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
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables