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:

Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency