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:

Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd