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:

Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA