Trivandrum: Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) is all set to host India’s biggest beachside startup conclave with the fifth edition of the Huddle Global conclave getting underway on November 16. Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the three-day meet at Adimalathura beach near Vizhinjam, on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram, KSUM CEO, Anoop Ambika said.
Dr Shashi Tharoor, MP; Belgium’s Ambassador to India, Didier Vanderhasselt; Minister Commercial & Head of Austrade South Asia, Catherine Gallagher; and Deputy Managing Director (Transaction Banking & New Initiatives) SBI, Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh, are expected to attend the inaugural session.
The event, which will see the convergence of around 15,000 delegates from within the country and abroad, will showcase cutting-edge products from emerging sectors such as robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, augmented reality, virtual reality, life sciences, space tech, blockchain, IoT, e-governance, fintech, healthtech, agritech, edutech and SaS from across the country’s ecosystem.
The event assumes added significance as it happens at a moment when the state is well track of a profound transformation into a knowledge economy and the critical role played by the state’s well-established startup ecosystem in that paradigm shift cutting across the entire socio-economic spectrum, Anoop added.
An expo on the sidelines of Huddle Global will give 100-plus nascent companies an opportunity to display their products. They can also interact with experts from technology and industry for advice on investment opportunities, he said. The conclave will also be a window to display a wide range of eco-sustainable and value-added products made out of millets, crops and fruits.
Huddle Global will feature keynote sessions, leadership talks, tech talks, and panel discussions with international embassies, industry experts, investors, venture capitalists and corporate leaders. It will bring immense opportunities for startups to get mentored by industry leaders with an in-depth understanding of various aspects of products, services, design, marketing strategies, capital structuring, fundraising and business development.
The event will see the participation of more than 5,000 startups, 400 HNIs, 300 mentors, 200 corporates, 150 investors and speakers. KSUM, the nodal agency of the Kerala Government for entrepreneurship development and incubation activities in the state, has been organising ‘Huddle Kerala’ since 2018.
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