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:

Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center