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:

Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU