CASSINI Hackathons

24 March, 20:00 EET–
26 March, 18:30 EEST

Liepaja University, Liela street 14, Liepaja

In person

Join the Hackathon in Liepaja!

Can you create solutions using space technology to help strengthen Europe’s security? The 5th CASSINI Hackathon is open for entries.

Be inspired by experts, learn to access data from Copernicus, EGNOS and Galileo, and connect with a team to build your solution. There are three challenges on the theme of defence and security:

Enabling cross-terrain mobility
Making the seas more secure
Protecting our critical infrastructure

Get involved

Sharing borders with Russia and Belarus, Latvia’s cross-terrain mobility is a key concern. At the Hackathon you’ll be invited to explore EU space data and develop innovative new solutions to help protect it. Impact Hub is an active participant in the Latvian space ecosystem: this is your opportunity to connect with professionals and develop an exciting new venture.

So, what are you waiting for? Join us in Liepaja between Friday 24th and Sunday 26th of March. All you need is an interest in space technology – and the motivation to build a winning idea. There are local and international prizes for the best teams… giving the winners the support they need to launch their ventures!

Prizes

Impact Hub’s expert judging panel will choose three winners to receive €4,000 of business mentoring and support.

First prize: €2500; marketing materials worth €200 from Digital marketing factory.
Second prize: €1000 for further development.
Third prize: €500 for further development.

Mentoring

The top 3 teams across all hackathons will be awarded an additional 100 hours of expert mentoring from CASSINI.

Meet our experts

Interest in the space sector is soaring – and you’ll get an inside perspective from our expert panel:

Diāna Kukore

Moderator of the hackathon

Mārcis Donerblics

Official of the Latvian National Defense Academy

Raimonds Kursītis

National Armed Forces Training Command Lieutenant Colonel

Jānis Beķeris

Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the USA

Gatis Ginters

Member of the board of "Norplast Piemare" LSEZ

Toms Šupstiks

National Armed Forces, Navy, 2nd Division Explosive Hazardous Object Disposal Chief Operator

Roberts Ķēniņš

Expert in remote sensing, space data and programming

Elīna Egle

Chairwoman of the board of the Federation of Latvian Security and Defense Industries (DAIF)

Kaspars Poņemeckis

The Department of Safety, Security and Environmental Protection of the Liepaja Special Economic Zone

Dace Štefenberga

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, Ventspils University

Klāvs Ašmanis

Founder of Global Wolf Motors and Wolftrike

Gints Ažēns

Liepaja Port Captain

Pēteris Krieviņš

Head of LSEZ Business Development and Marketing Department

Edgars Korsaks-Mills

AS "Latvenergo" project manager and electromobility/energy efficiency expert

Uldis Žaimis

Lecturer at the Liepaja University, director of the study program "Smart technologies and mechatronics".

Sergejs Zikovs

EPAM Systems IT product manager

Matīss Neimanis

“Buildit Latvia” Lead Partner of the Acceleration Fund

Iveta Graudiņa

Creator of "Communication Design Studio", communications trainer, presentation and public speaking expert

Valdis Pēteris Otaņķis

Board Member of "Tolik Corp" (IT industry)

Imants Martinsons

Green Tech Cluster project manager

Māris Kaļinka

Associate professor, Department of Geomatics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, RTU

Uldis Zupa

Development director of Liepaja University, graduate of the Swedish Military Academy

About the organisers

http://liepaja.impacthub.net/home/

Impact Hub Liepāja is proud to be one of 100 global Impact Hubs, making it part of the largest entrepreneurial network in the world.

Working closely with the Latvian space industry and partners in the private and public sector, Impact Hub offers exceptional opportunities to entrepreneurs in space technology. If you want to become part of this flourishing industry in Latvia, you can’t miss this Hackathon.

Don’t miss your opportunity to learn about satellite technology from an impressive range of experts at Impact Hub in Liepaja. Register now!

Sponsors / Partners

This hackathon is supported by the following sponsors and partners: