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:

William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology