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:

Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs