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:

Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75