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:

Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise