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:

Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki