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:

Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki