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
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye