By Express News Service

KOCHI: The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), in association with Maker Village, will host ‘Meetup Cafe,’ a platform aiming to bring innovators, industry leaders, investors, academicians and government officers together, here on Friday.

The event organised at Maker Village, Kalamassery (Kerala Technology Innovation Zone campus) will be held at 5 pm. S R Guru, founder and director of Mentor Guru Professional Services, will deliver the keynote address.

The event aims to serve as a platform for exchanging ideas, fostering partnerships and building beneficial networks. Phanisekhar, Solutions Head, Tata Docomo Business Services, South Region, and Rama Rao, General Manager (Startups), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, will speak on the occasion. The event is part of a series of programmes and initiatives being undertaken by the Kerala Startup Mission and Maker Village to make a vibrant and creative startup ecosystem in Kerala, a release said here.