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:

Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs