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:

Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS