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:

Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun