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:

Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.