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:

Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
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
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory