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:

Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA