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:

Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab