List of hackathons in Midrand, South Africa in 2015

 "A festival for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, about entrepreneurs." #THUDfest2015 Global Entrepreneurship Week  (GEW) is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.  THUDfest 2015 is a festival created by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, about entrepreneurs running as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015 (GEW). We are proudly African with global appeal. We are obsessed about challenging the status quo and bringing experiences that help to solve the challenges that entrepreneurs face in their different stages of startup life cycle, from pre-seed to growth stage. In our third year of existence, with our theme titled, ACCESS. We aim to reach out to the various stakeholders in the entrepreneurship ecosystem, from startup practitioners to government and private sector with the sole purpose of getting things done at an accelerated pace like: helping entrepreneurs to move from informal to formal trade through COMPLIANCE using government agencies (licence to trade assistance); fostering a culture of SMEs trading amongst one another through bartering of services and products and building their COMMUNITY networks; disrupting the procurement process, making it easier for SME’s to access corporate contracts (think HACKATHONS) helping to FUND growth-stage entrepreneurs and those with viable ideas through pitch sessions that lead to money in the bank Dr. Richie Achukwu www.empowaworx.co.za/home/dr-richie-achukwu Coach, Trainer, Speaker, Author Bridget Edwards www.bridget-edwards.com Author, Catalyst & Speaker Tidimalo (Tidi) Khobane www.matemeku.com COO Sbu Leope www.mofayaenergy.com Founder & CEO Polo Leteka www.iminbook.co.za Entrepreneur & Venture Capitalist Raksha Mahabeer www.summertime.co.za Co-owner & Director Njabulo Makhathini www.mybooster.co.za Co-founder & CEO Naima McLean www.naimamclean.com Singer, Actress & Poet Marcia Mofokeng www.alurcia.co.za Founder & CEO Tasneem Mohamed www.thethinkteam.com/tasneem.mohamed Innovation Business Partner at think SA Jayshree Naidoo www.standardbank.co.za Head: Incubator Sibusiso Ngwenya www.skinnysbu.co.za Founder & CEO Linda Ntuli www.leadership2020.co.za/linda-ntuli Consultant & Speaker Ayesha Patel www.thethinkteam.com/ayesha.patel business partner at think SA Octavius \'OP\' Phukubye www.sabkickstart.net Economic Development Manager: Corporate Affairs Mogau Seshoene www.thelazymakoti.com Founder & CEO Sandhya Singh www.summertime.co.za Co-owner & Creative Director Desiré Thomas www.leadership2020.co.za/desire-thomas/ Entrepreneur & Speaker Ricardo Gressel aka WarriorRic www.warriorric.com Speaker & Coach Timothy Maurice Webster www.timothymauricehome.com Author, Speaker & Strategist Jéan de Witt www.yournamehere.co.za Founder & CEO