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
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO