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:

Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures