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
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio