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
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager