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:

Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics