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:

Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics