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:

Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville