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
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway