Thiruvananthapuram: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate Huddle Global 2024, the country's flagship startup festival organized by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), at Kovalam on Thursday.
Prior to the inaugural session, CM will interact with founders of startups and investors attending the event.
The three-day event at Hotel Leela Raviz, Kovalam, packed with deliberations, presentations, and engaging conversations, aims to impart greater scale and speed to Kerala's fast-growing startup ecosystem, besides showcasing the eventful journey of the ecosystem.
Cutting-edge solutions from deep tech and R&D startups will be the spotlight of the expo at the event, which will have engaging conversations touching upon a wide spectrum of topics ranging from leveraging new technologies to attracting funds and mentorship for the ecosystem to make further strides, KSUM CEO Anoop Ambika said at a press conference on Monday.
Three roundtables focusing on agriculture, space defence, and industry sectors will be held on the sidelines of Huddle Global 2024.
Industries minister P Rajeeve will lead the roundtable on industry and speak about the services for industry and corporate entities who want to set up business in Kerala.
Finance minister K N Balagopal will lead a roundtable with investors, fund-of-fund programme beneficiaries, and other stakeholders on Saturday. In the visionary talk segment, higher education minister R Bindu will speak on education and nurturing deep tech talent.
Around 300 women entrepreneurs will attend the event, which will feature an exclusive Women Zone to support women-led startups.