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:

Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars