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
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH