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:

Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup