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:

Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75