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:

Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi