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:

Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory