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:

Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners