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:

Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia