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:

Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio