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
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way