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
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe