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
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun