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:

Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup