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:

Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder