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:

Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75