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:

Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim