A dozen speakers of international repute are scheduled to attend two-day Rural India Business Conclave 2.0 being organised next week by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) in association with the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) in Kasaragod.
‘Ways to make use of technology for the growth of rural India’ will be the theme of the summit to be held on June 11 and 12 which will see Bengaluru-based venture development incubator Social Alpha pitching for providing financial aid to five Kerala start-ups that make products with social relevance.
This year’s top participants include investors such as Startup India, besides Social Alpha, and institutions such as the Central University of Kerala, LBS Engineering College and Kerala Agriculture College in Kasaragod.