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:

Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe