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:

Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy