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
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology