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:

Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75