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:

Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group