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:

Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim