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
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.