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:

Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory