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:

Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour