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!

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Meet our mentors

Meet a selection of our expert mentors supporting the winning teams:

William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamcarbone/?originalSubdomain=fi
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinlmascarenhas/
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
https://www.linkedin.com/in/glebmaltsev/?originalSubdomain=ee
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotrbucki/
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwatersc/?originalSubdomain=be
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
https://www.linkedin.com/in/silviapepino/
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunnapas/?originalSubdomain=ee
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriele-de-canio/
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dmatsakis/
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginnyradmall/
Ozkan Gurhan
Senior Engineer, Aviate Labs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozkan-gurhan-978808235/?originalSubdomain=be
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-sephton-5329671ab/
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcampiee
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelosnoulas
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
http://linkedin.com/in/aravindravichandran
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-mencik-ba8668118/
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
http://www.linkedin.com/in/wlappe
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-van-den-berg-morelli/
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
https://www.linkedin.com/in/beneseitz/
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/giorgio-licciardi/?originalSubdomain=it
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars