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:

Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs