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
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA