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:

Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75