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:

Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way