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:

Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio