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:

Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup