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:

Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU