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:

Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer