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:

Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO