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:

Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch