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:

Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford