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:

Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics