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:

Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way