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:

Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV