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:

Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA