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:

Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space