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:

Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies