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19th National Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit

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19th National Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit

  • Saturday, November 21, 2026
  • 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • FFA Enrichment Center, 1055 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy, Ankeny, IA 50023
  • Standard Registration: $70.00
  • Student/Youth Registration: $50.00
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About the Event:

You are cordially invited to the 19th National Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit (IES)!

The Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit’s mission is to bring businesses of diverse backgrounds together to share, learn, and celebrate the immigrant entrepreneurship experience and contribution to the overall community. 

IES is a one-day summit and community gathering of businesspeople of all backgrounds and expertise, getting together in one event to highlight the important aspects of running a successful business.

Join in with 800 attendees, representing over 50 different counties of origin!

What You Can Expect:

  • 21 Workshop– Multiple tracks of workshops for people to gain practical knowledge that can be applied to their business, including Spanish.
  • Exhibitor Hall – A platform for networking and knowledge exchange.
  • Luncheon Awards – Discover role models in our community who are an inspiration for others to follow, showing the diversity of success.
  • Underwriting Exposed – Business pitch competition of small, immigrant-owned businesses. This competition simulates the process of speaking with lenders to advocate for a loan for your startup business.
    • Starting this year, the grant to the winner has been doubled to $10,000!
    • To apply for the competition, click here: https://iesusa.org/compete/

View the workshop and speaker schedule below.

Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities are available. Contact us to learn more!

Questions?

Laura Kinnard
Interim Executive Director
(515) 689-7792
laura@iesusa.org

Workshop Schedule

Speakers to be announced soon!

Applications are open to lead these workshops! Learn more & submit an application at: https://iesusa.org/speaker-application/

Applications are open to lead these workshops! Learn more & submit an application at: https://iesusa.org/speaker-application/

• Immigrant Entrepreneur Leadership Award: Sue Hudson, Owner, IV Nutrition & Hudson Property LLC

• Outstanding Immigrant Business Award: EnJin Jimmy Zheng, Co-Owner, Wasabi Group

• Karen L. Evans Immigrant Champion Award: Barb Wolff, Assistant Port Authority Administrator,
City of Bloomington, MN

• Immigrant Spirit Award: Mashal Husain, President, World Food Prize Foundation

Applications are open to lead these workshops! Learn more & submit an application at: https://iesusa.org/speaker-application/

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit is going to show how bankers think out loud before giving you a loan for your business.

Three new immigrant business owners will compete and show the judges why they deserve support by presenting their personal story, business plan, and three-year business projections. Starting this year, the amount the winner will receive has been doubled to $10,000.

To apply for the competition, click here: https://iesusa.org/compete/

Speakers APPLICATIONS

Applications are currently open to be a speaker for this summit. Click the following link to learn more and submit an application: https://iesusa.org/speaker-application/

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2026 IES National Summit Registration

Steps to Register:

  1. Type code (if any) below in field saying “Enter promo or access code”
  2. Click “Apply” button
  3. Select type of ticket & number of tickets
  4. Click “Continue” button
  5. Fill out information
  6. Click “Register” button

Please reach out with any questions to – laura@iesusa.org

Exhibitor Registration

Exhibitor Terms

  • Staff the table consistently throughout the summit, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except during general sessions.
  • Provide notice of any cancellation by Oct. 31 at the latest.
  • You will receive four tickets to the event to be distributed at your discretion among your team and network.

Exhibitor Rate: $850
(including 4 tickets)

Nonprofit Rate: $500
(including 4 tickets)

Nonprofit(Required)
Method of Payment (Processing fees will be included)(Required)
Enhancements From IES (Optional)



Make checks payable to:
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit
3816 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312

Tax Exempt EIN#:  20-5347868