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:

Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers