SAVE THE DATE: 14th Annual Business Expo West will be April 10, 2025!

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

Call for 2025 Speakers/Session Leaders

Are you a dynamic leader with great insight to share? Do STEAM initiatives matter to you? Are you ready to inspire the next generation or reinvigorate current STEAM Pros? We have the perfect opportunity for you! We are looking for 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.

Online entry forms/nominations are open from October 1, 2024 – November 11, 2024. Join us to share your expertise, inspire others, and leave your mark!

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.


Incomparable Session Hosts & Leaders

Thank YOU to our BEW 2024 Sponsors!

Business Expo West 2024 at a Glance

8:00 AM: Early Arrivals arrivals and Vendor Set-up

9:00 AM: Expo Kickoff & Welcome (on main floor)

9 AM to 3 PM: Quadruple Bottom Line Expo Networking

  • Over 50 Vendors / Sponsors and Interactive STEAM stations on main floor

9 AM to 3:45 PM: Dual Track Professional Development Training Seminars

3:00 PM: Expo Wrap and Thanks

3:45 PM: Training Seminars Conclude

4:00 PM: After Party at STEAM Pathways Center, Beaverton

Invaluable Training Offered

Interactive Exhibits for All Ages

A full day to purposefully grow:  

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

Other things to look forward to:

  • Meet business leaders & professionals
  • Meet buyers
  • One-on-one networking
  • Millions in contracts and Job opportunities
  • Workshops
  • Beaverton area after-party
  • And more!
Group of Business Expo West female attendees smiling
Business Expo West attendee giving thumbs up as vendor laughs

Industries That Attended