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:

Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch