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:

Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology