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:

Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup