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:

Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim