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
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform