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
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy