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:

Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd