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
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures