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:

Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe