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
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio