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:

Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki