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:

Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space