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
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research