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:

Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute