‘Huddle Global’ Conference to Bring Business and Investment Opportunities for Startups

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) will hold the third edition of the annual ‘Huddle Global’ conference in virtual mode on December 8 and 9, focusing on business, investment and partnership opportunities for startups in the post-pandemic world.

The event will set the stage for a meeting of globally-known startup founders, mentors, investors, industry leaders and representatives of government departments, to deliberate a whole range of issues relating to startup ecosystem with a global perspective.

The conference will primarily look into the scope of entrepreneurial opportunities across the world and explore the availability of financial and technical aid for startups to accelerate their growth and reach.

Various global corporate institutions, startup promotion forums, and public and private agencies that help startups are associating with KSUM in conducting the event.

The conference will provide a platform for startups to take advantage of the rapid digitalization process of governments and companies from across the world by showcasing their innovative technology in the ‘Demand Day’ programme planned as part of the event.

“This edition of Huddle Global has been planned on a grander scale than the previous ones to look into the whole gamut of issues and opportunities concerning the ecosystem from a truly global perspective”, said John M Thomas, CEO, KSUM.

“Technology and innovation being the driving force of developmental initiatives, the role of startups is inevitable. KSUM brings together major players in the ecosystem to address the needs of the society by leveraging cutting-edge technologies. We have invited world leaders to be part of the event which will also help firm up cross border partnerships and development initiatives,” Shri John said.

Packed with roundtables, panel discussions, keynote sessions, power speeches and policy discussions, the conference will see participants from around the world bringing a fresh perspective in building and sustaining the startups ecosystem.Mentor matchmaking for the participating startups and selected product demos and product launches are also proposed in the event.

Being held on a platform created by KSUM to accommodate more than 2,000 people, ‘Huddle Global’ will have sessions led by Unicorn startup entrepreneurs, panel discussions among startup experts and founders, a startup expo and hackathon.

Interested startups can register at https://bit.ly/HuddleStartupExpo.

Last date of applications is November 19. For more details and registration for public participation, visit: https://huddleglobal.co.in/.

KSUM is the nodal agency of the Kerala Government for entrepreneurship development and incubation activities in the state.