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:

Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory