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:

Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi