{"id":148000,"date":"2025-02-03T08:20:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/?p=148000"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:59:01","slug":"afsug-and-sap-to-host-first-ever-african-hackathon-at-saphila2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/2025\/02\/afsug-and-sap-to-host-first-ever-african-hackathon-at-saphila2025\/","title":{"rendered":"AFSUG and SAP to Host First-ever African Hackathon at #SAPHILA2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The African SAP User Group (AFSUG) and SAP are teaming up to deliver the first-ever regional AFSUG SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) Hackathon. Finalists will showcase their prototypes at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saphila2025.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAPHILA 2025<\/a>, the premier SAP user conference for Africa, where the winners will also be announced.<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-148001 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2025\/02\/03\/Koosh-Panday-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2025\/02\/03\/Koosh-Panday-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2025\/02\/03\/Koosh-Panday-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2025\/02\/03\/Koosh-Panday.jpg 756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>SAPHILA, which will be held this year\u00a0from 1 to 3 June at the Sun City Convention Centre, South Africa,\u00a0is widely regarded as being the most significant gathering of SAP users, partners and technology enthusiasts across the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe introduction of the AFSUG SAP BTP Hackathon marks a historic milestone, offering AFSUG members an opportunity to showcase their inventiveness and problem-solving skills, while leveraging SAP BTP,\u00a0an innovation platform optimised for SAP applications in the cloud,\u00a0to solve real-life business challenges,\u201d says Koosh Panday, AFSUG\u2019s SAPHILA 2025 Chairman.\u00a0\u201cSAP BTP brings together five key areas, namely\u00a0application development; automation; data and analytics; integration; and AI capabilities into a unified environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The AFSUG SAP BTP Hackathon invites AFSUG members \u2013 including customers, partners or joint teams \u2013 to submit creative, impactful use cases or projects that use SAP BTP components such as SAP Build, SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Integration Suite and ABAP Cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Selected participants will gain invaluable hands-on coaching from SAP BTP experts, as well as access to exclusive resources to develop working prototypes for their business use cases.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Key hackathon milestones:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Submission deadline:<\/strong>\u00a0Hackathon candidates must submit their use cases for consideration by 18 February 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finalist selection:<\/strong>\u00a0Up to 25entrants will be selected to continue to the next stage of the competition by 20 February 2025 and invited to build out their prototypes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enablement and coaching:<\/strong>\u00a0These\u00a0teams are then able to participate in a series of deep-dive enablement sessions led by global SAP BTP experts, guiding them through the development process. Successful entrants will also have access to specialist SAP coaches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use case submission: Prototypes must be put forward by 22 April, which will then be demonstrated to, and evaluated by, a panel of SAP experts.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0The jury will narrow down submissions to the final eight most inspired and viable options by 20 May.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u2018Demo Jam\u2019 at SAPHILA 2025:<\/strong>\u00a0Finalists will present their projects during an exciting \u2018Demo Jam\u2019 session at SAPHILA 2025 on 03 June, showcasing their state-of-the-art solutions to the broader SAP community.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Awards ceremony:<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0AFSUG SAP BTP Hackathon winners will be announced at the SAPHILA 2025 Awards Ceremony on the final evening of the conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Why join the hackathon?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cNot only will the selected teams be able to\u00a0gain valuable hands-on learning and exposure to SAP technologies, but they will also be building real-world SAP BTP prototypes that can\u00a0deliver tangible business value\u00a0with the close\u00a0guidance and enablement of global SAP BTP specialists,\u201d explains Panday. \u201cIn addition, the finalists will have the opportunity\u00a0to showcase their talent to the entire African SAP community at SAPHILA 2025, while\u00a0exposing the local market to the transformative capabilities of SAP BTP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olaf Winkler, chief product manager at SAP, expressed his excitement about the local hackathon, stating, \u201cHaving worked extensively across Africa for a number of years, I\u2019m delighted to see the AFSUG SAP BTP Hackathon initiative come to life. The hackathon presents a fantastic opportunity for local talent to collaborate, innovate and create solutions with impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-148002 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2025\/02\/03\/Amanda-Gibbs-AFSUG-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2025\/02\/03\/Amanda-Gibbs-AFSUG-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2025\/02\/03\/Amanda-Gibbs-AFSUG-1-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2025\/02\/03\/Amanda-Gibbs-AFSUG-1-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2025\/02\/03\/Amanda-Gibbs-AFSUG-1-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/files\/2025\/02\/03\/Amanda-Gibbs-AFSUG-1.jpg 987w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\u201cAs a\u00a0membership-based non-profit organisation representing SAP\u2019s customer and partner community within Africa, AFSUG is always looking for ways to support and enrich local users\u2019 SAP experiences,\u201d adds\u00a0Amanda Gibbs, CEO of AFSUG. \u201cBy embarking on this\u00a0exciting\u00a0hackathon initiative in collaboration with\u00a0SAP, both organisations are underscoring their commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration within the African technology landscape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that\u00a0the entire local SAP user community will benefit with outstanding learnings from real use cases,\u201d\u00a0 she concludes.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible for the AFSUG SAP BTP Hackathon, participants must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hold\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/afsug.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AFSUG<\/a>\u00a0membership.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Register to attend\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saphila2025.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAPHILA 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ensure access to the relevant SAP solutions and BTP instances needed for their nominated use case.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the\u00a0hackathon, please contact AFSUG at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@saphila2025.com\">info@saphila2025.com<\/a>. To become an AFSUG member, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/afsug.com\/membership-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/afsug.com\/membership-information\/<\/a>. Register to attend SAPHILA 2025 by visiting https:\/\/www.saphila2025.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African SAP User Group (AFSUG) and SAP are teaming up to deliver the first-ever regional AFSUG SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) Hackathon. 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