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:

Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS