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:

Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding