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:

Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space