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:

Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville