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:

Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform