Made in USA brings together a curated set of executives from across the world’s largest brands, manufacturers, and breakthrough technologies to explore new approaches and partnerships around US-based development and manufacturing. This isn’t a conference to hear speeches — it’s a summit to drive the real business of innovation.

At this year’s Oregon Consular Corps Celebrate Trade Gala on May 15th, Made in Old Town hosted the gala’s cocktail hour, highlighting the benefits the new campus brings to Oregon’s footwear and apparel industry, as well as the world’s stage, of new trade opportunities.

The inaugural Stride 2025 event in Portland, Oregon gave Made in Old Town the opportunity to host the Day 0 reception. The Stride event focuses exclusively on innovation and the future of footwear - with over 100 attendees at the reception, Made in Old Town engaged with like-minded, innovated, and progressive individuals and companies. As a collective, we understand the problems and we understand that only together do we successfully revolutionize an industry.

During the November 2024 Functional Fabric Show, Made in Old Town hosted a reception at the campus to welcome participants and exhibitors to town. Via tours and discussion, the world of apparel suppliers was impressed at the ambitious vision and the future of what the campus will offer the industry.

In September 2024, amidst great fanfare and excitement, the campus announced its presence in Portland and the vision for Made in Old Town.