Premier Sponsor
Wacom for a creative world.
Wacom shares a sense of purpose with the world’s most creative people who dedicate their lives to creativity, and those who turn their good ideas into actions that change the world for the better.
Founded in 1983, Wacom is a global company based in Japan (Tokyo Stock Exchange 6727) with subsidiaries and affiliate offices around the world to support marketing and distribution in over 150 countries. Wacom’s vision to bring people and technology closer together through natural interface technologies has made it the world’s leading manufacturer of interactive pen tablets and displays as well as of digital styli and solutions for saving and processing digital signatures. The advanced technology of Wacom’s intuitive input devices has been used to create some of the most exciting digital art, films, special effects, fashion and designs around the world and provides business and home users with their leading interface technology to express their personality.
Wacom’s new US headquarters is only steps away from the Gerding Theater in the Pearl District in downtown Portland.
Website: https://www.wacom.com/en-us
Partner Sponsors
Extensis, We build software
We build software, but we never lose sight of why we do it. It’s about more than simply collecting and organizing; it’s about removing barriers that would get in the way of creativity.
Even in our technical solutions, you see creativity. Imagination and originality are not solely the domain of the artist. They are equally critical to developers and technicians who don’t believe tomorrow’s problems will be solved with today’s solutions.
Creativity is central to the human experience. It is how we mark our progress. And it is expressed in millions of different ways, every day, in every corner of the globe.
How cool is it that we get to help bring it all together?
Website: https://www.extensis.com/
Brandlive is the leading live interactive video platform for physical product brands and retailers.
Brandlive is a customizable, cloud-based, live interactive video platform that integrates live video + social interaction + instant conversion to bring your brand and product stories to life by creating an immersive product experience for digital audiences.
Leading brands and retailers use Brandlive’s solution to increase customer conversion, activate influencers, and lower internal product training costs. We decrease go-to-market costs and increase speed-to-market.
Website: https://www.yourbrandlive.com
The Oregonian, Our influence is unmatched in the region
Oregon’s leading news source and publisher of The Oregonian / OregonLive, we have years of experience and deep connections in the community. We bring powerful digital marketing solutions and local insights to the businesses we work with.
Website: https://www.oregonlive.com/
Supporting Sponsors
Oregon Film
The Governor’s Office of Film & Television has been helping productions find, secure, and utilize our magnificent locations since 1968.
Website: https://oregonfilm.org/
The Creative Group, A Leader Among Creative Staffing Agencies
The Creative Group (TCG) is a leader among marketing and creative staffing
agencies. We specialize in connecting talented, creative professionals with
companies looking to hire interactive, design, marketing, advertising and public relations talent. As the marketing and creative staffing division of Robert Half, we offer flexible staffing solutions to meet companies’ project, contract-to-hire and full-time employment needs. Through our parent company, we also have the resources to support organizations’ temporary and full-time staffing needs in the areas of technology, accounting, finance, administrative and legal.
Charles Schwab, We champion investors
Investing can be truly transformative when done with investors’ active engagement and by partnering with the right financial provider. It turns earners into owners, unlocking the potential for growth that stock ownership provides. Our belief in the power of investing is a perspective that’s influenced our company from the beginning and creates a powerful bond between us and the investors, employers and advisors we serve.
Website: https://www.schwab.com/
Cambia Health Solutions, Transforming Health Care
Cambia comprises more than 20 companies, all focused on creating a more person-focused and economically sustainable system.
Among our numerous Direct Health Solutions companies, we bring transparency to 100 million consumers in 50 states (HealthSparq); provide a direct-pay health care marketplace for high-deductible health plan members (SpendWell); and encourage healthy behaviors through a gamification- and technology-driven wellness solution (hubbub).
We have six health plans in four states, providing insurance to more than 2 million people; and we offer best-in-class member satisfaction as measured by Forrester CXi.
Website: https://www.cambiahealth.com/