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:

Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers