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
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH