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:

Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory