals
  • Meet buyers
  • One-on-one networking
  • Workshops
  • Beaverton area after-party
  • And more!

13th Annual Business Expo West 2024 Recap

The 13th annual Business Expo West was held on April 11th and we thank everyone who attended, exhibited, and led sessions. As West Portland’s premier business networking event, Business Expo West 2024 brought exciting and critical workforce opportunity – Our Vision of attracting like-minded organizations and individuals to ignite and inspire next gen Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) pros while providing a clear pathway for their success was on full display! Our 2024 purposeful project, STEAM Pathways Coalition, was highlighted at the event with many signed up to join the movement!

With a focus on purposeful work and continued growth, Business Expo West offered networking opportunities and provided meaningful educational sessions to the business community. Hundreds gathered at Tektronix in Beaverton while elevating People, Planet, Profit, and Purpose via enterprise development and community.


Thank You to 2024’s Session Hosts & Leaders

Thank YOU to our BEW 2024 Sponsors!

Interactive Exhibits for All Ages


Industries That Attended