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:

Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory