Discover the mentoring
programme

Do you have expertise worth sharing? Each edition of the CASSINI Hackathons awards 3 overall winners who will have access to 100 hours of expert mentoring. Each team will work with several experts whose backgrounds range from technical topics like Earth Observation and GNSS through to business development, marketing, design and more. We’d love for you to become part of our mentoring programme so you can share your skills and knowledge and help shape the next generation of (space) entrepreneurs. Apply now!

Meet our mentors

Meet a selection of our expert mentors supporting the winning teams:

Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way