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:

Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki