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:

Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.