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:

Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners