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:

Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab