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:

Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV