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:

Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer