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:

Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun