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:

Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research