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
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU