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:

Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space