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:

Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners