The fifth edition of ‘Huddle Global’, a start-up festival organised by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) from November 16 to 18 in Thiruvananthapuram, will bring together globally-known start-up founders, mentors, investors, industry leaders and bureaucrats to deliberate on a range of issues relating to the start-up ecosystem in Kerala.
The conclave to be held at Kovalam will chart out the way forward, factoring in disruptive technologies covering the entire spectrum of human activities. It will also focus on tapping the government and corporate business opportunities and beating the funding winter, besides deliberating on a range of live issues that need to be factored in for further growth of the ecosystem.
An impressive line-up of speakers, including entrepreneurs, managers, venture funders, investors looking for new technologies, mentors and start-up promoters from across the world, will make presentations and join deliberations, sharing their insights on critical themes relating to the start-up ecosystem within and outside the country.
Huddle Global 2023 will have more than 15,000 participants, turning the summit into a forum to establish global linkages and open up partnership opportunities for stakeholders.
The focal sectors of the conclave are augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR), fintech, life sciences, space tech, health tech, blockchain, IoT (Internet of Things), e-governance, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
According to KSUM CEO Anoop Ambika, Huddle Global 2023 will look into the scope of entrepreneurial opportunities across the world and explore the availability of financial and technical backing for start-ups to accelerate their growth.
“Huddle Global has been envisaged as a platform for start-ups to showcase their products and interact with technology and industry leaders from around the world on ways to move ahead in the ever-growing tech world,” said Mr. Anoop.
The event will feature a start-up expo, masterclass and workshops by corporates/investors, an IEDC Hackathon, investor open pitches with 100 investors, collaboration discussions and announcements, funding and business announcements, roundtable discussions, investor meet-ups, mentor meetings, and corporate challenges. It will also have keynote sessions, leadership talks, tech talks, and panel discussions with international embassies, industry experts, investors, venture capitalists and corporate leaders.
The event, organised in partnership with Startup India, Headstart, TiE Kerala, GTech, Startup Middle East, Habitat for Humanity, and Technopark Today will have the presence of more than 5,000 start-ups, 400 plus HNIs, 300 plus mentors, 200 plus corporates, 150 plus investors and speakers and more than 200 exhibitors.
For more details and registration for public participation, visit: https://huddleglobal.co.in/.
