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SUMMARY:1MCCR: Global Entrepreneurship Week Celebration ft. Gift Udoh
DESCRIPTION:1 Million Cups Cedar Rapids is a weekly gathering where entrepreneurs\, business leaders\, and the community come together to learn\, connect\, and share ideas over coffee. Each free Wednesday morning event features a founder story\, expert insight\, or candid conversation\, followed by a thoughtful Q&A that sparks collaboration and honest feedback. Open to everyone and always welcoming\, 1MC is where we explore challenges\, learn lessons\, and move ideas forward together. Learn more about 1 Million Cups. \nThis Week’s Presenter: Gift Udoh (Founder & CEO of Norina Farms | MSc Student\, UI Occupational & Environmental Health) \n\n\nWhat brings a global changemaker to Iowa — and what inspires her to stay? \nIn celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week\, join 1 Million Cups for an inspiring session with Gift Udoh\, an agricultural safety professional\, researcher\, and social entrepreneur with nearly a decade of experience advancing farmer health and rural sustainability. \nAs the founder and CEO of Norina Farms\, Gift has already empowered and trained over 6\,000 rural agricultural workers in pesticide risk management and safety. First connected to the state as a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow at the University of Iowa\, she returned to pursue her master’s in Occupational and Environmental Health. \nGift will share her journey from tackling food scarcity in Africa to developing evidence-based safety interventions right here in Iowa. Discover how she is leveraging entrepreneurship and public health research to protect farmworkers\, support agricultural communities\, and drive lasting change globally and locally. \n\n\n\nStandard Program Schedule: \n\n8:30-9:00 a.m. Coffee and Conversation\, Informal Networking\n9:00- 9:40 a.m. Introductions and Presentations\n9:40-10:00 a.m. Presenter Feedback\, Q&A\, Community Announcements\n\n\n\nShare with a friend or colleague:
URL:https://newbo.co/event/1mccr-global-entrepreneurship-week-celebration-2026/
LOCATION:NewBoCo – We’ve Moved!\, 460 12th Ave SE Ste 100\, Cedar Rapids\, IA\, 52401\, United States
CATEGORIES:1 Million Cups,1 Million Cups Cedar Rapids,Entrepreneurship,EntrEVENTS,Networking,Presentation
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