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:

Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb