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:

Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75