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:

Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group