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:

Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology