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:

Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour