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:

Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye