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:

Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News