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:

Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space