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:

Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio