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:

Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies