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:

Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths