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:

Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun