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:

Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy