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:

Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research