Join us for Celebrate Trade 2024 - Thursday, May 16, 2024!
Portland Art Museum / Kridel Grand ballroom
Cocktail Reception at 5:00 p.m. / Program Begins at 6:30 p.m.
Only a few tickets remain for Celebrate Trade. If you are interested in a single ticket purchase, Please contact: oregonconsularcorps@gmail.com
You may also support the Oregon Consular Corps Scholarship Fund by purchasing a raffle ticket. Only 100 tickets will be sold at $100 each, and you could win either TWO Delta Premium Select seats to anywhere Delta Air Lines flies, OR a travel voucher for $1,500 on Icelandair. Winners will be drawn at the Celebrate Trade gala but winner need not be present to win.
About Celebrate Trade
Each year the Oregon Consular Corps, the Port of Portland, Nike, the City of Portland and the State of Oregon, along with esteemed associates in international trade and business, host Celebrate Trade as part of Oregon’s emphasis on international trade.
Celebrate Trade is an elegant evening gala, usually held in the Kridel Grand Ballroom of the Portland Art Museum. Celebrate Trade raises funds for the Oregon Consular Corps Scholarship Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The fund underwrites scholarships for 10 international studies majors at five Oregon universities, supporting Oregon’s next generation of leaders in studying abroad, gaining international experience and expanding their cultural competence as they prepare to enter an increasingly global workplace.
The gala also recognizes the significant contributions that Oregon’s trade-sector companies make to the Northwest’s economic vitality and quality of life. International business awards are presented in several categories, and the Oregon Consular Corps selects an additional organization or individual for special distinction.
your participation makes a difference
Sponsorship funds and ticket sales for Celebrate Trade finance $3,000 scholarships for two students, juniors or seniors, at each of five schools: Lewis & Clark College, Oregon State University, Portland State University, the University of Oregon, and the University of Portland.
With 94 percent of the world’s consumers living outside of the United States, the next generation of the region’s business and community leaders will increasingly need international relations and language skills, cultural awareness and an ability to grasp the opportunities and challenges of a global economy. If you would like to see a Sponsor Packet, please click here.
The Winner’s Circle
Oregon’s businesses are leveraging the strengths of the region’s trade-based economy and expanding their markets around the globe. Celebrate Trade shines the spotlight on their accomplishments, with special recognition for several of them, and inspires others to step into the lucrative global marketplace.
• International trade supports more than 505,700 Oregon jobs.
• $28 billion of goods were exported from Oregon in 2019.
• Oregon exports represent 12% of the state’s GDP over the past decade.
• 1 in 5 manufacturing jobs in Oregon are export related.
• Oregon trades with nearly 150 countries around the world.
Celebrate Trade Partners
Joining the Oregon Consular Corps on the Celebrate Trade organizing committee are: Business Oregon, City of Portland, Columbia River Economic Development Council, Greater Portland Inc, K&L Gates, NIKE, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Port of Portland, Prosper Portland, Travel Oregon, Travel Portland, U.S. Commercial Service and WorldOregon.
2024 Presenting sponsors
2024 Global sponsors
•Dragonberry Produce • Business Oregon
2024 supporting sponsors
•Consulate of Canada in Seattle • Hoffman Construction • Intel • Northwest Community Credit Union • Samuel S Johnson Foundation•Unitus Community Credit Union •ZGF Architects/KPFF Engineers
Patron Table Sponsors 2023
AAA Oregon/Idaho•Chiles Foundation •Columbia Sportswear, Inc.•Delta Air Lines •Hoffman Construction•Greater Portland, Inc. •The Greenbrier Companies •K&L Gates •Lewis & Clark College•Office of Commissioner Rene Gonzales •Oregon Department of Agriculture •Oregon District Export Council•Oregon State University•Prosper Portland •Regence Blue Cross and BlueShield •Revant Optics •SM Line•University of Oregon•University of Portland•US Bank •Wong Potatoes • Consulates and Honorary Consulates of: Canada, Germany, Korea, Lithuania, and Philippines.
Donors 2023
Grace & Paul Andrews • John Blackwell •Gale Blessing • Susan Cox •Delta Air Lines •John Herman • Icelandair • King Estate Wine •Janice Mason•Harry A. Merlo Foundation • OTAK • Wilf Penfold •Enrico Tadeo •Dan Yates.
sponsors and donors / prior years
AAA/Oregon Idaho • American Pacific International Capital Inc.• Ater Wynne/Buchalter LLP •Autodesk Inc. •Avangrid Renewables • Avanti Destinations • Bank of America • Blount International/Oregon Tool•Business Oregon • Columbia Credit Union•Columbia Sportswear, Inc. •Chiles Foundation •City & Port of Vancouver •Daimler Trucks North America •Dragonberry Produce •Eastbank Development • EVRAZ • Greater Portland, Inc. •Harry A Merlo Foundation •HARSCH/Schnitzer Investment Properities • Hoffman Construction•Iberdrola Renewables • ICTSI Oregon, Inc. • Key Bank • K&L Gates, LLP • Lewis & Clark College • Miller Nash LLP •NIKE •Northwest Community Credit Union •NW Natural • OIA Global • Oregon Department of Agriculture • OHSU/PSU School of Public Health • Oregon Lottery • Oregon State Bar/International Section •Oregon State University • Permanente Dental Associates • Port of Portland • Portland Business Alliance/Pacific Northwest International Trade Association • Portland General Electric PGE•Portland State University • Portland Timbers •Prosper Portland •Siemens/Mentor Graphics•Skanska •S.S. Johnson Foundation • Stoel Rives LLP •Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Seattle •TigerStop •Tonkon Torp LLP • Travel Oregon •Travel Portland •UNITUS Community Credit Union • University of Oregon• University of Portland • United Grain Corporation •United Parcel Service • Vestas - North America• Washington Trust Bank • Webtrends • Weir ESCO •Wells Fargo • World Forestry Center • ZGF •Consulates and Honorary Consulates of: Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Romania, Thailand, and United Kingdom.
2023 award recipients
Interested in Applying/Nominating a Company for an OCC Trade Award? Apply Online Here (bit.ly/CT-Nominate).
Past Award Recipients
Congratulations to the Celebrate Trade Recipients for 2023!
OIA Global - Global Trade Award
Revant Optics - Trailblazing Award
Wong Potatoes- Trailblazing Award
Secret Aardvark - Emerging Exporter Award
Stephen D. Bloom - Oregon Consular Corps Ambassador Award
2022
Optimize Technologies Inc.
Portland Pet Food Company
SM Line
United Grain Corporation
Dr. Marguerita Lightfoot
2018
Blount International, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc.
goumi inc.
Bulk Handling Systems (BHS)
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Grupo Aeromexico
Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia
Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization
2019
Alta Planning and Design
Vigor Industrial
Weaver Seed of Oregon, Inc.
Michael G. Thorne on behalf of Oregon Wheat Growers Industry
Steven Stapp, President and CEO, Unitus, Chair, World Council of Credit Unions
2017
The Greenbrier Companies
Toyo Tanso USA, Inc.
Schmidt’s Naturals Company
Pacific Seafood
Earth Cruiser
Bill Wyatt
2016
SSI Shredding Systems, Inc.
The Portland Loo
Volaris
Ambassador Joseph Y. Yun, United States Ambassador to Malaysia
Study Oregon
Oregon Berry Packing
Genteel LLC
2012
Intel Corporation
ICTSI Oregon, Inc.
Columbia Steel Casting Co., Inc.
Chris King Precision Components
DECK Monitoring
Dr. Thomas Alva Bartlett
World Forest Institute's
International Fellowship Program
at the World Forestry Center
2015
Fall Creek Farm and Nursery
Craftport
Simple BBVA
K&L Gates
DePaul Packaging
Jeff Pinneo,
Medical Teams International
First Stop Portland
2011
Vestas Americas
Air Canada
Webtrends
Leatherman Tool Group Inc.
Columbia Green
Fred Ziari
The Portland Timbers
2014
Met One Instruments
Shimadzu USA Manufacturing
ZGF
Nutcase Helmets
Bob’s Red Mill
Maria Wulff,
World Affairs Council of Oregon
Pink Martini
2010
Footwear Inc.
Ajinomoto Frozen Foods USA Inc.
Iberdrola Renewables
Daimler Trucks North America
Delta Airlines
Wim Wiewel
Ziba
2013
Asiana Airlines
adidas America
AIMCO
Elemental Technologies
Robert Klonoff,
Dean of Lewis & Clark Law School
Gerding Edlen's Green Ambassador Team
2009
Leatherman Tool Group
LRS Architects
CH2M Hill
Pneu-Logic Corporation
FITS/Fund in the Saddle
Beer Chips