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:

Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform